[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S225]
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                    AMENDING THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949

  Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3646, introduced earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3646) to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend 
     the term of rural housing site loans and clarify the 
     permissible uses of such loans.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. MORAN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a 
third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3646) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                S. 3646

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

     SECTION 1. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO 
                   PROVIDE SITES FOR RURAL HOUSING FOR LOW- AND 
                   MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES.

       Section 524(a)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1490d(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``development 
     of land'' the following: ``, including for activities 
     necessary for the development of land, such as surveying, 
     architecture, and engineering,''; and
       (2) in the second sentence--
       (A) by striking ``two years'' and inserting ``five years''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``or within such additional period as may 
     be authorized by the Secretary in any case as being necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this section''.

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