S 2270
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2270
To include health centers in the list of entities eligible
for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 31, 2007
Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. COCHRAN) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs
A BILL
To include health centers in the list of entities eligible
for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Community Health Center Capital Investment
Act'.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.
(a) Insurance of Mortgages- Section 1101(b) of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1749aaa(b)) is amended in the first sentence, by inserting
`, a health center,' after `a group practice unit or organization'.
(b) Definition of Health Center- Section 1106 of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1749aaa-5) is amended--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and
(ii), respectively, and by moving the margins accordingly;
(B) by inserting `(A)' after `(2)';
(C) by striking `means an adequately' and inserting the following:
`means--
(D) by striking `of physicians.' and inserting the following: `of
physicians; or
`(ii) a health center.'; and
(E) by inserting `(B)' before `As used in'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
`(10) The term `health center' has the meaning given the term `Federally-qualified
health center' in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)).'.
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