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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2715 
To prohibit the Department of Housing and Urban Development from pro-
viding any assistance to any organization that has been indicted for 
a violation under Federal or State law relating to an election for Federal 
or State office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2009 
Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. PRICE 
of Georgia, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. KLINE of 
Minnesota, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. CARTER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. 
BOUSTANY, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 
GOHMERT, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. NUNES, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. WAMP, Mr. 
FLEMING, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. ISSA, Mr. AKIN, Mr. WESTMORELAND, 
Mr. KING
of Iowa, Mr. BURTON
of Indiana, Ms. FALLIN, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HELLER, Mr. HARPER, 
Mr. LATTA, Ms. FOXX, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. 
CASSIDY, and Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment from providing any assistance to any organization 
that has been indicted for a violation under Federal 
or State law relating to an election for Federal or State 
office. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taxpayer Protection 
and Anti-Fraud Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF HUD ASSISTANCE. 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3531 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 15. PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN IN-
DICTED ORGANIZATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No HUD financial assistance 
shall be distributed to— 
‘‘(1) any organization that has been indicted for 
a violation under Federal or State law relating to an 
election for Federal or State office; or 
‘‘(2) any organization that— 
‘‘(A) employs any applicable individual, in 
a permanent or temporary capacity; 
‘‘(B) has under contract or retains any ap-
plicable individual; or 
‘‘(C) has any applicable individual acting 
on the organization’s behalf or with the express 
or apparent authority of the organization. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘ap-
plicable individual’ means an individual who has 
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been indicted for a violation under Federal or State 
law relating to an election for Federal or State of-
fice. 
‘‘(2) HUD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The term 
‘HUD financial assistance’ means any grant, loan, 
subsidy, guarantee, insurance, cooperative agree-
ment, or other form of financial assistance, including 
any insurance or guarantee of a loan, mortgage, or 
pool of mortgages, under a program administered by 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.’’. 
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