Housing

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal communities based on 2000 census data.

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2003

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal communities based upon 2000 census population and poverty rate data. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to include certain adjacent areas not meeting population requirements in such renewal community expansion.

Renewing the Dream Tax Credit Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2003

Renewing the Dream Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a community homeownership tax credit based upon an applicable percentage of each qualified residence's eligible basis. Makes such credit available to residences located: (1) in a census tract with a median gross income not exceeding 80 percent of the greater area or statewide median gross income; (2) in a rural area; (3) on an Indian reservation; or (4) in an area of chronic economic distress. Prohibits a buyer's income from exceeding 80 percent (70 percent for families of less than three) of the area gross median income and requires owner occupancy. Specifies that the aggregate homeownership credit dollar amount which a homeownership credit agency (an "agency") may disburse is the portion of the "State homeownership credit ceiling" (the "ceiling") allocated to such agency. Allows "unused homeownership credit carryovers" to be allocated among qualified States. Sets aside at up to 90 percent least ten percent of a State's ceiling for certain housing projects in which a qualified nonprofit organization owns an interest and materially participates in the given project's development and operation throughout the credit period. Requires allocation of credit to residences to be in accordance with a "qualified allocation plan" of the agency issuing credit. Lists certain specified criteria such a plan must include and specifies that the plan must be approved by the governmental unit of which such agency is a part.

Responsible Lending Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2003

Responsible Lending Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to define: (1) high cost mortgage; and (2) points and fees. Revises specified liability and other related provisions. Provides for continuation of late fee and prepayment provision identification under the Alternative Mortgage Transaction parity Act of 1982. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development the Consumer Mortgage Protection Board, which shall: (1) provide homeownership and rental counseling and related toll-free telephone and web site services; (2) provide grants for housing counseling services; and (3) prepare and update a mortgage information booklet. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish Federal mortgage broker requirements. Sets forth uniform State mortgage broker law guidelines, and states that Federal requirements shall apply to those States that have not enacted uniform laws.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal communities based on 2000 census data.

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2003

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow for the expansion of areas designated as renewal communities based upon 2000 census population and poverty rate data. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to include certain adjacent areas not meeting population requirements in such renewal community expansion.

Disabled Servicemembers Adapted Housing Assistance Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2003

Disabled Servicemembers Adapted Housing Assistance Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide adapted housing assistance to military personnel on active duty who are disabled (suffering from the loss of certain extremities or of sight) if the disability is the result of an injury or disease aggravated or contracted in the line of duty.

LEGACY Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2003

Living Equitably: Grandparents Aiding Children and Youth Act of 2003 (Legacy Act of 2003) - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out: (1) a five-year pilot program in connection with the supportive housing program to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations for expanding the supply of intergenerational dwelling units for intergenerational families (families headed by an elderly person); and (2) a five-year demonstration program for section 8 rental assistance to families headed by a grandparent or relative who is raising a child. Makes grandparent-headed and relative-headed families eligible for: (1) family unification assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (2) Home program ECHO units under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; and (3) fair housing initiatives education, counseling, and outreach under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to provide Department of Housing and Urban Development personnel with related training. Directs the Secretary and the Director of the Bureau of the Census to conduct a joint study of such families' housing needs.

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Amendments of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2003

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) reauthorize State family assistance grants and provide for their annual adjustment; (2) revise contingency fund requirements; (3) provide for bonuses for States that reduce child poverty; (4) repeal authority for Federal loans for State welfare programs; (5) replace the caseload reduction credit with employment credit to reward States in which families leave welfare for work; (6) increase guaranteed funding for child care; (7) authorize States to establish a parents as scholars program; (8) modify requirements with respect to vocational educational training and other preemployment activities; (9) eliminate the separate work participation rate for two parent families; (10) prohibit State imposition of stricter eligibility criteria for two-parent families; (11) establish grants to States for programs encouraging two-parent families and reducing teenage pregnancies; (12) require a child well-being plan as part of the individual responsibility plan; (13) exclude victims of domestic violence from the 20 percent limitation on hardship exception; (14) provide for continuation of certain pre-TANF waivers for States that elect to continue to operate under such a waiver; (15) authorize States to cover legal immigrants under SSA titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP); (16) establish grants for second chance homes; and (17) authorize transfer of TANF funds to carry out an access to jobs or a reverse commute project. Restores SCHIP funding for the social services block grant. Directs the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and of Labor to award grants for projects related to promoting business linkages and providing for transitional jobs programs. Amends SSA title IV part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) to authorize States to align foster care and adoption assistance eligibility with TANF eligibility. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to exclude State TANF assistance from the five year waiting period for legal immigrants. Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to revise and extend the transitional medical assistance (TMA) program. Prohibits use of TANF funds to displace public employees.

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a 3-year pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally designated at-risk areas.

United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2003

Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a three-year pilot program of mortgage assistance (downpayment, closing costs, insurance premium) for qualifying law enforcement officers buying homes in locally-designated high-crime areas.

Housing Affordability Assurance Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2003

Housing Affordability Assurance Act - Requires, with an exception for certain banking rules, a housing impact analysis of any new rule of a Federal agency that has an economic impact of $100 million or more.

Southern Empowerment and Economic Development Act to authorize the Delta Black Belt Regional Authority

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 2003

Southern Empowerment and Economic Development Act to authorize the Delta Black Belt Regional Authority - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to rename the Delta Regional Authority as the Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority. Extends the Authority's termination date. Directs the Authority to establish a Constituency Representation Board which shall: (1) ascertain State and congressional district community strategic planning efforts; and (2) evaluate and fund programs. Amends the Delta Development Act to revise the definition of the "Lower Mississippi" region.

Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 11 February 2003

Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003 - Amends the National Housing Act to revise hospital need and feasibility standards for purposes of hospital mortgage insurance eligibility.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include in the criteria for selecting any project for the low-income housing credit whether such project has high-speed Internet infrastructure.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 2003

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the criteria for selecting a project for the low-income housing credit to require such criteria to include infrastructure permitting the use of high-speed Internet technology in each residential unit.

To amend title 40, United States Code, to add Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, to the Appalachian region.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 2003

Amends Federal provisions concerning Appalachian regional development to revise the definition of "Appalachian region" to include Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties in Ohio.

To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to members of the Armed Forces.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 2003

Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to impose a fine and/or imprisonment against anyone who discriminates (or attempts to discriminate) against a person in the military service in the rental of housing because of that person's military status.

116 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the increase in the cost of a new house and a second-hand house for 2002; the expected increase for 2003; his plans for measures to make housing more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

116 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the increase in the cost of a new house and a second-hand house for 2002; the expected increase for 2003; his plans for measures to make housing more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/03]

114 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's immediate strategy to deal with the 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists and the thousands of persons trying to purchase their own homes but finding it more difficult to do so due to escalating costs. [2520/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

114 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's immediate strategy to deal with the 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists and the thousands of persons trying to purchase their own homes but finding it more difficult to do so due to escalating costs. [2520/03]

112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/03]

116 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the increase in the cost of a new house and a second-hand house for 2002; the expected increase for 2003; his plans for measures to make housing more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

116 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the increase in the cost of a new house and a second-hand house for 2002; the expected increase for 2003; his plans for measures to make housing more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2368/03]

114 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's immediate strategy to deal with the 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists and the thousands of persons trying to purchase their own homes but finding it more difficult to do so due to escalating costs. [2520/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

114 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the Government's immediate strategy to deal with the 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists and the thousands of persons trying to purchase their own homes but finding it more difficult to do so due to escalating costs. [2520/03]

112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/03]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2003

112 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the details of the agreement reached with the trade unions and employer organisations regarding the building of 10,000 affordable houses; when the scheme will start; the way in which it will operate; the manner in which it differs from the affordable housing scheme announced in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/03]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 2003

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), in cooperation with the Secretaries of Labor, of the Interior, of Education, of Housing and Urban Development, of Transportation, and the Attorney General, as appropriate, upon receiving an acceptable plan from an Indian tribe, to carry out a demonstration project to coordinate the Indian behavioral health care programs of the Indian tribe in a manner that integrates the program services into a single, coordinated, comprehensive program that uses an automated clinical information system. Requires the above named officials to enter into an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the implementation of authorized plans. Establishes the Indian Health Service as the lead agency with specified responsibilities, including the development of a single reporting format for plans and projects and development of a single system of Federal oversight for the plan. Prohibits any reduction of Federal funds available to a participating tribe as a result of this Act. Makes any State with an alcohol and substance abuse or mental health program targeted to Indian tribes eligible to receive, at no cost, such Federal personnel assignments as the Secretary may deem appropriate to help ensure the success of such program.

A bill to amend the definition of low-income families for purposes of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2003

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude Los Alamos County, New Mexico from the Santa Fe metropolitan area for purposes of low-income housing assistance.

CARE Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2003

Charity Aid, Recovery, and Empowerment Act of 2003 or the CARE Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to charitable giving, charitable organizations, and social services to, among other things: (1) allow a deduction for a portion of charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize; (2) allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes; (3) allow for the exclusion of 25 percent of gain on sales or exchanges of land or water interests to eligible entities for conservation purposes; (4) exclude mileage reimbursements to charitable volunteers from gross income; (5) increase oversight of tax-exempt organizations; (6) suspend the tax-exempt status of terrorist organizations; (7) modify the excise tax on unrelated business taxable income of charitable remainder trusts; (8) repeal the grassroots expenditure limit for charitable organizations; (9) modify the definition of convention or association of churches to state that no such grouping shall fail to qualify merely because individuals are members or because individuals have voting rights in such organization; (10) count certain payments made by charitable organizations to victims in the war against terrorism as related to the purpose or function constituting the basis for such organizations' exemptions; (11) restore funds for the Social Services Block Grant; (12) restore authority to transfer up to ten percent of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds to the Social Services Block Grant. Savings for Working Families Act of 2003 - States as a purpose of this Act to provide for the establishment of individual development account programs that will provide individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to accumulate assets and to enter the financial mainstream. Provides procedures for opening and maintaining such an account and qualifying for matching funds. Authorizes appropriations for the: (1) Savings for Working Families Act of 2003; and (2) administration of exempt organizations by the Internal Revenue Service. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to and enter into cooperative agreements to support nonprofit community-based organizations. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits requiring a nongovernmental social service organization to: (1) remove religious art, icons, or scripture; (2) alter its charter; or (3) alter religious qualifications for board membership. Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to provide for maternity group homes and evaluation of such homes.

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

United States · United States Congress · 30 January 2003

Authorizes expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for the 108th Congress.

Domestic Consumer Safety Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 2003

Domestic Consumer Safety Act of 2003 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to make rules to assure that businesses in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce perform adequate and appropriate background checks on employees they send into people's homes. Sets a civil penalty of up to $1 million for violating such a rule.

Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 2003

Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to States (including the District of Columbia and U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions) for low-income housing preservation. Sets forth requirements for projects: (1) with Department of Housing and Urban Development-insured mortgages; (2) with section 8 assistance; or (3) purchased by the residents.

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use unobligated funds from a housing demonstration program in the State of North Carolina to make grants under section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 in such State.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 2003

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to use certain unobligated funds from a North Carolina housing demonstration program to make rural dwelling improvement grants in such State under the Housing Act of 1949.

To amend title 40, United States Code, to designate certain counties and a city as part of the Appalachian region.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 2003

Amends Federal provisions concerning Appalachian regional development to revise the definition of "Appalachian region" to include: (1) cities located within listed counties; and (2) Henry and Patrick Counties and the City of Martinsville in Virginia.

A resolution making minority appointments to certain Senate committees for the 108th Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2003

Makes minority party appointments to the Joint Economic Committee and the following Senate Committees for the 108th Congress: (1) Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; (2) Appropriations; (3) Armed Services; (4) Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (5) Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (6) Energy and Natural Resources; (7) Environment and Public Works; (8) Finance; (9) Foreign Relations; (10) Governmental Affairs; (11) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; (12) Judiciary; (13) Rules and Administration; (14) Small Business and Entrepreneurship; (15) Veterans' Affairs; (16) Aging; (17) Budget; (18) Ethics; (19) Indian Affairs; and (20) Intelligence.

A resolution making majority party appointments to certain Senate committees for the 108th Congress.

United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2003

Makes majority party appointments to the Joint Economic Committee and the following Senate Committees for the 108th Congress: (1) Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; (2) Appropriations; (3) Armed Services; (4) Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (5) Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (6) Energy and Natural Resources; (7) Environment and Public Works; (8) Finance; (9) Foreign Relations; (10) Governmental Affairs; (11) Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; (12) Judiciary; (13) Rules and Administration; (14) Small Business and Entrepreneurship; (15) Veterans' Affairs; (16) Aging; (17) Budget; (18) Ethics; (19) Indian Affairs; and (20) Intelligence.

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 2003

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants (without certain otherwise-required loan guarantees) to eligible public entities and Indian tribes to assist in the environmental cleanup and economic development of brownfield sites including mine-scarred lands. Makes brownfields-related environmental cleanup and economic development activities eligible for community development block grant (CDBG) assistance. Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to establish a pilot program for national redevelopment of brownfields; and (2) appropriations for pilot program grants and related administrative costs. Authorizes CDBG use to administer renewal communities.

Housing Bond and Credit Modernization and Fairness Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 2003

Housing Bond and Credit Modernization and Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the required use of certain principal repayments on mortgage subsidy bond financings to redeem bonds; (2) modify the purchase price limitation under mortgage subsidy bond rules based on median family income; and (3) define the term "area median gross income" for low-income housing credit projects.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 2003

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes appropriations for FY 2003 for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies. Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds and transfers of funds. Makes appropriations for FY 2003 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, training and employment services; (2) community service employment for older Americans; (3) Federal unemployment benefits and allowances; (4) State unemployment insurance and employment service operations; (5) advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (6) employment and training program administration; (7) the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration; (8) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (9) the Employment Standards Administration; (10) certain special benefits; (11) the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Fund; (12) the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (13) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; (14) the Mine Safety and Health Administration; (15) the Bureau of Labor Statistics; (16) the Office of Disability Employment Policy; (17) departmental management; (18) veterans employment and training; and (19) the Office of Inspector General. Makes appropriations for FY 2003 to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for: (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration, for specified health resources and services activities; (2) health education assistance loans; (3) the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund; (4) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), for disease control, research, and training; (5) the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the John E. Fogarty International Center, the National Library of Medicine, and the Office of the Director; (6) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, for substance abuse and mental health services; (7) the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; (8) the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for grants to States for Medicaid, payments to health care trust funds, program management, and the Health Maintenance Organization Loan and Loan Guarantee Fund; (9) the Administration for Children and Families for payments to States for child support enforcement and family support programs; (10) low income home energy assistance; (11) refugee and entrant assistance; (12) payments to States for the child care and development block grant; (13) the social services block grant; (14) children and families services programs; (15) promoting safe and stable families, through family preservation and support; (16) payments to States for foster care and adoption assistance; (17) the Administration on Aging; (18) the Office of the Secretary for general departmental management; (19) the Office of Inspector General; (20) the Office for Civil Rights; (21) policy research; (22) medical benefits for Public Health Service commissioned officers, and medical care of dependents and retired personnel; and (23) the public health and social services emergency fund, for expenses related to countering potential biological, disease, and chemical threats to civilian populations. Makes appropriations for FY 2003 to the Department of Education for: (1) education for the disadvantaged; (2) impact aid; (3) school improvement programs; (4) Indian education; (5) English language acquisition and language enhancement; (6) special education; (7) rehabilitation services and disability research; (8) special institutions for persons with disabilities, including the American Printing House for the Blind, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and Gallaudet University; (9) vocational and adult education; (10) certain student financial assistance programs, as well as Federal administrative expenses for such programs (and sets a maximum individual Pell Grant amount); (11) the Federal Family Education Loan program account; (12) specified higher education programs; (13) Howard University; (14) the college housing and academic facilities loans program; (15) the historically Black college and university capital financing program account; (16) education research, statistics, and improvement; (17) departmental management; (18) the Office for Civil Rights; and (19) the Office of the Inspector General. Makes appropriations for FY 2003 to the: (1) Armed Forces Retirement Home; (2) Corporation for National and Community Service, for domestic volunteer service programs and operating expenses; (3) Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (4) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (5) Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; (6) Institute of Museum and Library Services; (7) Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; (8) National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; (9) National Council on Disability; (10) National Educational Goals Panel; (11) National Labor Relations Board; (12) National Mediation Board; (13) Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; (14) Railroad Retirement Board for the dual benefits payments account, Federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts, administration, and the Office of Inspector General; (15) Social Security Administration for payments to the Social Security trust funds, special benefits for disabled coal miners, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program, administrative expenses, and the Office of Inspector General; and (16) U.S. Institute of Peace.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums.

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003

Revises Internal Revenue Code provisions concerning distributions by cooperative housing corporations to provide that: (1) no gain or loss shall be recognized to a cooperative housing corporation on the distribution by such corporation of a dwelling unit to a stockholder in such corporation if such distribution is in exchange for the stockholder's stock in such corporation; and (2) no gain or loss shall be recognized to a stockholder of such corporation on the transfer of such stockholder's stock in an exchange described in clause (1). Provides for determining the basis of a dwelling unit.

Civil Rights Amendments Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003

Civil Rights Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation with respect to: (1) public accommodations; (2) public facilities; (3) federally assisted programs; (5) equal employment opportunities; (6) housing sales and rentals; and (7) brokerage services.

To provide for the conveyance of certain real property by the Administrator of General Services.

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003

Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey by sale to the City of Key West, Florida, or the Monroe County Land Authority in Monroe County, Florida, the Poinciana Plaza Housing property, located in Key West. Directs the Administrator to deposit the net proceeds received as payment for the sale into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. Authorizes the property only to be used for the purpose of providing housing and housing assistance for low- and moderate-income individuals and families for at least the first 30 years after the conveyance.

Small Public Housing Authority Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003

Small Public Housing Authority Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt certain small public housing agencies from the requirement to prepare an annual public agency plan.

Tornado Shelters Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003

Tornado Shelters Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit the use of community development block grants for construction of tornado-safe shelters in certain manufactured home parks.

To repeal limitations under the Home Investment Partnerships Act on the percentage of the operating budget of an organization receiving assistance under such Act that may be funded under such Act.

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003

Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, with respect to housing education and organizational support assistance and other support for State and local housing strategies, to repeal the limitation of an affordable housing contract under such support programs to 20 percent of a contracting organization's operating budget.

To make amounts provided under the Operation Safe Home and New Approach Anti-Drug programs available for use for providing law enforcement officers to patrol and provide security for housing assisted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

United States · United States Congress · 7 January 2003

HUD Housing Security and Flexibility Act - Authorizes Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) field offices to use amounts received under the Operation Safe Home or the New Approach Anti-Drug programs for contracts with law enforcement officers or agencies to provide housing security or protective services at HUD-owned or-assisted housing.

projet de loi relatif à la prévention des risques technologiques et naturels et à la réparation des dommages.

France · Senate · 3 January 2003