[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1448 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1448

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart 
 recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home 
            loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2019

 Ms. Herrera Beutler introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart 
 recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home 
            loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF FEES FOR PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS SERVING ON ACTIVE 
              DUTY FOR LOANS GUARANTEED UNDER HOME LOAN PROGRAM OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3729(c)(1) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or from a surviving spouse'' and 
        inserting ``, from a surviving spouse''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, or from a member of the Armed Forces serving on 
        active duty who was awarded the Purple Heart''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 3710 of title 38, 
United States Code, on or after January 1, 2020.
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