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 118 STAT. 1034 PUBLIC LAW 108–293—AUG. 9, 2004 ‘‘(g) In this section the term ‘costs of collecting a fee or charge’ includes the reasonable administrative, accounting, personnel, con tract, equipment, supply, training, and travel expenses of calcu lating, assessing, collecting, enforcing, reviewing, adjusting, and reporting on a fee or charge.’’. SEC. 207. EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD HOUSING AUTHORITIES. (a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—Section 680 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) in order as paragraphs (4) and (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible entity’ means any private person, corporation, firm, partnership, or company and any State or local government or housing authority of a State or local govern ment.’’. (b) DIRECT LOANS FOR PROVIDING HOUSING.—Section 682 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘Loan guarantees’’ and inserting ‘‘Direct loans and loan guarantees’’; (2) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as (b) and (c) respectively; (3) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following: ‘‘(a) DIRECT LOANS.—(1) Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary may make direct loans to an eligible entity in order to provide funds to the eligible entity for the acquisition or construction of housing units that the Secretary determines are suitable for use as military family housing or as military unaccompanied housing. ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall establish such terms and conditions with respect to loans made under this subsection as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States, including the period and frequency for repayment of such loans and the obligations of the obligors on such loans upon default.’’; (4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated) by striking ‘‘sub section (b),’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c),’’; and (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— (A) in the heading by striking ‘‘GUARANTEE’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘Loan guarantees’’ and inserting ‘‘Direct loans and loan guarantees’’. (c) LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Section 684 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘nongovernmental’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible’’; (2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘nongovernmental’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible’’; (3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘a nongovernmental’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible’’; (4) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘a nongovernmental’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible’’; and (5) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘nongovernmental’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible’’. (d) HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN ALASKA.—Section 687(g) of title 14, United Sates Code, is amended— (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘PROJECT’’ and inserting ‘‘PROJECTS’’;

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