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The income line for assistance rises to 100 percent of area median income

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 501, Sec. 501. Written by .

The income line for assistance rises to 100 percent of area median income

The document says “is amendedWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 501 in the PDF
What the document says

“by striking ``households that qualify as low-income families'' and inserting ``families with a household income that does not exceed 100 percent of the median family income of the area, as determined by the Secretary''; and”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 501

The section amends section 214(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to replace the reference to low-income families with families whose household income does not exceed 100 percent of area median family income as the Secretary determines. It makes matching changes in section 271(c), with adjustments for smaller and larger families.

What the document actually says

“by striking ``households that qualify as low-income families'' and inserting ``families with a household income that does not exceed 100 percent of the median family income of the area, as determined by the Secretary''; and”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 501
That sentence, in plain words

Words about low income families come out of an older law. New words go in. They cover families whose income is at or below the middle income for the area.

What this is about

The middle income where a family lives is the yardstick. The old test used a lower line. The new one reaches more families.

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