[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4176 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4176

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for home 
loans from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the 
    reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 2, 2020

Mr. McConnell for (Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Moran)) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for home 
loans from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the 
    reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES FOR HOME LOANS FROM THE SECRETARY OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Expansion of Definition of Veteran for Purposes of Home 
Loans.--Section 3701(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) The term `veteran' also includes, for purposes of 
        home loans, an individual who performed active service (as that 
        term is defined in section 101 of title 10) for a period--
                    ``(A) of not less than 90 cumulative days; and
                    ``(B) that includes 30 consecutive days.''.
    (b) Expansion of Eligibility.--Section 3702(a)(2) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(G) Each individual described in section 3701(b)(7) of 
        this title.''.
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