[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5824 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5824

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a mortgage foreclosure 
   counseling program for members of the Armed Forces returning from 
                            service abroad.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 2008

  Mr. Kagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a mortgage foreclosure 
   counseling program for members of the Armed Forces returning from 
                            service abroad.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Mortgage Education Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. COUNSELING ON MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES RETURNING FROM SERVICE ABROAD.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and 
implement a program to advise members of the Armed Forces (including 
members of the National Guard and Reserve) who are returning from 
service on active duty abroad (including service in Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom) on actions to be taken by such 
members to prevent or forestall mortgage foreclosures.
    (b) Elements.--The program required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) Credit counseling.
            (2) Home mortgage counseling.
            (3) Such other counseling and information as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate for purposes of the program.
    (c) Timing of Provision of Counseling.--Counseling and other 
information under the program required by subsection (a) shall be 
provided to a member of the Armed Forces covered by the program as soon 
as practicable after the return of the member from service as described 
in subsection (a).
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