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cases in which the Secretary determines that 
such measures are in addition to those required 
under the minimum property standards and will 
be cost-effective over the life of the measure. 
‘‘(4) AMORTIZATION
AND
INTEREST.—Each 
mortgage insured under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) provide for complete amortization by 
periodic payments under such terms as the Sec-
retary shall prescribe; 
‘‘(B) have a maturity date satisfactory to 
the Secretary, but in no event longer than 25 
years; and 
‘‘(C) bear interest at such rate as may be 
agreed upon by the mortgagor and the mort-
gagee, and the Secretary shall not issue any 
regulations or establish any terms or conditions 
that interfere with the ability of the mortgagor 
and mortgagee to determine the interest rate. 
‘‘(5) RELEASE.—The Secretary may consent to 
the release of a part or parts of the mortgaged prop-
erty or project from the lien of any mortgage in-
sured under this section upon such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe. 
‘‘(6) MORTGAGE
INSURANCE
TERMS.—Sub-
sections (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (n) of 
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section 207 apply to any mortgage insured under 
this section, except that all references in such sub-
sections to section 207 shall be construed, for pur-
poses of mortgage insurance under this section, to 
refer to this section. 
‘‘(d) MORTGAGE INSURANCE
FOR FIRE SAFETY 
EQUIPMENT LOANS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may, upon 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, make commitments to insure and insure 
loans made by financial institutions or other ap-
proved mortgagees to child care facilities to provide 
for the purchase and installation of fire safety equip-
ment necessary for compliance with the 1967 edition 
of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protec-
tion Association (or any subsequent edition specified 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services). 
‘‘(2) LOAN REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for 
insurance under this subsection a loan shall— 
‘‘(A) not exceed the estimate by the Sec-
retary of the reasonable cost of the equipment 
fully installed; 
‘‘(B) bear interest at such rate as may be 
agreed upon by the mortgagor and the mort-
gagee; 
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‘‘(C) have a maturity date satisfactory to 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(D) be made by a financial institution or 
other mortgagee approved by the Secretary as 
eligible for insurance under section 2 or a mort-
gagee approved under section 203(b)(1); 
‘‘(E) comply with other such terms, condi-
tions, and restrictions as the Secretary may 
prescribe; and 
‘‘(F) be made with respect to a child care 
facility for which a certification of compliance 
has been issued by the Secretary under section 
258(c) during the 12-month period preceding 
the date on which the commitment to insure is 
issued under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) SECTION
2.—Subsections (c), (d), 
and (h) of section 2 shall apply to any loan in-
sured under this subsection, except that all ref-
erences in such subsections to ‘this section’ or 
‘this title’ shall be construed, for purposes of 
this subsection, to refer to this subsection. 
‘‘(B) SECTION 220.—Paragraphs (5), (6), 
(7), (9), and (10) of section 220(h) shall apply 
to any loan insured under this subsection, ex-
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cept that all references in such paragraphs to 
home improvement loans shall be construed, for 
purposes of this subsection, to refer to loans 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(e) SCHEDULES AND DEADLINES.—The Secretary 
shall establish schedules and deadlines for the processing 
and approval (or provision of notice of disapproval) of ap-
plications for mortgage insurance under this section. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON INSURANCE AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) TERMINATION.—No mortgage may be in-
sured under this section or section 223(h) after Sep-
tember 30, 2009, except pursuant to a commitment 
to insure issued on or before such date. 
‘‘(2) AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT LIMITA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The aggregate prin-
cipal amount of mortgages for which the Sec-
retary enters into commitments to insure under 
this section or section 223(h) on or before the 
date described in paragraph (1) may not exceed 
$2,000,000,000. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—If, on the date described 
in paragraph (1), the aggregate insurance au-
thority provided under this paragraph has not 
been fully used, the Secretary of the Treasury 
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shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the 
need for continued mortgage insurance under 
this section. 
‘‘(g) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A child care facility receiv-
ing assistance under this title may not discriminate 
on the basis of race, color, or national origin (to the 
extent provided in title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.)), religion (subject to 
subparagraph (B)), national origin, sex (to the ex-
tent provided in title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.)), or dis-
ability (to the extent provided in section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794)), under 
any program or activity receiving Federal financial 
assistance under this title. 
‘‘(2) FACILITIES
OF
RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The prohibition with respect to religion 
under paragraph (1) shall not apply to a child care 
facility that is controlled by, or that is closely identi-
fied with, the tenets of a particular religious organi-
zation, if the application of this paragraph would not 
be consistent with the religious tenets of such orga-
nization. 
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