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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3418 

To establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and 

supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 30, 2013 

Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. COLE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and supportive housing for homeless or at-risk 

Indian veterans. 

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 ‘‘Housing Native Heroes 

5 Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR 

7 HOMELESS OR AT-RISK INDIAN VETERANS. 

8 Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act 

9 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(D) INDIAN VETERANS HOUSING RENTAL

2 ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 

3 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara4 graph: 

5 ‘‘(I) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ 

6 has the meaning given the term in 

7 section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter8 mination and Education Assistance 

9 Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 

10 ‘‘(II) INDIAN LANDS.—The term 

11 ‘Indian lands’ has the meaning given 

12 the term in section 3 of the Native 

13 American Business Development, 

14 Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 

15 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4302). 

16 ‘‘(III) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 

17 The term ‘tribal organization’ has the 

18 meaning given the term in section 4 

19 of the Indian Self-Determination and 

20 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

21 450b). 

22 ‘‘(ii) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.— 

23 The Secretary may use not more than 5 

24 percent of the amounts made available for 

25 rental assistance under this subsection to 

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1 carry out a rental assistance and sup2 portive housing program, in conjunction 

3 with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for 

4 the benefit of Indian veterans who are 

5 homeless or at-risk of homelessness and 

6 who are residing on or near Indian lands. 

7 ‘‘(iii) MODEL.—The program de8 scribed in clause (ii) shall be modeled on 

9 the rental assistance and supportive hous10 ing program authorized under this para11 graph and applicable appropriations Acts, 

12 including administration in conjunction 

13 with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, ex14 cept that the Secretary may make nec15 essary and appropriate modifications to fa16 cilitate the use of the program by Indian 

17 grant recipients to serve eligible Indian 

18 veterans. 

19 ‘‘(iv) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Rental 

20 assistance under clause (ii) shall be made 

21 available through recipients eligible to re22 ceive grants under section 101 of the Na23 tive American Housing Assistance and 

24 Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

25 4111). 

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1 ‘‘(v) FUNDING CRITERIA.—Rental as2 sistance under clause (ii) shall be awarded 

3 based on— 

4 ‘‘(I) need; 

5 ‘‘(II) administrative capacity; and 

6 ‘‘(III) any other funding criteria 

7 established by the Secretary in a no8 tice published in the Federal Register 

9 after consulting with the Secretary of 

10 Veterans Affairs. 

11 ‘‘(vi) ADMINISTRATION.—Rental as12 sistance made available under clause (ii) 

13 shall be administered in accordance with 

14 the Native American Housing Assistance 

15 and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 

16 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), except that grantees 

17 shall— 

18 ‘‘(I) submit to the Secretary, in a 

19 manner prescribed by the Secretary, 

20 reports on the use of rental assistance 

21 provided under the demonstration pro22 gram; and 

23 ‘‘(II) provide to the Secretary in24 formation specified by the Secretary 

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1 onstration program in serving eligible 

2 veterans. 

3 ‘‘(vii) CONSULTATION.—The Sec4 retary, in coordination with the Secretary 

5 of Veterans Affairs, shall consult with re6 cipients of grants under section 101 of the 

7 Native American Housing Assistance and 

8 Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

9 4111) and any other appropriate tribal or10 ganization on the design of the demonstra11 tion program to ensure the effective deliv12 ery of rental assistance and supportive 

13 services to persons eligible to receive as14 sistance under this subparagraph. 

15 ‘‘(viii) WAIVER.— 

16 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as 

17 provided in subclause (II), the Sec18 retary may waive or specify alter19 native requirements for any provision 

20 of law (including regulations) that the 

21 Secretary administers in connection 

22 with the use of rental assistance made 

23 available under this subparagraph if 

24 the Secretary finds that the waiver or 

25 alternative requirement is necessary 

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1 for the effective delivery and adminis2 tration of rental assistance made 

3 available under this subparagraph to 

4 Indian veterans. 

5 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—The Sec6 retary shall not waive or specify alter7 native requirements under subclause 

8 (I) for any provision of law (including 

9 regulations) relating to labor stand10 ards or the environment.’’. 

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