A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act.

Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend certain requirements for consideration as a rural area with respect to assistance for farm housing.

Declares that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural area" before October 1, 1990, and determined not to be one as a result of data received from or after the 2010 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a "rural area" for purposes of the Act under any other provision of law at any time between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2010, shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2020, if that area has a population of between 10,000 and 35,000 (currently, between 10,000 and 25,000), is rural in character, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3541 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3541

 To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census 
 data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural 
                    areas for purposes of such Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2012

  Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Johanns) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census 
 data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural 
                    areas for purposes of such Act.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA FOR PURPOSES OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 
              1949.

    The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1490) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1990 or 2000 decennial census shall 
        continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the 
        decennial census in the year 2010'' and inserting ``1990, 2000, 
        or 2010 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a `rural 
        area' for purposes of this title under any other provision of 
        law at any time during the period beginning January 1, 2000, 
        and ending December 31, 2010, shall continue to be so 
        classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census 
        in the year 2020''; and
            (2) by striking ``25,000'' and inserting ``35,000''.
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