S.Amdt. 1632

SA 1632. Mr. ROBERTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for

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reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of subpart B of part V of subtitle C of title I,
insert the following:

SEC. 13417. TREATMENT OF VETERANS' PREFERENCE AS NOT
VIOLATING GENERAL PUBLIC USE REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 42(g)(9) is
amended to read as follows:
``(C) who are veterans of the Armed Forces.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section
shall apply to buildings placed in service before, on, or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 13418. INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR CERTAIN RURAL HOUSING.

(a) In General.--Section 42(d)(5)(B) is amended by adding
at the end the following new clause:
``(vi) Certain new buildings in rural areas.--For purposes
of clause (i), a building described in subsection
(b)(1)(B)(i) which is located in a rural area (as defined in
section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949) shall be treated in
the same manner as a new building located in a difficult
development area which is designated for purposes of this
subparagraph.''.
(b) Offset.--Section 42(d)(5)(B)(i) is amended by striking
``130 percent'' both places it appears in subclauses (I) and
(II) and inserting ``125 percent''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to buildings placed in service after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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