[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 917 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 917

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot 
     program for direct housing loans for Native American veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2005

   Mr. Akaka introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot 
     program for direct housing loans for Native American veterans.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR HOUSING LOANS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN 
              VETERANS.

    (a) Permanent Authority.--Section 3761 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3761. Authority for housing loans for Native American veterans
    ``(a) The Secretary shall make direct housing loans to Native 
American veterans in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
    ``(b) The purpose of loans under this subchapter is to permit 
Native American veterans to purchase, construct, or improve dwellings 
on trust land.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3762 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``under this 
        subchapter'' after ``Native American veteran'' in the matter 
        preceding paragraph (1);
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking ``in order to 
        ensure'' and all that follows and inserting a period;
            (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``shall be the 
        amount'' and all that follows in the second sentence and 
        inserting ``shall be such amount as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate for the purpose of this subchapter.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second sentence;
            (5) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the pilot 
                program'' and all that follows and inserting ``of the 
                availability of direct housing loans for Native 
                American veterans under this subchapter.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``under the pilot program'' and all that 
                        follows and inserting ``under this 
                        subchapter''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``in 
                        participating in the pilot program'' and 
                        inserting ``in participating in the making of 
                        direct loans under this subchapter''; and
            (6) by striking subsection (j).
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of subchapter V of 
chapter 37 of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``SUBCHAPTER V--HOUSING LOANS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS''.

    (2) The table of contents for such chapter is amended--
            (A) by striking the matter relating to the subchapter 
        heading of subchapter V and inserting the following new item:

     ``subchapter v--housing loans for native american veterans'';
        and
            (B) by striking the item relating to section 3761 and 
        inserting the following new item:

        ``3761. Authority for housing loans for Native American 
                            veterans.''.
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