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Calendar No. 609

107TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1210

[Report No. 107–246] 

To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Act of 1996. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 20, 2001

Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. 

BURNS, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. 

AKAKA, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BINGAMAN, and Ms. CANTWELL) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Indian Affairs 

AUGUST 28, 2002

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 29, 2002, by Mr. 

INOUYE, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AUGUST 28, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs pursuant 

to the order of May 27, 1988, for a period not to exceed 60 days 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2002

Reported by Mr. SARBANES, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

[Omit the part enclosed in bold brackets and insert the part printed in bold italic] 

A BILL

To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and 

Self-Determination Act of 1996.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native American 

5 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthoriza6 tion Act of 2001’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN 

8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETER9 MINATION ACT OF 1996. 

10 (a) BLOCK GRANTS.—Section 108 of the Native 

11 American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 

12 of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4117) is amended by striking ‘‘, 1999, 

13 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2006’’. 

14 (b) FEDERAL GUARANTEES.—Subsections (a) and 

15 (b) of section 605 of the Native American Housing Assist16 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

17 4195) are each amended by striking ‘‘, 1998, 1999, 2000, 

18 and 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2006’’. 

19 (c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Sec20 tion 703 of the Native American Housing Assistance and 

21 Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4212) is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘through 2006’’.
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1 øSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 øThis Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native American Hous3 ing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act 

4 of 2002’’. 

5 øSEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN 

6 HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETER7 MINATION ACT OF 1996. 

8 ø(a) BLOCK GRANTS.—Section 108 of the Native 

9 American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 

10 of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4117) is amended by striking ‘‘1998, 

11 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘1998 through 2007’’. 

12 ø(b) FEDERAL GUARANTEES.—Section 605 of the Na13 tive American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 

14 Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4195) is amended—

15 ø(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘1997, 1998, 

16 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘1997 through 

17 2007’’; and 

18 ø(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘1997, 1998, 

19 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘1997 through 

20 2007’’. 

21 ø(c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 

22 703 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self23 Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4212) is amended 

24 by striking ‘‘1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘1997 through 2007’’. 
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1 ø(d) INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND.—

2 Section 184(i) of the Housing and Community Development 

3 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(i)) is amended—

4 ø(1) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ‘‘each fis5 cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 1997 

6 through 2007’’; and 

7 ø(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘each fiscal 

8 year’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 1997 

9 through 2007’’. 

10 øSEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

11 øSection 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance 

12 and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C 4103) is 

13 amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ø‘‘(22) HOUSING RELATED COMMUNITY DEVEL15 OPMENT.—

16 ø‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘housing re17 lated community development’ means any trib18 ally-owned and operated facility, business, activ19 ity, or infrastructure that—

20 ø‘‘(i) is necessary to the direct con21 struction of reservation housing; and 

22 ø‘‘(ii) would help an Indian tribe or 

23 its tribally-designated housing authority re24 duce the cost of construction of Indian hous-
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1 ing or otherwise promote the findings of this 

2 Act. 

3 ø‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘housing and 

4 community development’ does not include any 

5 activity conducted by any Indian tribe under the 

6 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2710 

7 et seq.).’’. 

8 øSEC. 4. BLOCK GRANTS AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS. 

9 øSection 101(h) of the Native American Housing As10 sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

11 4111(h)) is amended—

12 ø(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND PLAN13 NING’’ after ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE’’; and 

14 ø(2) by inserting after the word ‘‘Act’’ the first 

15 place that term appears, the following: ‘‘for com16 prehensive housing and community development plan17 ning activities and’’. 

18 øSEC. 5. TREATMENT OF PROGRAM INCOME AND LABOR 

19 STANDARDS. 

20 øSection 104 of the Native American Housing Assist21 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4114) 

22 is amended—

23 ø(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
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1 ø(A) by striking ‘‘A recipient’’ and insert2 ing the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other 

3 provision of this Act, a recipient’’; and 

4 ø(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in5 serting the following:

6 ø‘‘(B) the recipient has agreed that it will 

7 utilize such income for housing related activities 

8 in accordance with this Act.’’; and 

9 ø(2) in subsection (a)(2)—

10 ø(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘RE11 STRICTED ACCESS OR’’ before the word ‘‘REDUC12 TION’’; 

13 ø(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

14 at the end; 

15 ø(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

16 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

17 ø(D) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ø‘‘(D) whether the recipient has expended 

19 retained program income for housing-related ac20 tivities.’’. 

21 øSEC. 6. REGULATIONS. 

22 øSection 106(b)(2)(A) of the Native American Housing 

23 Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

24 4116(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘required 

25 under this Act’’ the following: ‘‘, including any regulations 
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1 that may be required pursuant to amendments made to this 

2 Act after the date of enactment of this Act,’’. 

3 øSEC. 7. FEDERAL GUARANTEES FOR FINANCING FOR TRIB4 AL HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 

5 øSection 601 of the Native American Housing Assist6 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4191) 

7 is amended—

8 ø(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘section 

9 202’’ the following: ‘‘and housing related community 

10 development activity as consistent with the purposes 

11 of this Act’’; 

12 ø(2) by striking subsection (b); and 

13 ø(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

14 subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 

15 øSEC. 8. FEASIBILITY STUDIES TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY 

16 OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE IN NATIVE COMMU17 NITIES. 

18 øSection 202 of the Native American Housing Assist19 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4132) 

20 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ø‘‘(7) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRA22 TION PROJECT.—

23 ø‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with prin24 ciples of Indian self-determination and the find25 ings of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct and 
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1 submit to Congress a study of the feasibility of 

2 establishing a demonstration project in which 

3 Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or tribal con4 sortia are authorized to expend amounts received 

5 pursuant to the Native American Housing As6 sistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization 

7 Act of 2002 in order to design, implement, and 

8 operate community development demonstration 

9 projects. 

10 ø‘‘(B) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after 

11 the date of enactment of the Native American 

12 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Re13 authorization Act of 2002, the Secretary shall 

14 submit the study conducted under subparagraph 

15 (A) to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

16 Urban Affairs and the Committee on Indian Af17 fairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Fi18 nancial Services and the Committee on Re19 sources of the House of Representatives. 

20 ø‘‘(8) SELF-DETERMINATION ACT DEMONSTRA21 TION PROJECT.—

22 ø‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the 

23 provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and 

24 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et 

25 seq.), the Secretary shall conduct and submit to 
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1 Congress a study of the feasibility of establishing 

2 a demonstration project in which Indian tribes 

3 and tribal organizations are authorized to re4 ceive assistance in a manner that maximizes 

5 tribal authority and decision-making in the de6 sign and implementation of Federal housing and 

7 related activity funding. 

8 ø‘‘(B) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date of enactment of the Native American 

10 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Re11 authorization Act of 2002, the Secretary shall 

12 submit the study conducted under subparagraph 

13 (A) to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

14 Urban Affairs and the Committee on Indian Af15 fairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Fi16 nancial Services and the Committee on Re17 sources of the House of Representatives.’’. 

18 øSEC. 9. INSURANCE AND HOUSING CONTINGENCIES. 

19 ø(a) DEVELOPMENT PROTOCOLS AND CONSTRUCTION

20 PRACTICES.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel21 opment, in cooperation with Indian tribes, the National 

22 American Indian Housing Council, AMERIND, other trib23 al organizations as appropriate, and experts from the hous24 ing and construction sectors, shall develop appropriate pro25 tocols and construction practices to eliminate, to the max-
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1 imum extent feasible, the conditions that give rise to black 

2 mold and other cumulative maladies that render housing 

3 assisted under this Act, dangerous or uninhabitable. 

4 ø(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTOCOLS AND CON5 STRUCTION PRACTICES.—Not later than 180 days after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and 

7 Urban Affairs, acting through the Office of Healthy Homes 

8 and the Office of Native American Programs, shall imple9 ment the protocols and construction practices developed 

10 under subsection (a) in all construction, renovation, and 

11 repair of housing assisted with funds provided under this 

12 Act. 

13 ø(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

15 Housing and Urban Affairs shall complete and submit to 

16 Congress a report that details—

17 ø(1) the effectiveness of the implementation of 

18 the protocols and construction practices; and 

19 ø(2) whether statutory, regulatory, or adminis20 trative changes need to be made to improve the effec21 tiveness of the efforts of the Department of Housing 

22 and Urban Affairs to eliminate the conditions that 

23 give rise to black mold and other cumulative mala24 dies. 
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1 ø(d) BLACK MOLD INFESTATION.—Not later than 180 

2 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

3 of Housing and Urban Development shall—

4 ø(1) complete a study on the extent of black mold 

5 infestation of Native American housing in the United 

6 States; and 

7 ø(2) submit to Congress a report that describes 

8 recommendations of the Secretary for means by which 

9 to address the infestation. 

10 ø(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec12 essary to carry out this section. 

13 øSEC. 10. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING. 

14 øTitle VIII of the Native American Housing Assist15 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 is amended— 

16 ø(1) in section 801 (25 U.S.C. 4221), by adding 

17 at the end the following: 

18 ø‘‘(10) OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.—The 

19 term ‘Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ means the entity of 

20 that name established under the Constitution of the 

21 State of Hawaii.’’; and 

22 ø(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ø‘‘SEC. 825. OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. 

2 ø‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 

3 enter into negotiated rulemaking with representatives of the 

4 Office of Hawaiian Affairs to—

5 ø‘‘(1) determine the conditions under which the 

6 Secretary may make block grants under subsection (b) 

7 and section 802 for affordable housing activities to the 

8 Office of Hawaiian Affairs in the Office’s capacity as 

9 a housing entity; 

10 ø‘‘(2) establish a process for the submission of a 

11 housing plan to the Secretary to serve the needs of 

12 low-income families to be served by the Office of Ha13 waiian Affairs, and the requirements associated with 

14 such plan under subsection (c) and section 803; 

15 ø‘‘(3) determine the lands upon which housing 

16 will be constructed to serve the needs of low-income 

17 families; 

18 ø‘‘(4) establish a process for the review of a hous19 ing plan under section 804; 

20 ø‘‘(5) address the treatment of program income 

21 and labor standards consistent with the provisions of 

22 section 805; 

23 ø‘‘(6) provide a process for environmental review 

24 consistent with section 806; 

25 ø‘‘(7) develop regulations under section 807; 
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1 ø‘‘(8) address the means by which the Office of 

2 Hawaiian Affairs will carry out affordable housing 

3 activities under section 809; 

4 ø‘‘(9) establish criteria associated with eligible 

5 affordable housing activities consistent with section 

6 810; 

7 ø‘‘(10) establish requirements for affordable 

8 housing activities consistent with section 811; 

9 ø‘‘(11) address the types of investments subject to 

10 section 811 and an applicable housing plan approved 

11 under section 803, consistent with section 812; 

12 ø‘‘(12) establish requirements for low-income 

13 and income targeting consistent with section 813; 

14 ø‘‘(13) establish requirements for leases and ten15 ant selection consistent with section 814; 

16 ø‘‘(14) provide for the conditions of repayment, 

17 an annual allocation, and an allocation formula con18 sistent with sections 815, 816, and 817; 

19 ø‘‘(15) provide for the monitoring of compliance 

20 and the submittal of performance reports consistent 

21 with sections 819 and 820; 

22 ø‘‘(16) establish the terms and conditions for an 

23 annual review and audit conducted by the Secretary 

24 consistent with section 821; and
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1 ø‘‘(17) provide for audits to be conducted by the 

2 General Accounting Office consistent with section 822. 

3 ø‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—For each fiscal year, the 

4 Secretary shall, to the extent that amounts are made avail5 able to carry out this section, make a grant under this title 

6 to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to carry out affordable 

7 housing activities for Native Hawaiian families. 

8 ø‘‘(c) HOUSING PLAN.—The Secretary shall require 

9 the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to submit a housing plan 

10 under this section for each fiscal year and provide for the 

11 review of each plan submitted under this section.’’.¿

12 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native Amer14 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determina15 tion Reauthorization Act of 2002’’. 

16 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN 

17 HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETER18 MINATION ACT OF 1996. 

19 (a) BLOCK GRANTS.—Section 108 of the Na20 tive American Housing Assistance and Self-De21 termination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4117) is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘1998, 1999, 2000, and 

23 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘1998 through 2007’’. 

24 (b) FEDERAL GUARANTEES.—Section 605 of 

25 the Native American Housing Assistance and 
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1 Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4195) 

2 is amended—

3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘1997, 

4 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘1997 through 2007’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘1997, 

7 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘1997 through 2007’’. 

9 (c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—

10 Section 703 of the Native American Housing 

11 Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

12 (25 U.S.C. 4212) is amended by striking ‘‘1997, 

13 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘1997 through 2007’’. 

15 (d) INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE

16 FUND.—Section 184(i) of the Housing and Com17 munity Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 

18 1715z–13a(i)) is amended—

19 (1) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking 

20 ‘‘each fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 

21 fiscal years 1997 through 2007’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘each 

23 fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 

24 years 1997 through 2007’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 Section 4 of the Native American Housing 

3 Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 

4 (25 U.S.C 4103) is amended by adding at the 

5 end the following: 

6 ‘‘(22) HOUSING RELATED COMMUNITY DE7 VELOPMENT.—

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘hous9 ing related community development’ 

10 means any tribally-owned and oper11 ated facility, business, activity, or in12 frastructure that—

13 ‘‘(i) is necessary to the direct 

14 construction of reservation hous15 ing; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) would help an Indian 

17 tribe or its tribally-designated 

18 housing authority reduce the cost 

19 of construction of Indian housing 

20 or otherwise promote the findings 

21 of this Act. 

22 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘hous23 ing and community development’ does 

24 not include any activity conducted by 

25 any Indian tribe under the Indian 
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1 Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 

2 2710 et seq.).’’. 

3 SEC. 4. BLOCK GRANTS AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS. 

4 Section 101(h) of the Native American 

5 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 

6 Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111(h)) is amended—

7 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

8 PLANNING’’ after ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE’’; and 

9 (2) by inserting after the word ‘‘Act’’ 

10 the first place that term appears, the fol11 lowing: ‘‘for comprehensive housing and 

12 community development planning activi13 ties and’’. 

14 SEC. 5. TREATMENT OF PROGRAM INCOME AND LABOR 

15 STANDARDS. 

16 Section 104 of the Native American Hous17 ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

18 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4114) is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (a)(1)—

20 (A) by striking ‘‘A recipient’’ and 

21 inserting the following: ‘‘Notwith22 standing any other provision of this 

23 Act, a recipient’’; and 

24 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) 

25 and inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(B) the recipient has agreed that 

2 it will utilize such income for housing 

3 related activities in accordance with 

4 this Act.’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (a)(2)—

6 (A) in the heading, by inserting 

7 ‘‘RESTRICTED ACCESS OR’’ before the 

8 word ‘‘REDUCTION’’; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (B), by strik10 ing ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

11 (C) in subparagraph (C), by strik12 ing the period at the end and insert13 ing ‘‘; or’’; and 

14 (D) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(D) whether the recipient has ex17 pended retained program income for 

18 housing-related activities.’’. 

19 SEC. 6. REGULATIONS. 

20 Section 106(b)(2)(A) of the Native Amer21 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determina22 tion Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4116(b)(2)(A)) is 

23 amended by inserting after ‘‘required under 

24 this Act’’ the following: ‘‘, including any regu25 lations that may be required pursuant to
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1 amendments made to this Act after the date of 

2 enactment of this Act,’’. 

3 SEC. 7. FEDERAL GUARANTEES FOR FINANCING FOR TRIB4 AL HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 

5 Section 601 of the Native American Hous6 ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

7 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4191) is amended—

8 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after 

9 ‘‘section 202’’ the following: ‘‘and housing 

10 related community development activity 

11 as consistent with the purposes of this 

12 Act’’; 

13 (2) by striking subsection (b); and 

14 (3) by redesignating subsections (c) 

15 and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respec16 tively. 

17 SEC. 8. FEASIBILITY STUDIES TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY 

18 OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE IN NATIVE COMMU19 NITIES. 

20 Section 202 of the Native American Hous21 ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

22 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4132) is amended by adding at 

23 the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(7) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEM25 ONSTRATION PROJECT.—
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with 

2 principles of Indian self-determina3 tion and the findings of this Act, the 

4 Secretary shall conduct and submit to 

5 Congress a study of the feasibility of 

6 establishing a demonstration project 

7 in which Indian tribes, tribal organi8 zations, or tribal consortia are au9 thorized to expend amounts received 

10 pursuant to the Native American 

11 Housing Assistance and Self-Deter12 mination Reauthorization Act of 2002 

13 in order to design, implement, and op14 erate community development dem15 onstration projects. 

16 ‘‘(B) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year 

17 after the date of enactment of the Na18 tive American Housing Assistance and 

19 Self-Determination Reauthorization 

20 Act of 2002, the Secretary shall submit 

21 the study conducted under subpara22 graph (A) to the Committee on Bank23 ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs and 

24 the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 

25 Senate, and the Committee on Finan-
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1 cial Services and the Committee on 

2 Resources of the House of Representa3 tives. 

4 ‘‘(8) SELF-DETERMINATION ACT DEM5 ONSTRATION PROJECT.—

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with 

7 the provisions of the Indian Self-De8 termination and Education Assistance 

9 Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Sec10 retary shall conduct and submit to 

11 Congress a study of the feasibility of 

12 establishing a demonstration project 

13 in which Indian tribes and tribal or14 ganizations are authorized to receive 

15 assistance in a manner that maxi16 mizes tribal authority and decision17 making in the design and implemen18 tation of Federal housing and related 

19 activity funding. 

20 ‘‘(B) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year 

21 after the date of enactment of the Na22 tive American Housing Assistance and 

23 Self-Determination Reauthorization 

24 Act of 2002, the Secretary shall submit 

25 the study conducted under subpara-
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1 graph (A) to the Committee on Bank2 ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs and 

3 the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 

4 Senate, and the Committee on Finan5 cial Services and the Committee on 

6 Resources of the House of Representa7 tives.’’. 

8 SEC. 9. BLACK MOLD INFESTATION STUDY. 

9 Not later than 180 days after the date of 

10 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing 

11 and Urban Development shall—

12 (1) complete a study on the extent of 

13 black mold infestation of Native Amer14 ican housing in the United States; and 

15 (2) submit to Congress a report that 

16 describes recommendations of the Sec17 retary for means by which to address the 

18 infestation. 

Calendar No. 609

107TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1210

[Report No. 107–246] 

A BILL

To reauthorize the Native American Housing 

Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2002

Reported with an amendment in the nature of a 

substitute