[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2690 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2690

   To provide that no funds may be used to provide assistance under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to certain students 
      at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 20, 2004

  Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide that no funds may be used to provide assistance under 
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to certain students 
      at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. RESTRICTION ON USE OF SECTION 8 FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) to any 
individual who--
            (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher 
        education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
            (2) is under 24 years of age;
            (3) is not a veteran;
            (4) is unmarried;
            (5) does not have a dependent child; and
            (6) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents 
        who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive 
        assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
        1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
    (b) Eligibility Determinations.--For purposes of determining the 
eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial 
assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition) that an 
individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001 et seq.), from private sources, or an institution of higher 
education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002), shall be considered income to that individual.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall issue final regulations to carry out the provisions of this 
section.
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