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S 3377 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Federal preemption Government lending and loan guarantees Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 2010 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2010
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
May 14, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3784-3785)
May 14, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3783-3784)
May 14, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revises the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) multifamily transitional housing loan program (program) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue at least five loans for the construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate loan approval authority to a state or local government entity.

Terminates, as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary's authority under the program to guarantee loans for such purposes.

Establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program Revolving Fund to fund such loans.

Prohibits any federal or state law from prohibiting a program project offering preferential treatment to veterans.

What's happening now May 19, 2010

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.

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