[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2270 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2270

To include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage 
               insurance under the National Housing Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 31, 2007

  Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Cochran) 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 include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage 
               insurance under the National Housing Act.

    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 ``Community Health Center Capital 
Investment Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.

    (a) Insurance of Mortgages.--Section 1101(b) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1749aaa(b)) is amended in the first sentence, by 
inserting ``, a health center,'' after ``a group practice unit or 
organization''.
    (b) Definition of Health Center.--Section 1106 of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1749aaa-5) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and by moving the 
                margins accordingly;
                    (B) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
                    (C) by striking ``means an adequately'' and 
                inserting the following: ``means--
                            ``(i) an adequately'';
                    (D) by striking ``of physicians.'' and inserting 
                the following: ``of physicians; or
                            ``(ii) a health center.''; and
                    (E) by inserting ``(B)'' before ``As used in''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) The term `health center' has the meaning given the 
        term `Federally-qualified health center' in section 
        1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396d(l)(2)(B)).''.
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