[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1449 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1449

 To prohibit any State or local government from requiring any disabled 
veteran to reside for a minimum period within the jurisdiction of such 
government as a condition of receiving benefits under any real property 
                 tax relief program of such government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1993

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit any State or local government from requiring any disabled 
veteran to reside for a minimum period within the jurisdiction of such 
government as a condition of receiving benefits under any real property 
                 tax relief program of such government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR ELIGIBILITY OF 
              DISABLED VETERANS FOR REAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 4, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
``Sec. 114. Prohibition of residency requirement for eligibility of 
              disabled veteran for real property tax relief.
    ``No State or local government may require any disabled veteran to 
reside within the jurisdiction of such government for any minimum 
period as a condition of receiving benefits under any real property tax 
relief program of such government.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter 4 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:

``114. Prohibition of residency requirement for eligibility of disabled 
                            veteran for real property tax relief.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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