[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6416 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6416

     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

                           September 14, 2012

 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 
2012''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA.

    Section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490) is amended 
by inserting after the period at the end of the second sentence the 
following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any area 
eligible for rural housing programs authorized under this title on June 
30, 2012, shall remain eligible for such programs until September 30, 
2013.''.
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