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H.R. 3556 (109th)

Housing Affordability for Teachers and Public Officers Act of 2005

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Introduced

28 July 2005

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

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Summary

Housing Affordability for Teachers and Public Safety Officers Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide for one percent downpayments (and deferral and reduction of up-front payments) for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage loans for qualified elementary and secondary school teachers, teacher assistants, and administrators and public safety officers (as defined by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) to purchase homes within the jurisdictions of their employing agencies. Authorizes program suspension for fraud or program integrity issues. Limits aggregate mortgages insured under such program to 50,000. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a mortgage assistance pilot program to assist federal, state, and local public safety officers purchase primary residences in locally-designated at-risk areas. Authorizes program suspension for fraud or program integrity issues. Prohibits application approvals after the expiration of the three-year period beginning on the date that the Secretary first makes program assistance available.

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