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To: ConservativeMan55

ACORN is still in there.

18 ø(d) TRANSFER OF A PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS.—
19 ¿
20 ø(1) DEPOSITS.—Not less than 20 percent of
21 any profit realized on the sale of each troubled asset
22 purchased under this Act shall be deposited as pro
23 vided in paragraph (2).
24 (2) USE OF DEPOSITS.—Of the amount re
25 ferred to in paragraph (1)

1 ø(A) 65 percent shall be deposited into the
2 Housing Trust Fund established under section
3 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Regu
4 latory Reform Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568);
5 and
6 ø(B) 35 percent shall be deposited into the
7 Capital Magnet Fund established under section
8 1339 of that Act (12 U.S.C. 4569).


13 posted on 09/28/2008 12:58:39 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: TLI

See http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/27/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4483168.shtml

Per Barney Frank’s office the money’s would not go directly to ACORN, but state and local governments could send a portion of the money they recieved to ACORN.

Slight of hand.


17 posted on 09/28/2008 1:08:34 PM PDT by Mojave
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To: TLI

“ACORN is still in there.”

Yep


18 posted on 09/28/2008 1:12:03 PM PDT by Sunnyflorida (Unless you are nice and thoughtful you will be ignored. Write in Thomas Sowell.)
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To: TLI

No it’s not. That provision is in Brackets. In legislative drafting, matter in brackets is deleted language from a previous draft.


37 posted on 09/28/2008 2:13:13 PM PDT by Ilya Mourometz
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