[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 766 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 766

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2013

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
Crapo, Mr. Johanns, and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which 
 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
                             Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census 
 data and population 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. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA FOR PURPOSES OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 
              1949.

    The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1490) is amended--
            (1) 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, and any area deemed to be a `rural 
        area' for purposes of this title under any other provision of 
        law at any time during the period beginning January 1, 2000, 
        and ending December 31, 2010, shall continue to be so 
        classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census 
        in the year 2020''; and
            (2) by striking ``25,000'' and inserting ``35,000''.
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