[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2595 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2595


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 2003

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To restore the operation of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
  Program during fiscal year 2003 to the scope of that program as in 
                     effect on September 30, 2002.

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

SECTION 1. OPERATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) Restoration for Fiscal Year 2003 to Fiscal Year 2002 Level.--In 
carrying out the pilot program provided by subchapter V of chapter 37 
of title 38, United States Code, under which the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs is authorized to make direct housing loans to Native American 
veterans, the Secretary shall during fiscal year 2003 carry out that 
program without regard to the proviso under the heading ``Native 
American Veteran Housing Loan Program Account'' in title I of the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (division K of Public Law 
108-7; 117 Stat. 476), and such proviso shall be treated as being of no 
force or effect.
    (b) Savings Provision.--Any action taken by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs before the enactment of this Act that is inconsistent 
with the proviso referred to in

subsection (a) is hereby ratified with respect to such inconsistency.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 10, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.