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  SA 393. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to 
the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job 
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency 
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal 
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 200, strike line 16 and all that follows 
     through page 213, line 4, and insert the following:


                        administrative provision

       Sec. 1001.  (a) Temporary Expansion of Homeowners 
     Assistance Plan To Respond to Mortgage Foreclosure and Credit 
     Crisis.--Section 1013 of the Demonstration Cities and 
     Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and indenting 
     such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 6 ems from the left 
     margin;
       (B) by striking ``Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Acquisition of property at or near military 
     installations that have been ordered to be closed.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law'';
       (C) by striking ``if he determines'' and inserting ``if--
       ``(A) the Secretary determines--'';
       (D) in clause (iii), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), 
     by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) the Secretary determines--
       ``(i) that the conditions in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     subparagraph (A) have been met;
       ``(ii) that the closing or realignment of the base or 
     installation resulted from a realignment or closure carried 
     out under the 2005 round of defense base closure and 
     realignment under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990 (part XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note);
       ``(iii) that the property was purchased by the owner before 
     July 1, 2006;
       ``(iv) that the property was sold by the owner between July 
     1, 2006, and September 30, 2012, or an earlier end date 
     designated by the Secretary;
       ``(v) that the property is the primary residence of the 
     owner; and
       ``(vi) that the owner has not previously received benefit 
     payments authorized under this subsection.
       ``(2) Homeowner assistance for wounded members of the armed 
     forces, department of defense and united states coast guard 
     civilian employees, and their spouses.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is 
     authorized to acquire title to, hold, manage, and dispose of, 
     or, in lieu thereof, to reimburse for certain losses upon 
     private sale of, or foreclosure against, any property 
     improved with a one- or two-family dwelling which was at the 
     time of the relevant wound, injury, or illness, the primary 
     residence of--
       ``(A) any member of the Armed Forces in medical transition 
     who--
       ``(i) incurred a wound, injury, or illness in the line of 
     duty during a deployment in support of the Armed Forces;
       ``(ii) is disabled to a degree of 30 percent or more as a 
     result of one impairment, injury, or illness, as determined 
     by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs; and
       ``(iii) is reassigned in furtherance of medical treatment 
     or rehabilitation, or due to medical retirement in connection 
     with such disability;
       ``(B) any civilian employee of the Department of Defense or 
     the United States Coast Guard who--
       ``(i) was wounded, injured, or became ill in the 
     performance of his or her duties during a forward deployment 
     occurring on or after September 14, 2001, in support of the 
     Armed Forces; and
       ``(ii) is reassigned in furtherance of medical treatment, 
     rehabilitation, or due to medical retirement resulting from 
     the sustained disability; or
       ``(C) the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces or a 
     civilian employee of the Department of Defense or the United 
     States Coast Guard if--
       ``(i) the member or employee was killed in the line of duty 
     during a deployment on or after September 14, 2001, in 
     support of the Armed Forces or died from a wound, injury, or 
     illness incurred in the line of duty during such a 
     deployment; and
       ``(ii) the spouse relocates from such residence within 2 
     years after the death of such member or employee.
       ``(3) Temporary homeowner assistance for members of the 
     armed forces permanently reassigned during specified mortgage 
     crisis.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense is authorized to acquire title to, hold, 
     manage, and dispose of, or, in lieu thereof, to reimburse for 
     certain losses upon private sale of, or foreclosure against, 
     any property improved with a one- or two-family dwelling 
     situated at or near a military base or installation, if the 
     Secretary determines--
       ``(A) that the owner is a member of the Armed Forces 
     serving on permanent assignment;
       ``(B) that the owner is permanently reassigned by order of 
     the United States Government to a duty station or home port 
     outside a 50-mile radius of the base or installation;
       ``(C) that the reassignment was ordered between February 1, 
     2006, and September 30, 2012, or an earlier end date 
     designated by the Secretary;
       ``(D) that the property was purchased by the owner before 
     July 1, 2006;
       ``(E) that the property was sold by the owner between July 
     1, 2006, and September 30, 2012, or an earlier end date 
     designated by the Secretary;
       ``(F) that the property is the primary residence of the 
     owner; and
       ``(G) that the owner has not previously received benefit 
     payments authorized under this subsection.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``this section'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Such persons'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Homeowner assistance related to closed military 
     installations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Such persons'';
       (B) by striking ``set forth above shall elect either (1) to 
     receive'' and inserting the following: ``set forth in 
     subsection (a)(1) shall elect either--
       ``(i) to receive'';
       (C) by striking ``difference between (A) 95 per centum'' 
     and all that follows through ``(B) the fair market value'' 
     and inserting the following: ``difference between--

       ``(I) 95 per centum of the fair market value of their 
     property (as such value is determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense) prior to public announcement of intention to close 
     all or part of the military base or installation; and
       ``(II) the fair market value'';

       (D) by striking ``time of the sale, or (2) to receive'' and 
     inserting the following: ``time of the sale; or
       ``(ii) to receive'';
       (E) by striking ``outstanding mortgages. The Secretary may 
     also pay a person who elects to receive a cash payment under 
     clause (1) of the preceding sentence an amount'' and 
     inserting ``outstanding mortgages.
       ``(B) Reimbursement of expenses.--The Secretary may also 
     pay a person who elects to receive a cash payment under 
     subparagraph (A) an amount''; and
       (F) by striking ``best interest of the Federal Government. 
     Cash payment'' and inserting the following: ``best interest 
     of the United States.
       ``(2) Homeowner assistance for wounded individuals and 
     their spouses.--
       ``(A) In general.--Persons eligible under the criteria set 
     forth in subsection (a)(2) may elect either--
       ``(i) to receive a cash payment as compensation for losses 
     which may be or have been sustained in a private sale, in an 
     amount not to exceed the difference between--

       ``(I) 95 per centum of prior fair market value of their 
     property (as such value is determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense); and
       ``(II) the fair market value of such property (as such 
     value is determined by the Secretary of Defense) at the time 
     of sale; or

       ``(ii) to receive, as purchase price for their property an 
     amount not to exceed 90 per centum of prior fair market value 
     as such value is determined by the Secretary of Defense, or 
     the amount of the outstanding mortgages.
       ``(B) Determination of benefits.--The Secretary may also 
     pay a person who elects to receive a cash payment under 
     subparagraph (A) an amount that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to reimburse the person for the costs incurred by 
     the person in the sale of the property if the Secretary 
     determines that such payment will benefit the person and is 
     in the best interest of the United States.
       ``(3) Homeowner assistance for permanently reassigned 
     individuals.--
       ``(A) In general.--Persons eligible under the criteria set 
     forth in subsection (a)(3) may elect either--
       ``(i) to receive a cash payment as compensation for losses 
     which may be or have been sustained in a private sale, in an 
     amount not to exceed the difference between--

       ``(I) 95 per centum of prior fair market value of their 
     property (as such value is determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense); and

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       ``(II) the fair market value of such property (as such 
     value is determined by the Secretary of Defense) at the time 
     of sale; or

       ``(ii) to receive, as purchase price for their property an 
     amount not to exceed 90 per centum of prior fair market value 
     as such value is determined by the Secretary of Defense, or 
     the amount of the outstanding mortgages.
       ``(B) Determination of benefits.--The Secretary may also 
     pay a person who elects to receive a cash payment under 
     subparagraph (A) an amount that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to reimburse the person for the costs incurred by 
     the person in the sale of the property if the Secretary 
     determines that such payment will benefit the person and is 
     in the best interest of the United States.
       ``(4) Compensation and limitations related to foreclosures 
     and encumbrances.--Cash payment'';
       (4) by striking subsection (g);
       (5) in subsection (l), by striking ``(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(a)(1)(A)(ii)'';
       (6) in subsection (m), by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)(1)'';
       (7) in subsection (n)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)(1)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)(1)'';
       (8) in subsection (o)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)(1)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)(1)''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (9) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(p) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) the term `Armed Forces' has the meaning given the 
     term `armed forces' in section 101(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code;
       ``(2) the term `civilian employee' has the meaning given 
     the term `employee' in section 2105(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code;
       ``(3) the term `medical transition', in the case of a 
     member of the Armed Forces, means a member who--
       ``(A) is in Medical Holdover status;
       ``(B) is in Active Duty Medical Extension status;
       ``(C) is in Medical Hold status;
       ``(D) is in a status pending an evaluation by a medical 
     evaluation board;
       ``(E) has a complex medical need requiring six or more 
     months of medical treatment; or
       ``(F) is assigned or attached to an Army Warrior Transition 
     Unit, an Air Force Patient Squadron, a Navy Patient 
     Multidisciplinary Care Team, or a Marine Patient Affairs 
     Team/Wounded Warrior Regiment; and
       ``(4) the term `nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     employee' means a civilian employee who--
       ``(A) is a citizen of the United States; and
       ``(B) is paid from nonappropriated funds of Army and Air 
     Force Exchange Service, Navy Resale and Services Support 
     Office, Marine Corps exchanges, or any other instrumentality 
     of the United States under the jurisdiction of the Armed 
     Forces which is conducted for the comfort, pleasure, 
     contentment, or physical or mental improvement of members of 
     the Armed Forces.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--Such section is further amended in 
     the section heading by inserting ``and certain property owned 
     by members of the Armed Forces, Department of Defense and 
     United States Coast Guard civilian employees, and surviving 
     spouses'' after ``ordered to be closed''.
       (c) Authority To Use Appropriated Funds.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (i) of such section, amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this title under the heading 
     ``Homeowners Assistance Fund'' may be used for the Homeowners 
     Assistance Fund established under such section.
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