Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act”.
Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act
A BILL
To amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to provide parity with respect to access to the mortgage insurance for hospitals program for licensed hospitals, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Mortgage insurance for hospitals parity
in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “; and”;
by striking subparagraph (B); and
by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall apply upon the expiration of the 9-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 3 Report regarding program expansion
Not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report to the Congress assessing the results and effectiveness of the expansion of the hospital mortgage insurance program under section 242 of the National Housing Act pursuant to the amendments made by section 2 of this Act.