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To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the Native American veterans housing loan program, and for other purposes.

January 31, 2001

Mr. AKAKA introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the Native American veterans housing loan program, 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. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM.

(a) PERMANENT AUTHORITY- Section 3761 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c).

(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS- Subsection (j) of section 3762 of that title is amended--

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `through 2002'; and

(2) by striking `pilot' each place it appears.

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- (1) Section 3761 of that title is further amended--

(A) in subsection (a)--

(i) in the first sentence, by striking `establish and implement a pilot program' and inserting `carry out a program'; and

(ii) in the second sentence, by striking `establish and implement the pilot program' and inserting `carry out the program'; and

(B) in subsection (b), by striking `pilot'.

(2) Section 3762 of that title is further amended--

(A) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking `pilot program established under this subchapter is implemented' and inserting `program under this subchapter is carried out';

(B) in the second sentence of subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking `in order to carry out' and all that follows through `direct housing loans' and inserting `to make direct housing loans under the program under this subchapter'; and

(C) in subsection (i)--

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking `pilot';

(ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--

(I) by striking `pilot program' the first place it appears and inserting `program provided for under this subchapter'; and

(II) by striking `pilot program' the second place it appears and inserting `that program'; and

(iii) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking `pilot program' and inserting `program provided for under this subchapter'.

(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS- (1) The section heading of section 3761 of that title is amended to read as follows:

`Sec. 3761. Housing loan program'.

(2) The subchapter heading of subchapter V of chapter 37 of that title is amended to read as follows:

`SUBCHAPTER V--NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM'.

(3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 37 of that title is amended by striking the item relating to subchapter V and the item relating to section 3761 and inserting the following new items:

`SUBCHAPTER V--NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

`3761. Housing loan program.'.

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