[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7471-S7472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1632. Mr. ROBERTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for

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reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of subpart B of part V of subtitle C of title I, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 13417. TREATMENT OF VETERANS' PREFERENCE AS NOT 
                   VIOLATING GENERAL PUBLIC USE REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 42(g)(9) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) who are veterans of the Armed Forces.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to buildings placed in service before, on, or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13418. INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR CERTAIN RURAL HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Section 42(d)(5)(B) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) Certain new buildings in rural areas.--For purposes 
     of clause (i), a building described in subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)(i) which is located in a rural area (as defined in 
     section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949) shall be treated in 
     the same manner as a new building located in a difficult 
     development area which is designated for purposes of this 
     subparagraph.''.
       (b) Offset.--Section 42(d)(5)(B)(i) is amended by striking 
     ``130 percent'' both places it appears in subclauses (I) and 
     (II) and inserting ``125 percent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to buildings placed in service after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
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