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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 228

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2001

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  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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