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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1895 

To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Act of 1996, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 

Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. TESTER, Mr. FRANKEN, and Mr. SCHATZ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and 

Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter6 mination Reauthorization Act of 2017’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. References. 

TITLE I—BLOCK GRANTS AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS 


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Sec. 101. Block grants. 

Sec. 102. Recommendations regarding exceptions to annual Indian housing 

plan requirement. 

Sec. 103. Environmental review. 

Sec. 104. Deadline for action on request for approval regarding exceeding TDC 

maximum cost for project. 

TITLE II—AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES 

Sec. 201. National objectives and eligible families. 

Sec. 202. Program requirements. 

Sec. 203. Homeownership or lease-to-own low-income requirement and income 

targeting. 

Sec. 204. Lease requirements and tenant selection. 

Sec. 205. Tribal coordination of agency funding. 

TITLE III—ALLOCATION OF GRANT AMOUNTS 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 302. Effect of undisbursed block grant amounts on annual allocations. 

TITLE IV—AUDITS AND REPORTS 

Sec. 401. Review and audit by Secretary. 

Sec. 402. Reports to Congress. 

TITLE V—OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS 

Sec. 501. Rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans. 

Sec. 502. Loan guarantees for Indian housing. 

TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 601. Lands Title Report Commission. 

Sec. 602. Leasehold interest in trust or restricted lands for housing purposes. 

Sec. 603. Clerical amendment. 

TITLE VII—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE 

PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING 

Sec. 701. Demonstration program. 

Sec. 702. Clerical amendments. 

TITLE VIII—HOUSING FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS 

Sec. 801. Reauthorization of Native Hawaiian Homeownership Act. 

Sec. 802. Reauthorization of loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing. 

1 SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 

2 Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in 

3 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

4 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi5 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 


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1 section or other provision of the Native American Housing 

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

3 4101 et seq.). 

4 TITLE I—BLOCK GRANTS AND 

5 GRANT REQUIREMENTS 

6 SEC. 101. BLOCK GRANTS. 

7 Section 101 (25 U.S.C. 4111) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (c), by adding after the period 

9 at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall act 

10 upon a waiver request submitted under this sub11 section by a recipient within 60 days after receipt of 

12 such request.’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘1’’ and in14 serting ‘‘an’’. 

15 SEC. 102. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING EXCEPTIONS 

16 TO ANNUAL INDIAN HOUSING PLAN RE17 QUIREMENT. 

18 Not later than the expiration of the 120-day period 

19 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 

20 after consultation with Indian tribes, tribally designated 

21 housing entities, and other interested parties, the Sec22 retary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit 

23 to the Congress recommendations for standards and pro24 cedures for waiver of, or alternative requirements (which 

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1 ment under section 102(a) of the Native American Hous2 ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 

3 U.S.C. 4112(a)) for annual submission of one-year hous4 ing plans for an Indian tribe. Such recommendations shall 

5 include a description of any legislative and regulatory 

6 changes necessary to implement such recommendations. 

7 SEC. 103. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. 

8 Section 105 (25 U.S.C. 4115) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 

10 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘shall’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(e) TIMELINE FOR WAIVER.—The Secretary shall 

14 act upon a waiver request submitted under subsection (d) 

15 by a recipient within 60 days after receipt of such request. 

16 ‘‘(f) CONSOLIDATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

17 REQUIREMENTS.—If a recipient is using one or more 

18 sources of Federal funds in addition to grant amounts 

19 under this Act in carrying out a project that qualifies as 

20 an affordable housing activity under section 202, such 

21 other sources of Federal funds do not exceed 49 percent 

22 of the total cost of the project, and the recipient’s tribe 

23 has assumed all of the responsibilities for environmental 

24 review, decisionmaking, and action pursuant to this sec25 tion, the tribe’s compliance with the review requirements 


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1 under this section and the National Environmental Policy 

2 Act of 1969 with regard to such project shall be deemed 

3 to fully comply with and discharge any applicable environ4 mental review requirements that might apply to Federal 

5 agencies with respect to the use of such additional Federal 

6 funding sources for that project.’’. 

7 SEC. 104. DEADLINE FOR ACTION ON REQUEST FOR AP8 PROVAL REGARDING EXCEEDING TDC MAX9 IMUM COST FOR PROJECT. 

10 (a) APPROVAL.—Section 103 (25 U.S.C. 4113) is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(f) DEADLINE FOR ACTION ON REQUEST TO EX14 CEED TDC MAXIMUM.—A request for approval by the 

15 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to exceed 

16 by more than 10 percent the total development cost max17 imum cost for a project shall be approved or denied during 

18 the 60-day period that begins on the date that the Sec19 retary receives the request.’’. 

20 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 4 (25 U.S.C. 4103) is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating paragraph (22) as para23 graph (23); and 

24 (2) by inserting after paragraph (21) the fol25 lowing new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(22) TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COST.—The term 

2 ‘total development cost’ means, with respect to a 

3 housing project, the sum of all costs for the project, 

4 including all undertakings necessary for administra5 tion, planning, site acquisition, demolition, construc6 tion or equipment and financing (including payment 

7 of carrying charges), and for otherwise carrying out 

8 the development of the project, excluding off-site 

9 water and sewer. The total development cost 

10 amounts shall be based on a moderately designed 

11 house and determined by averaging the current con12 struction costs as listed in not less than two nation13 ally recognized residential construction cost indi14 ces.’’. 

15 TITLE II—AFFORDABLE 

16 HOUSING ACTIVITIES 

17 SEC. 201. NATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND ELIGIBLE FAMILIES. 

18 The second paragraph (6) of section 201(b) (25 

19 U.S.C. 4131(b)(6); relating to exemption) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘1964 and’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘1964,’’; and 

22 (2) by inserting after ‘‘1968’’ the following: ‘‘, 

23 and section 3 of the Housing and Urban Develop24 ment Act of 1968’’. 


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1 SEC. 202. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 

2 Section 203(a) (25 U.S.C. 4133(a)) is amended— 

3 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

4 (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 

5 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF TRIBAL POLICIES.— 

8 Paragraph (2) shall not apply if the recipient has a 

9 written policy governing rents and homebuyer pay10 ments charged for dwelling units and such policy in11 cludes a provision governing maximum rents or 

12 homebuyer payments.’’. 

13 SEC. 203. HOMEOWNERSHIP OR LEASE-TO-OWN LOW-IN14 COME REQUIREMENT AND INCOME TAR15 GETING. 

16 Section 205 (25 U.S.C. 4135) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

20 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

21 subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(E) notwithstanding any other provision 

23 of this paragraph, in the case of rental housing 

24 that is made available to a current rental family 

25 for conversion to a homebuyer or a lease-pur26 chase unit, that the current rental family can 


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1 purchase through a contract of sale, lease-pur2 chase agreement, or any other sales agreement, 

3 is made available for purchase only by the cur4 rent rental family, if the rental family was a 

5 low-income family at the time of their initial oc6 cupancy of such unit; and’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (c), by adding after the period 

8 at the end the following: ‘‘The provisions of such 

9 paragraph regarding binding commitments for the 

10 remaining useful life of the property shall not apply 

11 to improvements of privately owned homes if the 

12 cost of such improvements do not exceed 10 percent 

13 of the maximum total development cost for such 

14 home.’’. 

15 SEC. 204. LEASE REQUIREMENTS AND TENANT SELECTION. 

16 Section 207 (25 U.S.C. 4137) is amended by adding 

17 at the end the following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(c) NOTICE OF TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding 

19 any other provision of law, the owner or manager of rental 

20 housing that is assisted in part with amounts provided 

21 under this Act and in part with one or more other sources 

22 of Federal funds shall only utilize leases that require a 

23 notice period for the termination of the lease pursuant to 

24 subsection (a)(3).’’. 


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1 SEC. 205. TRIBAL COORDINATION OF AGENCY FUNDING. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II (25 U.S.C. 

3 4131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new section: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 211. TRIBAL COORDINATION OF AGENCY FUNDING. 

6 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a re7 cipient authorized to receive funding under this Act may, 

8 in its discretion, use funding from the Indian Health Serv9 ice of the Department of Health and Human Services for 

10 construction of sanitation facilities for housing construc11 tion and renovation projects that are funded in part by 

12 funds provided under this Act.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

14 in section 1(b) is amended by inserting after the item re15 lating to section 210 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 211. Tribal coordination of agency funding.’’. 

16 TITLE III—ALLOCATION OF 

17 GRANT AMOUNTS 

18 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 The first sentence of section 108 (25 U.S.C. 4117) 

20 is amended by striking ‘‘2009 through 2013’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

22 SEC. 302. EFFECT OF UNDISBURSED BLOCK GRANT 

23 AMOUNTS ON ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III (25 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) 

25 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 303. EFFECT OF UNDISBURSED GRANT AMOUNTS ON 

2 ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS. 

3 ‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION OF OBLIGATED, UNDISBURSED

4 GRANT AMOUNTS.—Subject to subsection (d) of this sec5 tion, if as of January 1 of 2018 or any year thereafter 

6 a recipient’s total amount of undisbursed block grants in 

7 the Department’s line of credit control system is greater 

8 than three times the formula allocation such recipient 

9 would otherwise receive under this Act for the fiscal year 

10 during which such January 1 occurs, the Secretary shall— 

11 ‘‘(1) before January 31 of such year, notify the 

12 Indian tribe allocated the grant amounts and any 

13 tribally designated housing entity for the tribe of the 

14 undisbursed funds; and 

15 ‘‘(2) require the recipient for the tribe to, not 

16 later than 30 days after the Secretary provides noti17 fication pursuant to paragraph (1)— 

18 ‘‘(A) notify the Secretary in writing of the 

19 reasons why the recipient has not requested the 

20 disbursement of such amounts; and 

21 ‘‘(B) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 

22 Secretary that the recipient has the capacity to 

23 spend Federal funds in an effective manner, 

24 which demonstration may include evidence of 

25 the timely expenditure of amounts previously 

26 distributed under this Act to the recipient. 


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1 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding sec2 tions 301 and 302, the allocation for such fiscal year for 

3 a recipient described in subsection (a) shall be the amount 

4 initially calculated according to the formula minus the dif5 ference between the recipient’s total amount of 

6 undisbursed block grants in the Department’s line of cred7 it control system on such January 1 and three times the 

8 initial formula amount for such fiscal year. 

9 ‘‘(c) REALLOCATION.—Notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, any grant amounts not allocated to a re11 cipient pursuant to subsection (b) shall be allocated under 

12 the need component of the formula proportionately 

13 amount all other Indian tribes not subject to such an ad14 justment. 

15 ‘‘(d) INAPPLICABILITY.—Subsections (a) and (b) 

16 shall not apply to an Indian tribe with respect to any fiscal 

17 year for which the amount allocated for the tribe for block 

18 grants under this Act is less than $5,000,000. 

19 ‘‘(e) EFFECTIVENESS.—This section shall not require 

20 the issuance of any regulation to take effect and shall not 

21 be construed to confer hearing rights under this or any 

22 other section of this Act.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

24 in section 1(b) is amended by inserting after the item re25 lating to section 302 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 303. Effect of undisbursed grant amounts on annual allocations.’’. 


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1 TITLE IV—AUDITS AND REPORTS 

2 SEC. 401. REVIEW AND AUDIT BY SECRETARY. 

3 Section 405(c) (25 U.S.C. 4165(c)) is amended, by 

4 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF FINAL REPORT.—The Sec6 retary shall issue a final report within 60 days after 

7 receiving comments under paragraph (1) from a re8 cipient.’’. 

9 SEC. 402. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

10 Section 407 (25 U.S.C. 4167) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Congress’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Committee on Financial Services and 

13 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

14 of Representatives, to the Committee on Indian Af15 fairs and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

16 Urban Affairs of the Senate, and to any subcommit17 tees of such committees having jurisdiction with re18 spect to Native American and Alaska Native af19 fairs,’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub21 section: 

22 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY TO RECIPIENTS.—Each 

23 report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made 

24 publicly available to recipients.’’. 


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1 TITLE V—OTHER HOUSING AS2 SISTANCE FOR NATIVE AMER3 ICANS 

4 SEC. 501. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS OR AT-RISK 

5 INDIAN VETERANS. 

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

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

8 at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(D) INDIAN VETERANS HOUSING RENTAL

10 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

11 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(I) ELIGIBLE INDIAN VET14 ERAN.—The term ‘eligible Indian vet15 eran’ means an Indian veteran who 

16 is— 

17 ‘‘(aa) homeless or at risk of 

18 homelessness; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) living— 

20 ‘‘(AA) on or near a res21 ervation; or 

22 ‘‘(BB) in or near any 

23 other Indian area. 

24 ‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.— 

25 The term ‘eligible recipient’ means a 


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1 recipient eligible to receive a grant 

2 under section 101 of the Native 

3 American Housing Assistance and 

4 Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 

5 U.S.C. 4111). 

6 ‘‘(III) INDIAN; INDIAN AREA.— 

7 The terms ‘Indian’ and ‘Indian area’ 

8 have the meanings given those terms 

9 in section 4 of the Native American 

10 Housing Assistance and Self-Deter11 mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

12 4103). 

13 ‘‘(IV) INDIAN VETERAN.—The 

14 term ‘Indian veteran’ means an In15 dian who is a veteran. 

16 ‘‘(V) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Pro17 gram’ means the Tribal HUD–VASH 

18 program carried out under clause (ii). 

19 ‘‘(VI) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 

20 The term ‘tribal organization’ has the 

21 meaning given the term in section 4 

22 of the Indian Self-Determination and 

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

24 5304). 


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1 ‘‘(ii) PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS.— 

2 The Secretary shall use not less than 5 

3 percent of the amounts made available for 

4 rental assistance under this paragraph to 

5 carry out a rental assistance and sup6 ported housing program, to be known as 

7 the ‘Tribal HUD–VASH program’, in con8 junction with the Secretary of Veterans Af9 fairs, by awarding grants for the benefit of 

10 eligible Indian veterans. 

11 ‘‘(iii) MODEL.— 

12 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as 

13 provided in subclause (II), the Sec14 retary shall model the Program on the 

15 rental assistance and supported hous16 ing program authorized under sub17 paragraph (A) and applicable appro18 priations Acts, including administra19 tion in conjunction with the Secretary 

20 of Veterans Affairs. 

21 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(aa) SECRETARY OF HOUS23 ING AND URBAN DEVELOP24 MENT.—After consultation with 

25 Indian tribes, eligible recipients, 


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1 and any other appropriate tribal 

2 organizations, the Secretary may 

3 make necessary and appropriate 

4 modifications to facilitate the use 

5 of the Program by eligible recipi6 ents to serve eligible Indian vet7 erans. 

8 ‘‘(bb) SECRETARY OF VET9 ERANS AFFAIRS.—After consulta10 tion with Indian tribes, eligible 

11 recipients, and any other appro12 priate tribal organizations, the 

13 Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

14 may make necessary and appro15 priate modifications to facilitate 

16 the use of the Program by eligi17 ble recipients to serve eligible In18 dian veterans. 

19 ‘‘(iv) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—The 

20 Secretary shall make amounts for rental 

21 assistance and associated administrative 

22 costs under the Program available in the 

23 form of grants to eligible recipients. 


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1 ‘‘(v) FUNDING CRITERIA.—The Sec2 retary shall award grants under the Pro3 gram 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.—Grants 

12 awarded under the Program shall be ad13 ministered in accordance with the Native 

14 American Housing Assistance and Self-De15 termination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 

16 et seq.), except that recipients shall— 

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

18 manner prescribed by the Secretary, 

19 reports on the utilization of rental as20 sistance provided under the Program; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(II) provide to the Secretary in23 formation specified by the Secretary 

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1 gram in serving eligible Indian vet2 erans. 

3 ‘‘(vii) CONSULTATION.— 

4 ‘‘(I) GRANT RECIPIENTS; TRIBAL

5 ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary, in 

6 coordination with the Secretary of 

7 Veterans Affairs, shall consult with el8 igible recipients and any other appro9 priate tribal organization on the de10 sign of the Program to ensure the ef11 fective delivery of rental assistance 

12 and supportive services to eligible In13 dian veterans under the Program. 

14 ‘‘(II) INDIAN HEALTH SERV15 ICE.—The Director of the Indian 

16 Health Service shall provide any as17 sistance requested by the Secretary or 

18 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 

19 carrying out the Program. 

20 ‘‘(viii) WAIVER.— 

21 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as 

22 provided in subclause (II), the Sec23 retary may waive or specify alter24 native requirements for any provision 

25 of law (including regulations) that the 


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1 Secretary administers in connection 

2 with the use of rental assistance made 

3 available under the Program if the 

4 Secretary finds that the waiver or al5 ternative requirement is necessary for 

6 the effective delivery and administra7 tion of rental assistance under the 

8 Program to eligible Indian veterans. 

9 ‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—The Sec10 retary may not waive or specify alter11 native requirements under subclause 

12 (I) for any provision of law (including 

13 regulations) relating to labor stand14 ards or the environment. 

15 ‘‘(ix) RENEWAL GRANTS.—The Sec16 retary may— 

17 ‘‘(I) set aside, from amounts 

18 made available for tenant-based rental 

19 assistance under this subsection and 

20 without regard to the amounts used 

21 for new grants under clause (ii), such 

22 amounts as may be necessary to 

23 award renewal grants to eligible re24 cipients that received a grant under 

25 the Program in a previous year; and 


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1 ‘‘(II) specify criteria that an eli2 gible recipient must satisfy to receive 

3 a renewal grant under subclause (I), 

4 including providing data on how the 

5 eligible recipient used the amounts of 

6 any grant previously received under 

7 the Program. 

8 ‘‘(x) REPORTING.— 

9 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later 

10 than 1 year after the date of enact11 ment of the Native American Housing 

12 Assistance and Self-Determination 

13 Reauthorization Act of 2017, and 

14 every 5 years thereafter, the Sec15 retary, in coordination with the Sec16 retary of Veterans Affairs and the Di17 rector of the Indian Health Service, 

18 shall— 

19 ‘‘(aa) conduct a review of 

20 the implementation of the Pro21 gram, including any factors that 

22 may have limited its success; and 

23 ‘‘(bb) submit a report de24 scribing the results of the review 

25 under item (aa) to— 


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1 ‘‘(AA) the Committee 

2 on Indian Affairs, the Com3 mittee on Banking, Housing, 

4 and Urban Affairs, the 

5 Committee on Veterans’ Af6 fairs, and the Committee on 

7 Appropriations of the Sen8 ate; and 

9 ‘‘(BB) the Sub10 committee on Indian, Insu11 lar and Alaska Native Af12 fairs of the Committee on 

13 Natural Resources, the 

14 Committee on Financial 

15 Services, the Committee on 

16 Veterans’ Affairs, and the 

17 Committee on Appropria18 tions of the House of Rep19 resentatives. 

20 ‘‘(II) ANALYSIS OF HOUSING

21 STOCK LIMITATION.—The Secretary 

22 shall include in the initial report sub23 mitted under subclause (I) a descrip24 tion of— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) any regulations gov2 erning the use of formula current 

3 assisted stock (as defined in sec4 tion 1000.314 of title 24, Code of 

5 Federal Regulations (or any suc6 cessor regulation)) within the 

7 Program; 

8 ‘‘(bb) the number of recipi9 ents of grants under the Pro10 gram that have reported the reg11 ulations described in item (aa) as 

12 a barrier to implementation of 

13 the Program; and 

14 ‘‘(cc) proposed alternative 

15 legislation or regulations devel16 oped by the Secretary in con17 sultation with recipients of 

18 grants under the Program to 

19 allow the use of formula current 

20 assisted stock within the Pro21 gram.’’. 

22 SEC. 502. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR INDIAN HOUSING. 

23 Section 184(i)(5) of the Housing and Community De24 velopment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(i)(5)) is 

25 amended— 


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1 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after the 

2 period at the end of the first sentence the following: 

3 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for such 

4 costs $12,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 

5 through 2022.’’; and 

6 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘such amount as may be 

10 provided in appropriation Acts for’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘$976,000,000 for each’’. 

12 TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 

13 SEC. 601. LANDS TITLE REPORT COMMISSION. 

14 Section 501 of the American Homeownership and 

15 Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4043 note) 

16 is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Subject to 

18 sums being provided in advance in appropriations 

19 Acts, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘the Native American Housing Assist22 ance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 

23 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 602. LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN TRUST OR RESTRICTED 

2 LANDS FOR HOUSING PURPOSES. 

3 Section 702 (25 U.S.C. 4211) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, whether 

5 enacted before, on, or after the date of the enact6 ment of this section’’ after ‘‘law’’; and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘50 years’’ each place such term 

8 appears and inserting ‘‘99 years’’. 

9 SEC. 603. CLERICAL AMENDMENT. 

10 The table of contents in section 1(b) is amended by 

11 striking the item relating to section 206 (treatment of 

12 funds). 

13 TITLE VII—DEMONSTRATION 

14 PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE 

15 PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY 

16 FOR NATIVE AMERICAN 

17 HOUSING 

18 SEC. 701. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

19 Add at the end of the Act (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) 

20 the following new title: 


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1 ‘‘TITLE IX—DEMONSTRATION 

2 PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE 

3 PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY 

4 FOR NATIVE AMERICAN 

5 HOUSING 

6 ‘‘SEC. 901. AUTHORITY. 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other author8 ity provided in this Act for the construction, development, 

9 maintenance, and operation of housing for Indian families, 

10 the Secretary shall provide the participating tribes having 

11 final plans approved pursuant to section 905 with the au12 thority to exercise the activities provided under this title 

13 and such plan for the acquisition and development of 

14 housing to meet the needs of tribal members. 

15 ‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF NAHASDA PROVI16 SIONS.—Except as specifically provided otherwise in this 

17 title, titles I through IV, VI, and VII shall not apply to 

18 a participating tribe’s use of funds during any period that 

19 the tribe is participating in the demonstration program 

20 under this title. 

21 ‘‘(c) CONTINUED APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN

22 NAHASDA PROVISIONS.—The following provisions of ti23 tles I through VIII shall apply to the demonstration pro24 gram under this title and amounts made available under 

25 the demonstration program under this title: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Subsections (d) and (e) of section 101 (re2 lating to tax exemption). 

3 ‘‘(2) Section 101(j) (relating to Federal supply 

4 sources). 

5 ‘‘(3) Section 101(k) (relating to tribal pref6 erence in employment and contracting). 

7 ‘‘(4) Section 104 (relating to treatment of pro8 gram income and labor standards). 

9 ‘‘(5) Section 105 (relating to environmental re10 view). 

11 ‘‘(6) Section 201(b) (relating to eligible fami12 lies), except as otherwise provided in this title. 

13 ‘‘(7) Section 203(g) (relating to a de minimis 

14 exemption for procurement of goods and services). 

15 ‘‘(8) Section 702 (relating to 99-year leasehold 

16 interests in trust or restricted lands for housing pur17 poses). 

18 ‘‘SEC. 902. PARTICIPATING TRIBES. 

19 ‘‘(a) REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE.—To be eligible to 

20 participate in the demonstration program under this title, 

21 an Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a notice of 

22 intention to participate during the 60-day period begin23 ning on the date of the enactment of this title, in such 

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1 ‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Upon approval 

2 under section 905 of the final plan of an Indian tribe for 

3 participation in the demonstration program under this 

4 title, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agree5 ment with the participating tribe that provides such tribe 

6 with the authority to carry out activities under the dem7 onstration program. 

8 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not approve 

9 more than 20 Indian tribes for participation in the dem10 onstration program under this title. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 903. REQUEST FOR QUOTES AND SELECTION OF IN12 VESTOR PARTNER. 

13 ‘‘(a) REQUEST FOR QUOTES.—Not later than the ex14 piration of the 180-day period beginning upon notification 

15 to the Secretary by an Indian tribe of intention to partici16 pate in the demonstration program under this title, the 

17 Indian tribe shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) obtain assistance from a qualified entity in 

19 assessing the housing needs, including the affordable 

20 housing needs, of the tribe; and 

21 ‘‘(2) release a request for quotations from enti22 ties interested in partnering with the tribe in design23 ing and carrying out housing activities sufficient to 

24 meet the tribe’s housing needs as identified pursuant 

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1 ‘‘(b) SELECTION OF INVESTOR PARTNER.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para3 graph (2), not later than the expiration of the 18- 

4 month period beginning on the date of the enact5 ment of this title, an Indian tribe requesting to par6 ticipate in the demonstration program under this 

7 title shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) select an investor partner from 

9 among the entities that have responded to the 

10 tribe’s request for quotations; and 

11 ‘‘(B) together with such investor partner, 

12 establish and submit to the Secretary a final 

13 plan that meets the requirements under section 

14 904. 

15 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may extend 

16 the period under paragraph (1) for any tribe that— 

17 ‘‘(A) has not received any satisfactory 

18 quotation in response to its request released 

19 pursuant to subsection (a)(2); or 

20 ‘‘(B) has any other satisfactory reason, as 

21 determined by the Secretary, for failure to se22 lect an investor partner. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 904. FINAL PLAN. 

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1 ‘‘(1) be developed by the participating tribe and 

2 the investor partner for the tribe selected pursuant 

3 to section 903(b)(1)(A); 

4 ‘‘(2) identify the qualified entity that assisted 

5 the tribe in assessing the housing needs of the tribe; 

6 ‘‘(3) set forth a detailed description of such 

7 projected housing needs, including affordable hous8 ing needs, of the tribe, which shall include— 

9 ‘‘(A) a description of such need over the 

10 ensuing 24 months and thereafter until the ex11 piration of the ensuing 5-year period or until 

12 the affordable housing need is met, whichever 

13 occurs sooner; and 

14 ‘‘(B) the same information that would be 

15 required under section 102 to be included in an 

16 Indian housing plan for the tribe, as such re17 quirements may be modified by the Secretary to 

18 take consideration of the requirements of the 

19 demonstration program under this title; 

20 ‘‘(4) provide for specific housing activities suffi21 cient to meet the tribe’s housing needs, including af22 fordable housing needs, as identified pursuant to 

23 paragraph (3) within the periods referred to such 

24 paragraph, which shall include— 


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1 ‘‘(A) development of affordable housing (as 

2 such term is defined in section 4 of this Act (25 

3 U.S.C. 4103)); 

4 ‘‘(B) development of conventional homes 

5 for rental, lease-to-own, or sale, which may be 

6 combined with affordable housing developed 

7 pursuant to subparagraph (A); 

8 ‘‘(C) development of housing infrastruc9 ture, including housing infrastructure sufficient 

10 to serve affordable housing developed under the 

11 plan; and 

12 ‘‘(D) investments by the investor partner 

13 for the tribe, the participating tribe, members 

14 of the participating tribe, and financial institu15 tions and other outside investors necessary to 

16 provide financing for the development of hous17 ing under the plan and for mortgages for tribal 

18 members purchasing such housing; 

19 ‘‘(5) provide that the participating tribe will 

20 agree to provide long-term leases to tribal members 

21 sufficient for lease-to-own arrangements for, and 

22 sale of, the housing developed pursuant to paragraph 

23 (4); 

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1 ‘‘(A) will be liable for delinquencies under 

2 mortgage agreements for housing developed 

3 under the plan that are financed under the plan 

4 and entered into by tribal members; and 

5 ‘‘(B) shall, upon foreclosure under such 

6 mortgages, take possession of such housing and 

7 have the responsibility for making such housing 

8 available to other tribal members; 

9 ‘‘(7) provide for sufficient protections, in the 

10 determination of the Secretary, to ensure that the 

11 tribe and the Federal Government are not liable for 

12 the acts of the investor partner or of any contrac13 tors; 

14 ‘‘(8) provide that the participating tribe shall 

15 have sole final approval of design and location of 

16 housing developed under the plan; 

17 ‘‘(9) set forth specific deadlines and schedules 

18 for activities to be undertaken under the plan and 

19 set forth the responsibilities of the participating 

20 tribe and the investor partner; 

21 ‘‘(10) set forth specific terms and conditions of 

22 return on investment by the investor partner and 

23 other investors under the plan, and provide that the 

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1 cated for the tribe pursuant to title III for such re2 turn on investment; 

3 ‘‘(11) set forth the terms of a cooperative 

4 agreement on the operation and management of the 

5 current assistance housing stock and current hous6 ing stock for the tribe assisted under the preceding 

7 titles of this Act; 

8 ‘‘(12) set forth any plans for sale of affordable 

9 housing of the participating tribe under section 907 

10 and, if included, plans sufficient to meet the require11 ments of section 907 regarding meeting future af12 fordable housing needs of the tribe; 

13 ‘‘(13) set forth terms for enforcement of the 

14 plan, including an agreement regarding jurisdiction 

15 of any actions under or to enforce the plan, includ16 ing a waiver of immunity; and 

17 ‘‘(14) include such other information as the 

18 participating tribe and investor partner consider ap19 propriate. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 905. HUD REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PLAN. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the expiration of 

22 the 90-day period beginning upon a submission by an In23 dian tribe of a final plan under section 904 to the Sec24 retary, the Secretary shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) review the plan and the process by which 

2 the tribe solicited requests for quotations from inves3 tors and selected the investor partner; and 

4 ‘‘(2)(A) approve the plan, unless the Secretary 

5 determines that— 

6 ‘‘(i) the assessment of the tribe’s housing 

7 needs by the qualified entity, or as set forth in 

8 the plan pursuant to section 904(3), is inac9 curate or insufficient; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the process established by the tribe to 

11 solicit requests for quotations and select an in12 vestor partner was insufficient or negligent; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) the plan is insufficient to meet the 

14 housing needs of the tribe, as identified in the 

15 plan pursuant to section 904(3); 

16 ‘‘(B) approve the plan, on the condition that 

17 the participating tribe and the investor make such 

18 revisions to the plan as the Secretary may specify as 

19 appropriate to meet the needs of the tribe for afford20 able housing; or 

21 ‘‘(C) disapprove the plan, only if the Secretary 

22 determines that the plan fails to meet the minimal 

23 housing standards and requirements set forth in this 

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1 ‘‘(b) ACTION UPON DISAPPROVAL.— 

2 ‘‘(1) RE-SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Subject to 

3 paragraph (2), in the case of any disapproval of a 

4 final plan of an Indian tribe pursuant to subsection 

5 (a)(3), the Secretary shall allow the tribe a period 

6 of 180 days from notification to the tribe of such 

7 disapproval to re-submit a revised plan for approval. 

8 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—If the final plan for an In9 dian tribe is disapproved twice and resubmitted 

10 twice pursuant to the authority under paragraph (1) 

11 and, upon such second re-submission of the plan the 

12 Secretary disapproves the plan, the tribe may not re13 submit the plan again and shall be ineligible to par14 ticipate in the demonstration program under this 

15 title. 

16 ‘‘(c) TRIBE AUTHORITY OF HOUSING DESIGN AND

17 LOCATION.—The Secretary may not disapprove a final 

18 plan under section 904, or condition approval of such a 

19 plan, based on the design or location of any housing to 

20 be developed or assisted under the plan. 

21 ‘‘(d) FAILURE TO NOTIFY.—If the Secretary does 

22 not notify a participating tribe submitting a final plan of 

23 approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of the plan 

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1 graph (1), the plan shall be considered as approved for 

2 all purposes of this title. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 906. TREATMENT OF NAHASDA ALLOCATION. 

4 ‘‘Amounts otherwise allocated for a participating 

5 tribe under title III of this Act (25 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) 

6 shall not be made available to the tribe under titles I 

7 through VIII, but shall only be available for the tribe, 

8 upon request by the tribe and approval by the Secretary, 

9 for the following purposes: 

10 ‘‘(1) RETURN ON INVESTMENT.—Such amounts 

11 as are pledged by a participating tribe pursuant to 

12 section 904(10) for return on the investment made 

13 by the investor partner or other investors may be 

14 used by the Secretary to ensure such full return on 

15 investment. 

16 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Sec17 retary may provide to a participating tribe, upon the 

18 request of a tribe, not more than 10 percent of any 

19 annual allocation made under title III for the tribe 

20 during such period for administrative costs of the 

21 tribe in completing the processes to carry out sec22 tions 903 and 904. 

23 ‘‘(3) HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.—A 

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1 ing infrastructure costs associated with providing af2 fordable housing for the tribe under the final plan. 

3 ‘‘(4) MAINTENANCE; TENANT SERVICES.—A 

4 participating tribe may use such amounts for main5 tenance of affordable housing for the tribe and for 

6 housing services, housing management services, and 

7 crime prevention and safety activities described in 

8 paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively, of section 

9 202. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 907. RESALE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 

11 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a 

12 participating tribe may, in accordance with the provisions 

13 of the final plan of the tribe approved pursuant to section 

14 905, resell any affordable housing developed with assist15 ance made available under this Act for use other than as 

16 affordable housing, but only if the tribe provides such as17 surances as the Secretary determines are appropriate to 

18 ensure that— 

19 ‘‘(1) the tribe is meeting its need for affordable 

20 housing; 

21 ‘‘(2) will provide affordable housing in the fu22 ture sufficient to meet future affordable housing 

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1 ‘‘(3) will use any proceeds only to meet such fu2 ture affordable housing needs or as provided in sec3 tion 906. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 908. REPORTS, AUDITS, AND COMPLIANCE. 

5 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS BY TRIBE.—Each partici6 pating tribe shall submit a report to the Secretary annu7 ally regarding the progress of the tribe in complying with, 

8 and meeting the deadlines and schedules set forth under 

9 the approved final plan for the tribe. Such reports shall 

10 contain such information as the Secretary shall require. 

11 ‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

12 submit a report to the Congress annually describing the 

13 activities and progress of the demonstration program 

14 under this title, which shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) summarize the information in the reports 

16 submitted by participating tribes pursuant to sub17 section (a); 

18 ‘‘(2) identify the number of tribes that have se19 lected an investor partner pursuant to a request for 

20 quotations; 

21 ‘‘(3) include, for each tribe applying for partici22 pating in the demonstration program whose final 

23 plan was disapproved under section 905(a)(2)(C), a 

24 detailed description and explanation of the reasons 

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1 eliminate the reasons for disapproval, and identify 

2 whether the tribe has re-submitted a final plan; 

3 ‘‘(4) identify, by participating tribe, any 

4 amounts requested and approved for use under sec5 tion 906; and 

6 ‘‘(5) identify any participating tribes that have 

7 terminated participation in the demonstration pro8 gram and the circumstances of such terminations. 

9 ‘‘(c) AUDITS.—The Secretary shall provide for audits 

10 among participating tribes to ensure that the final plans 

11 for such tribes are being implemented and complied with. 

12 Such audits shall include on-site visits with participating 

13 tribes and requests for documentation appropriate to en14 sure such compliance. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 909. TERMINATION OF TRIBAL PARTICIPATION. 

16 ‘‘(a) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION.—A partici17 pating tribe may terminate participation in the demonstra18 tion program under this title at any time, subject to this 

19 section. 

20 ‘‘(b) EFFECT ON EXISTING OBLIGATIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) NO AUTOMATIC TERMINATION.—Termi22 nation by a participating tribe in the demonstration 

23 program under this section shall not terminate any 

24 obligations of the tribe under agreements entered 

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1 vestor partner for the tribe or any other investors or 

2 contractors. 

3 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO MUTUALLY TERMINATE

4 AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this title may be con5 strued to prevent a tribe that terminates participa6 tion in the demonstration program under this sec7 tion and any party with which the tribe has entered 

8 into an agreement from mutually agreeing to termi9 nate such agreement. 

10 ‘‘(c) RECEIPT OF REMAINING GRANT AMOUNTS.— 

11 The Secretary shall provide for grants to be made in ac12 cordance with, and subject to the requirements of, this Act 

13 for any amounts remaining after use pursuant to section 

14 906 from the allocation under title III for a participating 

15 tribe that terminates participation in the demonstration 

16 program. 

17 ‘‘(d) COSTS AND OBLIGATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

18 not be liable for any obligations or costs incurred by an 

19 Indian tribe during its participation in the demonstration 

20 program under this title. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 910. FINAL REPORT. 

22 ‘‘Not later than the expiration of the 5-year period 

23 beginning on the date of the enactment of this title, the 

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1 garding the effectiveness of the demonstration program, 

2 which shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) an assessment of the success, under the 

4 demonstration program, of participating tribes in 

5 meeting their housing needs, including affordable 

6 housing needs, on tribal land; 

7 ‘‘(2) recommendations for any improvements in 

8 the demonstration program; and 

9 ‘‘(3) a determination of whether the demonstra10 tion should be expanded into a permanent program 

11 available for Indian tribes to opt into at any time 

12 and, if so, recommendations for such expansion, in13 cluding any legislative actions necessary to expand 

14 the program. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 911. DEFINITIONS. 

16 ‘‘For purposes of this title, the following definitions 

17 shall apply: 

18 ‘‘(1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term ‘af19 fordable housing’ has the meaning given such term 

20 in section 4 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 

21 ‘‘(2) HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 

22 ‘housing infrastructure’ means basic facilities, serv23 ices, systems, and installations necessary or appro24 priate for the functioning of a housing community, 

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1 tions for water, sewage, power, communications, and 

2 transportation. 

3 ‘‘(3) LONG-TERM LEASE.—The term ‘long-term 

4 lease’ means an agreement between a participating 

5 tribe and a tribal member that authorizes the tribal 

6 member to occupy a specific plot of tribal lands for 

7 50 or more years and to request renewal of the 

8 agreement at least once. 

9 ‘‘(4) PARTICIPATING TRIBES.—The term ‘par10 ticipating tribe’ means an Indian tribe for which a 

11 final plan under section 904 for participation in the 

12 demonstration program under this title has been ap13 proved by the Secretary under section 905. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 912. NOTICE. 

15 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish any requirements and 

16 criteria as may be necessary to carry out the demonstra17 tion program under this title by notice published in the 

18 Federal Register.’’. 

19 SEC. 702. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 

20 The table of contents in section 1(b) is amended by 

21 inserting after the item relating to section 705 the fol22 lowing: 

‘‘TITLE VIII—HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS 

‘‘Sec. 801. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 802. Block grants for affordable housing activities. 

‘‘Sec. 803. Housing plan. 

‘‘Sec. 804. Review of plans. 

‘‘Sec. 805. Treatment of program income and labor standards. 

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‘‘Sec. 807. Regulations. 

‘‘Sec. 808. Effective date. 

‘‘Sec. 809. Affordable housing activities. 

‘‘Sec. 810. Eligible affordable housing activities. 

‘‘Sec. 811. Program requirements. 

‘‘Sec. 812. Types of investments. 

‘‘Sec. 813. Low-income requirement and income targeting. 

‘‘Sec. 814. Lease requirements and tenant selection. 

‘‘Sec. 815. Repayment. 

‘‘Sec. 816. Annual allocation. 

‘‘Sec. 817. Allocation formula. 

‘‘Sec. 818. Remedies for noncompliance. 

‘‘Sec. 819. Monitoring of compliance. 

‘‘Sec. 820. Performance reports. 

‘‘Sec. 821. Review and audit by Secretary. 

‘‘Sec. 822. General Accounting Office audits. 

‘‘Sec. 823. Reports to Congress. 

‘‘Sec. 824. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘TITLE IX—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE 

PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING 

‘‘Sec. 901. Authority. 

‘‘Sec. 902. Participating tribes. 

‘‘Sec. 903. Request for quotes and selection of investor partner. 

‘‘Sec. 904. Final plan. 

‘‘Sec. 905. HUD review and approval of plan. 

‘‘Sec. 906. Treatment of NAHASDA allocation. 

‘‘Sec. 907. Resale of affordable housing. 

‘‘Sec. 908. Reports, audits, and compliance. 

‘‘Sec. 909. Termination of tribal participation. 

‘‘Sec. 910. Final report. 

‘‘Sec. 911. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 912. Notice.’’. 

1 TITLE VIII—HOUSING FOR 

2 NATIVE HAWAIIANS 

3 SEC. 801. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOME4 OWNERSHIP ACT. 

5 Section 824 (25 U.S.C. 4243) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘such sums as may be necessary’’ and all that follows 

7 through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘$13,000,000 

8 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.’’. 


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1 SEC. 802. REAUTHORIZATION OF LOAN GUARANTEES FOR 

2 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING. 

3 Section 184A(j)(5) of the Housing and Community 

4 Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b(j)(5)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after the 

7 period at the end of the first sentence the following: 

8 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for such 

9 costs $386,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 

10 2022.’’; and 

11 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for each 

12 of fiscal years’’ and all that follows through the pe13 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal 

14 years 2018 through 2022 with an aggregate out15 standing principal amount not exceeding 

16 $41,504,000 for each such fiscal year.’’. 

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