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On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 55, after line 11, insert the following new section: SEC. 111. USE OF VOUCHERS FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING. (a) In General.--Section 8(o)(12) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(12)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and all that follows through ``of'' in the second sentence and inserting ``and rents' '''; and (2) in subparagraph (B)-- (A) in clause (i), by striking ``the rent'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``rent shall mean the sum of the monthly payments made by a family assisted under this paragraph to amortize the cost of purchasing the manufactured home, including any required insurance and property taxes, the monthly amount allowed for tenant-paid utilities, and the monthly rent charged for the real property on which the manufactured home is located, including monthly management and maintenance charges.''; (B) by striking clause (ii); and (C) in clause (iii)-- (i) by inserting after the period at the end the following: ``If the amount of the monthly assistance payment for a family exceeds the monthly rent charged for the real property on which the manufactured home is located, including monthly management and maintenance charges, a public housing agency may pay the remainder to the family, lender or utility company, or m…
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont
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Feb 2, 2016

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