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Union Calendar No. 124 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1982 

[Report No. 110–205] 

To authorize appropriations for the rural housing and economic development 

program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 20, 2007 

Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, and Mr. RENZI) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

JUNE 21, 2007 

Additional sponsors: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 

ABERCROMBIE, and Mr. HODES

JUNE 21, 2007 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for the rural housing and economic development program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Housing and 

3 Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

5 ASSISTANCE. 

6 (a) USE.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban De7 velopment may carry out a program, through the Office 

8 of Rural Housing and Economic Development, to provide 

9 assistance to Indian tribes, State housing finance agen10 cies, State community or economic development agencies, 

11 local nonprofit organizations and community development 

12 corporations in rural areas to support innovative housing 

13 and economic development activities in rural areas. 

14 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing 

16 and Urban Development for assistance under this sec17 tion— 

18 (1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 

19 (2) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009, 

20 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. 

21 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Housing and Eco23 nomic Development Improvement Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

2 ASSISTANCE. 

3 (a) USE.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban De4 velopment may carry out a program, through the Office of 

5 Rural Housing and Economic Development, to provide as6 sistance to Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies, 

7 State community or economic development agencies, local 

8 nonprofit organizations and community development cor9 porations in rural areas to support innovative housing and 

10 economic development activities in rural areas. 

11 (b) REQUIREMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT

12 NUMBER FOR ASSISTANCE.—As a condition of initial or 

13 continuing assistance under any housing or economic devel14 opment activity that is provided assistance with amounts 

15 made available under this section, the Secretary of Housing 

16 and Urban Development shall require that each member of 

17 a family so assisted (or of a family applying for such assist18 ance) who is 18 years of age or older or is the spouse of 

19 the head of household of such family, shall have a valid so20 cial security number. 

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

22 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing 

23 and Urban Development for assistance under this section— 

24 (1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 

25 (2) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009, 

26 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. 


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Union Calendar No. 124 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1982 

[Report No. 110

–205] 

A BILL 

To authorize appropriations for the rural housing 

partment of Housing and Urban Development. and economic development program of the DeJUNE 21, 2007 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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