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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2589
To amend the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act
of 1997 to reauthorize the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance
Restructuring, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 2001
Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Mr. FRANK) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and
Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthorize the Office of
Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Office of Multifamily
Housing Assistance Restructuring Extension Act of
2001’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF OFFICE.
Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Re-
form and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f
note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘October 1,
2001’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2004’’;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘October 1,
2001’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2004’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘upon Sep-
tember 30, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘at the end of Sep-
tember 30, 2004’’.
SEC. 3. DIRECTOR.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 572 of the Multi-
family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability
Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following
new subsection:
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Office shall be under the
management of a Director, who shall be appointed by the
President from among individuals who are citizens of the
United States and have a demonstrated understanding of
financing and mortgage restructuring for affordable multi-
family housing.’’.
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall apply to the first Director of the
Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restruc-
turing of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development appointed after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and any such Director appointed
thereafter.
(b) VACANCY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 572 of the Multi-
family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability
Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following
new subsection:
‘‘(b) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the position of Direc-
tor shall be filled by appointment in the manner provided
under subsection (a). The President shall make such an
appointment not later than 60 days after such position
first becomes vacant.’’.
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall apply to any vacancy in the posi-
tion of Director of the Office of Multifamily Housing
Assistance Restructuring of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development which occurs or
exists after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) CLARIFICATION OF DUTIES.—Section 573(b) of
the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
ability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Director is authorized’’
and inserting ‘‘The sole duty and responsibility of
the Director shall be’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘law as the Director determines
necessary to carry out such functions’’ and inserting
‘‘this title as the Director determines necessary to
carry out the program under subtitle A’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Neither the Secretary, nor the Assistant Sec-
retary of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment who is the Federal Housing Commis-
sioner, nor any other officer of such Department
may delegate or assign to the Director any duty or
responsibility other than, or in addition to, the duty
and responsibility of the Director established under
this subsection.’’
SEC. 4. OVERSIGHT BY FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 578 of the Multifamily
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997
(42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 578. OVERSIGHT BY FEDERAL HOUSING COMMIS-
SIONER.
‘‘All authority and responsibilities assigned under
this subtitle to the Secretary shall be carried out through
the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development who is the Federal Housing Commis-
sioner.’’.
(b) REPORT.—The second sentence of section 573(b)
of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Afford-
ability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended
by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment who is the Federal Housing Commissioner’’.
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