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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4724

To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to veterans housing programs,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 12, 1994

Mr. SANGMEISTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to veterans

housing programs, and for other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY.

4 (a) RESERVISTS DISCHARGED BECAUSE OF A SERV5 ICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY.—Section 3701(b)(5)(A) of

6 title 38, United States Code, is amended—

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘who has’’; and

8 (2) by striking out the period at the end thereof

9 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, or (ii) who was dis10 charged or released from the Selected Reserve before
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1 completing 6 years of service because of a service2 connected disability.’’.

3 (b) SURVIVING SPOUSES OF RESERVISTS WHO DIED

4 WHILE IN ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL, OR AIR SERVICE.—

5 The second sentence of section 3701(b)(2) of such title

6 is amended—

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘or service in the Selected Re8 serve’’ after ‘‘duty’’ each place it appears; and

9 (2) by striking out ‘‘spouse shall’’ and inserting

10 in lieu thereof ‘‘deceased spouse shall’’.

11 SEC. 2. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY WATER AND SEWERAGE

12 SYSTEMS.

13 Section 3704 of title 38, United States Code, is

14 amended—

15 (1) by striking out subsection (e); and

16 (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as

17 subsections (e) and (f), respectively.

18 SEC. 3. REFINANCING LOANS.

19 (a) AUTHORITY TO GUARANTEE HOME REFINANCE

20 LOANS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS.—

21 (1) LOANS.—(A) Section 3710(a) of title 38,

22 United States Code, is amended by adding after

23 paragraph (10) the following:

24 ‘‘(11) To refinance in accordance with sub25 section (e) of this section an existing loan guaran-
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1 teed, insured, or made under this chapter, and to

2 improve the dwelling securing such loan through en3 ergy efficiency improvements, as provided in sub4 section (d) of this section.’’.

5 (B) Section 3710(e)(1) of such title is amended

6 by inserting ‘‘or subsection (a)(11)’’ after ‘‘sub7 section (a)(8)’’.

8 (2) FEE.—Section 3729(a)(2)(E) of such title

9 is amended by inserting ‘‘3710(a)(11),’’ after

10 ‘‘3710(a)(9)(B)(i),’’.

11 (b) REFINANCING ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES

12 TO FIXED RATE MORTGAGES.—Section 3710(e)(1)(A) of

13 such title is amended—

14 (1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(A);

15 (2) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i),

16 as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection;

17 and

18 (3) by adding after such clause (i), the follow19 ing:

20 ‘‘(ii) the loan bears interest at a fixed rate that

21 is agreed upon by the veteran and the mortgagee,

22 and the loan being refinanced is an adjustable rate

23 loan.’’.
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1 SEC. 4. MANUFACTURED HOME LOAN INSPECTIONS.

2 (a) CERTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY WITH STAND3 ARDS.—Section 3712(h) of title 38, United States Code,

4 is amended by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(2) Any manufactured housing unit properly dis6 playing a certification of conformity to all applicable Fed7 eral manufactured home construction and safety stand8 ards pursuant to section 616 of the National Manufac9 tured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of

10 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5415) shall be deemed to meet the stand11 ards required by paragraph (1) of this subsection.’’.

12 (b) REPEAL OF INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Sec13 tion 3712(j) of such title is amended—

14 (1) by striking out ‘‘refuses to permit the in15 spections provided for in subsection (h) of this sec16 tion; or in the case of manufactured homes which

17 are determined by the Secretary not to conform to

18 the aforesaid standards; or where the manufacturer

19 of manufactured homes’’; and

20 (2) by striking ‘‘warranty.’’ and inserting in

21 lieu thereof ‘‘warranty; in the case of manufactured

22 homes which are determined by the Secretary not to

23 conform to the standards provided for in subsection

24 (h) of this section; or in the case of a manufacturer

25 who has engaged in procedures or practices deter-
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1 mined by the Secretary to be unfair or prejudicial to

2 veterans or the Government.’’.

3 (c) ELIMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—

4 Section 3712(l) of such title is amended—

5 (1) by striking out ‘‘the results of inspections

6 required by subsection (h) of this section,’’; and

7 (2) by striking out ‘‘section, and’’ and inserting

8 in lieu thereof ‘‘section and’’.

9 SEC. 5. PROCEDURES ON DEFAULT.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) of section 3732(c)

11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

12 (1) by striking out ‘‘that was the minimum

13 amount for which, under applicable State law, the

14 property was permitted to be sold at the liquidation

15 sale’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph (A);

16 (2) by striking out ‘‘the Secretary may accept

17 conveyance of the property to the United States for

18 a price not exceeding’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

19 ‘‘(i) the amount was the minimum amount for

20 which, under applicable State law, the property was

21 permitted to be sold at the liquidation sale, the hold22 er shall have the option to convey the property to

23 the United States in return for payment by the Sec24 retary of an amount equal to’’;
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1 (3) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause

2 (i), as so designated by paragraph (2), and inserting

3 in lieu thereof ‘‘or’’;

4 (4) by adding after such clause (i) the follow5 ing:

6 ‘‘(ii) there was no minimum amount for which

7 the property had to be sold at the liquidation sale

8 under applicable State law, the holder shall have the

9 option to convey the property to the United States

10 in return for payment by the Secretary of an

11 amount equal to the lesser of such net value or total

12 indebtedness; and’’; and

13 (5) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ‘‘para14 graph (6)(B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘para15 graph (6)’’.

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (6) of

17 such section is amended—

18 (1) by striking out ‘‘either’’; and

19 (2) by striking out ‘‘sale or acquires’’ and all

20 that follows through ‘‘(B) the’’ and inserting in lieu

21 thereof ‘‘sale, the’’.

22 SEC. 6. MINIMUM ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT.

23 Section 5303A(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code,

24 is amended—
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1 (1) by striking out ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara2 graph (E);

3 (2) by striking out the period at the end of sub4 paragraph (F) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’;

5 and

6 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol7 lowing:

8 ‘‘(G) to benefits under chapter 37 of this

9 title by reason of discharge or release from ac10 tive duty as a result of a reduction in force, as

11 determined by the Secretary of the military de12 partment concerned in accordance with regula13 tions prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or

14 by the Secretary of Transportation with respect

15 to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as

16 a service in the Navy.’’.

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