[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4504 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4504

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the eligibility for 
housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the 
Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married 
                          to Native Americans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2002

 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the eligibility for 
housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the 
Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married 
                          to Native Americans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING 
              LOAN PILOT PROGRAM TO A VETERAN WHO IS THE SPOUSE OF A 
              NATIVE AMERICAN.

    (a) In General.--(1) Paragraph (2) of section 3764 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or who is a qualified 
non-Native American veteran, as defined in paragraph (5)'' before the 
period.
    (2) Such section is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(5) The term `qualified non-Native American veteran' 
        means a veteran who is not a Native American and who is the 
        spouse of a Native American.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3762 of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) With respect to direct housing loans made to a qualified non-
Native American veteran, as defined in section 3764(5) of this title, 
any reference in this section to the jurisdiction of a tribal 
organization over a Native American veteran is deemed to be a reference 
to the Native American spouse of the qualified non-Native American 
veteran.''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 3762(c)(1)(A) of such title is 
amended by inserting ``veteran'' after ``Native American''.
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