[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 237 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 237

To amend the Homeowners Assistance Program of the Department of Defense 
  to give the Secretary of Defense flexibility regarding setting the 
  commencement date for homeowner assistance for members of the Armed 
       Forces permanently reassigned during the mortgage crisis.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2011

   Mr. Connolly of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeowners Assistance Program of the Department of Defense 
  to give the Secretary of Defense flexibility regarding setting the 
  commencement date for homeowner assistance for members of the Armed 
       Forces permanently reassigned during the mortgage crisis.

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

SECTION 1. FLEXIBLE COMMENCEMENT DATES FOR AVAILABILITY OF HOMEOWNER 
              ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PERMANENTLY 
              REASSIGNED DURING MORTGAGE CRISIS.

    (a) Modification of Reassignment, Purchase, and Sale Dates.--
Subsection (a)(3) of section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and 
Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or an earlier end 
        date designated by the Secretary'' and by inserting ``or an 
        earlier start or end date designated by the Secretary under 
        subsection (c)(3)(C) for a specific military base or 
        installation'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, or a later 
        purchase date designated by the Secretary under subsection 
        (c)(3)(C) for a specific military base or installation'' after 
        ``July 1, 2006''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``between July 1, 
        2006, and September 30, 2012, or an earlier end date designated 
        by the Secretary'' and inserting ``between the purchase date in 
        effect for the military base or installation under subparagraph 
        (D) and the end date in effect for the military base or 
        installation under subparagraph (D)''.
    (b) Modification Process.--Subsection (c)(3) of such section is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Modification of reassignment, purchase, and 
                sale dates.--In exercising the authority under 
                subsection (a)(3) to designate different reassignment, 
                purchase, and sale dates for a specific military base 
                or installation, the Secretary of Defense shall consult 
                with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 
                the Secretary of the Treasury regarding the condition 
                of housing markets in the area of the base or 
                installation so that the Secretary of Defense has the 
                information needed to effectively assist members of the 
                Armed Forces and their families.''.
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