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  • '- COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, M.C. Z0548




   B-1971 39                                      January 11, 1980
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   The Honorable Russell B. Longv/ L&1\ O
   Chairman, Committee on FinanceA 0
   United States Senate       -J

   Dear          iTh:

        -S. 2064 was recently referred to the Senate Committee
   on  inance frits consideration. The bill would amend
   Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide
   that the interest on certain mortgage revenue bonds will not
   be exempt from Federal income tax. As amended by the bill,
   paragraph (g)(7) of Section-103 would require the Secretary ofAci
   the Treasury, the Secretary of Housin_ and -Urb = rlo-v. Yp% t /N o60-13
   (HUD), and the Comptroller General of the United States to
   jointly conduct a study of: '   --ooio

        (1) the effectiveness of tax exempt mortgage revenue
             bond programs as compared to existing private and
             Federal mortgage activities in terms of providing
             community rehabilitation, revitalization, and
             housing assistance programs, especially with
             regard to families of low and moderate income;

        (2) the extent to which tax exempt mortgage revenue
             bond programs have been directed toward those
             who would not otherwise have home ownership
             opportunities; and

        (3) the degree to which issuers have taken specific
             steps to alleviate substantial displacement in
             the development of mortgage revenue bond programs
             as they would impact families of low and moderate
             income .

   The findings and recommendations of this study would be
   required to be submitted to the House Committepe on Ways and
   4eans and the Senate Committee on Finance not later than two
   years after the date o-- enactment of the Act.

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