118 STAT. 2842 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 balances available to carry out title III of such Act as of the date of enactment of this Act, and any recoveries and reimburse ments that become available to carry out title III of such Act, may be used to carry out title II of such Act. SEC. 725. Section 375(e)(6)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(e)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$26,998,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$27,998,000’’. SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to collect from the lender at the time of issuance a guarantee fee of less than 2 percent of the principal obligation of guaranteed single family housing loans administered by the Rural Housing Service: Provided, That this section shall not apply to loans made to refinance other single family housing loans administered by the Rural Housing Service. (b) Section 502(h)(6)(C) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(6)(C)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, plus the guarantee fee as authorized by subsection (h)(7)’’ after ‘‘whichever is less’’, in each of paragraphs (i) and (ii). SEC. 727. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and until receipt of the decennial Census in the year 2010, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider— (1) the City of Salinas, California; the City of Watsonville, California; and the City of Hollister, California, eligible for programs administered by the Rural Housing Service; (2) the Town of Horseshoe Beach, Florida; the City of Wewahitchka, Florida; the City of Southport, Florida; the City of Resota Beach, Florida; the City of Creedmoor, North Caro lina; the County of Lake, Florida; the City of St. Cloud, Florida; the City of Plantation, Florida; the Cleburne County Water Authority of Alabama; and the City of Coburg, Oregon, eligible for loans and grants funded through the rural utilities programs in the Rural Community Advancement Program account; (3) the City of Casa Grande, Arizona, a rural area for purposes of eligibility for loans and grants provided through the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program account, the Rural Housing Assistance Grants account and the rural utilities pro grams in the Rural Community Advancement Program account; (4) the City of Coachella, California, eligible for loans and grants funded through the rural utilities programs and rural business and cooperative development programs in the Rural Community Advancement Program account and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program account; (5) the City of Springfield, Ohio; the City of Lexington, Virginia; the City of Clarksdale, Mississippi; the City of Vicks burg, Mississippi; the City of Cache, Oklahoma; and the City of Elgin, Oklahoma, eligible for loans and grants funded through the rural community programs in the Rural Commu nity Advancement Program account; (6) the City of Carbondale, Illinois, a rural area for purposes of eligibility for loans and grants funded through the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program account and the Rural Housing Assistance Grants account; (7) the City of St. Joseph, Missouri, eligible for loans and grants funded through the rural business and cooperative development programs in the Rural Community Advancement Program account relating to an application submitted to the State listing.
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