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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 941
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 4, 2013
Mr. Capuano
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial
Services
A BILL
To ensure that any authority of the Mutual Mortgage
Insurance Fund to borrow amounts from the Treasury is used only to pay mortgage
insurance claims.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
End Unnecessary Borrowing Act of
2013.
2.
Limitation on use
of borrowing authority
Paragraph (2) of section 206(f) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1711(f)(2)) is amended—
(1) by inserting
(A) after (2); and
(2) by adding at the
end the following new subparagraphs:
(B) Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to
authorize or require the Secretary to borrow any amounts to comply with the
capital ratio requirement under such subparagraph.
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any authority of the Secretary under this Act or otherwise to borrow
amounts from the Treasury of the United States for the Mutual Mortgage
Insurance Fund may be used only to the extent necessary to pay claims on
mortgage insurance that is an obligation of such
Fund.
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