[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5845 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5845

     To authorize 700 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental 
assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
help meet the housing needs of low-income families in the Commonwealth 
                    of the Northern Mariana Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2010

  Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize 700 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental 
assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
help meet the housing needs of low-income families in the Commonwealth 
                    of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN INCREMENTAL SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
              NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

    (a) Provision of Incremental Vouchers.--Subject only to the 
appropriation of sufficient amounts pursuant to subsection (b) of this 
section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide 
to the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation tenant-based rental 
housing assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in an amount sufficient to fund 700 
incremental vouchers for fiscal year 2011, and shall renew such 
vouchers in each fiscal year thereafter.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            (1) for fiscal year 2011, such sums as may be necessary to 
        provide the incremental vouchers described in subsection (a); 
        and
            (2) in each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be 
        necessary to renew the vouchers described in subsection (a) for 
        that year.
Any amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain 
available until expended.
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