Native American Programs Amendments of 1996

Summary: Native American Programs Amendments of 1996 - Authorizes the Commissioner of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii to make one grant to one eligible Hawaiian entity to establish and operate a Native Hawaiian community development financial institution.  Sets forth eligibility requirements.  Authorizes appropriations.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Native American 
Programs Amendments of 1996''.
    (b) Native American Community Development Financial Institution.--
            (1) Authority for grant.--Section 803A of the Native 
        American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b-1) is amended to 
        read as follows:

``SEC. 803A. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 
              FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.

    ``(a) Authority To Make One Grant.--From funds appropriated to 
carry out this title and subject to subsection (c), the Commissioner 
shall make 1 grant to 1 eligible Hawaiian entity to establish and 
operate a Native Hawaiian community development financial institution 
for purposes of providing technical assistance and loans to Native 
Hawaiians for economic development in the State of Hawaii.
    ``(b) Eligibility To Receive Grant.--To be eligible to receive the 
grant authorized by subsection (a), a Hawaiian entity shall submit to 
the Commissioner, in such form and containing such information as the 
Commissioner may require, an application that includes the following:
            ``(1) An assurance that such entity will, as a condition of 
        receiving such grant, contribute to the Native Hawaiian 
        community development financial institution to be established 
        operated with such grant, an amount of capital from non-Federal 
        sources that is not less than the amount of such grant.
            ``(2) Information that demonstrates that the Native 
        Hawaiian community development financial institution proposed 
        to be established and operated by such entity will be capable 
        of operating, and will operate, successfully, on a self-
        sustaining basis after receiving such grant and such capital.
    ``(c) Selection of Grantee.--The Commissioner may make the grant 
authorized by subsection (a) only to 1 eligible Hawaiian entity whose 
application submitted in accordance with subsection (b) satisfies the 
Commissioner that the Native Hawaiian community development financial 
institution proposed to be established and operated by such entity will 
successfully carry out the purposes specified in subsection (a).''.
            (2) Definitions.--Section 815 of the Native American 
        Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992C) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4) by adding ``and'' at the end,
                    (B) in paragraph (5) by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period at the end,
                    (C) in paragraph (6) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon,
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), 
                and (6) as paragraphs (3), (5), (8), (9), and (4), 
                respectively,
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) `Hawaiian entity' means--
                    ``(A) the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State 
                of Hawaii,
                    ``(B) a Native Hawaiian organization, or
                    ``(C) the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State 
                of Hawaii and 1 Native Hawaiian organization, acting 
                jointly;''
                    (F) by transferring paragraph (4), as so 
                redesignated, so as to insert such paragraph after 
                paragraph (3), as so redesignated, and
                    (G) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so 
                redesignated the following:
            ``(6) `Native Hawaiian community development financial 
        institution' means a person (other than an individual) that--
                    ``(A) qualifies as a community development 
                financial institution, as defined in section 102(5) of 
                the Community Development Banking and Financial 
                Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702(5));
                    ``(B) satisfies the requirements applicable under 
                such Act to applicants for assistance from the 
                Community Development Financial Institutions Fund 
                established under section 104(a) of such Act;
                    ``(C) demonstrates a special interest and expertise 
                in serving the primary economic development and 
                mortgage lending needs of the Native Hawaiian 
                community; and
                    ``(D) demonstrates that it has the endorsement of 
                the Native Hawaiian community;
            ``(7) `Native Hawaiian organization' means an organization 
        serving Native Hawaiians in the State of Hawaii that--
                    ``(A) is a nonprofit organization;
                    ``(B) is controlled by Native Hawaiians; and
                    ``(C) whose business activities will principally 
                benefit Native Hawaiians ;''.
    (c) Additional Provision.--Section 812 of the Native American 
Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992a) is repealed.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 816 of the Native 
American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 816. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.''.
    (e) Effective Date; Transition Provisions.--
            (1) Effective date.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
        and (3), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
        take effect on October 1, 1996.
            (2) Special effective date.--Subsection (d) shall take 
        effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Transition provision.--Section 803A as in effect before 
        October 1, 1996, shall remain in effect with respect to all 
        funds made available under such section before such date.