[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5881 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5881

     To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the 
requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of 
                               such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2010

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the 
requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of 
                               such 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 ``Rural Housing Preservation Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA.

    The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1490) is amended by striking: ``1990 or 2000 decennial census 
shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the 
decennial census in the year 2010'' and inserting ``1990, 2000, or 2010 
decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the receipt 
of data from the decennial census in the year 2020''.
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