[Congressional Bills 115th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6161 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6161 To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2018 Ms. Herrera Beutler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for loans guaranteed under the home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. WAIVER OF FEES FOR PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR LOANS GUARANTEED UNDER HOME LOAN PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) In General.--Section 3729(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``or from a surviving spouse'' and inserting ``, from a surviving spouse''; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, or from a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who was awarded the Purple Heart''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 3710 of title 38, United States Code, on or after January 1, 2019. <all>