Text of Senate Amendment 3546

On 2018-07-25, Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 3546" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment and also covered housing, agriculture. It referenced legislation including HR6147, S5377.

Text of Senate Amendment 3546

Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018) [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)] [Senate] [Page S5377] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 3546. Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in division C, insert the following: Sec. __. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report including-- (1) a description of-- (A) the number of properties assisted under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) that are reaching the end of their loan term; (B) the location of each property described in subparagraph (A); (C) the number of units in each property described in subparagraph (A); and (D) the date on which each the loan for each property described in subparagraph (A) is expected to reach maturity; (2) the strategy of the Rural Housing Service to preserve the long-term affordability of the properties described in paragraph (1)(A) when the loan matures; and (3) a description of the resources and tools that the Rural Housing Service needs from Congress in order to preserve the long-term affordability of the properties described in paragraph (1) (A). ______