,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj ,mrs4 
,axne 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,waters1 and   
,mr4 ,gottheimer7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to provide rental assistance
 to tenants in multifamily rural housing
 projects financed by the ,department of
 ,agriculture1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protect ,rural ,renters ,act of
 #bjbj4  #b4 ,rural rental assistance   
7a7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
for fiscal year #bjbj #gjj1jjj1jjj for  
rural rental assistance1 which shall    
remain available until ,september #cj1  
#bjba1 of which--  7#a7 up to           
#be1jjj1jjj million may be used for an  
additional amount for rural housing     
vouchers for any low-income households  
7including those not receiving rental   
assistance7 residing in a property      

financed with a section #eae loan which 
has been prepaid after ,september #cj1  
#bjje1 or has matured after ,september  
#cj1 #bjai2 and  7#b7 the remainder     
shall be used for an additional amount  
for rural rental assistance agreements  
entered into or renewed pursuant to     
section #eba7;a77#b7 of the ,housing    
,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#adij;a7a77#b77 to--  7,a7 supplement   
the rental assistance of households on  
whose behalf assistance is being        
provided2 and  7,b7 provide rental      
assistance on behalf of households who  
are not being assisted with such rental 
assistance but who qualify for such     
assistance4  7b7 ,rural housing vouchers
 ,the matter under the heading          
,multi-,family ,housing ,revitalization 
,program ,account in title ,,iii of     
division ,b of the ,further             
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-id7 is amended 
by striking the second proviso 7relating
 to the amount of a voucher74