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<bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-Senate" dms-id="A1" public-private="public">
	<form>
		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
		<congress>110th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session>2d Session</session>
		<legis-num>S. 2961</legis-num>
		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20080501">May 1, 2008</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S213">Mr. Akaka</sponsor> introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 <committee-name committee-id="SSVA00">Committee on Veterans'
			 Affairs</committee-name></action-desc>
		</action>
		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
		  refinancing of home loans by veterans.</official-title>
	</form>
	<legis-body>
		<section id="id3563B0BE524F4CD397C81516754C4D3A" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Enhancement of refinancing of
			 home loans by veterans</header>
			<subsection id="id693B5682FFA3436CA2CB30F37E7FBB8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion of
			 refinancing loans among loans subject to guaranty maximum</header><text>Section
			 3703(a)(1)(A)(i)(IV) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting
			 <quote>(5),</quote> after <quote>(3),</quote>.</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="idAB3255AC17BE4A349F07A00679AFFCE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in
			 maximum percentage of loan-to-value of refinancing loans subject to
			 guaranty</header><text>Section 3710(b)(8) of such title is amended by striking
			 <quote>90 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>95 percent</quote>.</text>
			</subsection></section></legis-body>
</bill>
