[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 23, 2024)] [Senate] [Page S225] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] AMENDING THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949 Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3646, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3646) to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the term of rural housing site loans and clarify the permissible uses of such loans. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. MORAN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 3646) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 3646 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SITES FOR RURAL HOUSING FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES. Section 524(a)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490d(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after ``development of land'' the following: ``, including for activities necessary for the development of land, such as surveying, architecture, and engineering,''; and (2) in the second sentence-- (A) by striking ``two years'' and inserting ``five years''; and (B) by striking ``or within such additional period as may be authorized by the Secretary in any case as being necessary to carry out the purposes of this section''. ____________________