Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015

To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; table of contents; references (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; references. Sec. 2. Office of Native American Programs. TITLE I—Block grants and grant requirements Sec. 101. Treatment of program income and labor standards. Sec. 102. Environmental review. Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE II—Affordable housing activities Sec. 201. Program requirements. Sec. 202. Homeownership or lease-to-own low-income requirement and income targeting. Sec. 203. Lease requirements and tenant selection. Sec. 204. Self-determined housing activities for tribal communities. Sec. 205. Total development cost maximum project cost. TITLE III—Allocation of grant amounts Sec. 301. Effect of undisbursed block grant amounts on annual allocations. TITLE IV—Compliance, audits, and reports Sec. 401. Reports to Congress. TITLE V—Other housing assistance for Native Americans Sec. 501. HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program for Native American Veterans. Sec. 502. 99-year leasehold interest in trust or restricted lands for housing purposes. Sec. 503. Training and technical assistance. Sec. 504. Loan guarantees for Indian housing. TITLE VI—Demonstration program for alternative privatization authority for Native American housing Sec. 601. Demonstration program. Sec. 602. Clerical amendments. TITLE VII—Miscellaneous Sec. 701. Community-based organizations and tribally designated housing entities. Sec. 702. Elimination of limitation on use for Cherokee Nation. Sec. 703. Reauthorization of Native Hawaiian Homeownership Act. Sec. 704. Reauthorization of loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing. Sec. 705. Leveraging. Sec. 706. Funding for methamphetamine clean-up projects. (c) References Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq. 2. Office of Native American Programs Section 3 ( 25 U.S.C. 4102 (1) by striking The Secretary (a) In general The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Establishment of Office of Assistant Secretary The head of the Office of Native American Programs shall be the Assistant Secretary, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. . I Block grants and grant requirements 101. Treatment of program income and labor standards Section 104 ( 25 U.S.C. 4114 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) Authority to retain (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a recipient may retain any program income that is realized from any grant amounts under this Act if— (i) the income was realized after the initial disbursement of the grant amounts received by the recipient; and (ii) the recipient has agreed that the recipient will utilize the income for housing related activities in accordance with this Act. (B) Requirements Any income that is realized by a recipient from program income shall— (i) be considered nonprogram income; and (ii) have no restrictions on use. ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) Application of tribal laws (A) In general Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any contract or agreement for assistance, sale, or lease pursuant to this Act, if that contract or agreement is otherwise covered by 1 or more laws or regulations adopted by an Indian tribe that requires the payment of not less than prevailing wages, as determined by the Indian tribe. (B) Wages The prevailing wages described in subparagraph (A) shall apply to the administration of all Federal funding for projects funded in part by funds authorized under this Act. . 102. Environmental review Section 105 ( 25 U.S.C. 4115 (e) Environmental review (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law or use of any other source of funding for the project, compliance with the environmental review requirements of this section shall satisfy any other applicable environmental review requirement under any other Federal law (including regulations) required to be carried out by any agency involved in the project. (2) Coordination with other agencies The Secretary shall coordinate compliance with any environmental review requirements with all impacted Federal agencies and Indian tribes. . 103. Authorization of appropriations Section 108 ( 25 U.S.C. 4117 2009 through 2013 2016 through 2020 II Affordable housing activities 201. Program requirements Section 203(a) ( 25 U.S.C. 4133(a) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (2) paragraphs (2) and (3) (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Application of tribal policies Paragraph (3) shall not apply if— (A) the recipient has a written policy governing rents and homebuyer payments charged for dwelling units; and (B) that policy includes a provision governing maximum rents or homebuyer payments , including tenant protections ; and (4) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking In the case of In the absence of a written policy governing rents and homebuyer payments, in the case of 202. Homeownership or lease-to-own low-income requirement and income targeting Section 205 ( 25 U.S.C. 4135 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking and (B) by adding at the end the following: (E) notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, in the case of rental housing that is made available to a current rental family for conversion to a homebuyer or a lease-purchase unit, that the current rental family can purchase through a contract of sale, lease-purchase agreement, or any other sales agreement, is made available for purchase only by the current rental family, if the rental family was a low-income family at the time of their initial occupancy of such unit; and ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking The provisions (1) In general The provisions ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Applicability to improvements The provisions of subsection (a)(2) regarding binding commitments for the remaining useful life of property shall not apply to improvements of privately owned homes if the cost of the improvements do not exceed 10 percent of the maximum total development cost for the home. . 203. Lease requirements and tenant selection Section 207 ( 25 U.S.C. 4137 (c) Notice of termination The notice period described in subsection (a)(3) shall apply to projects and programs funded in part by amounts authorized under this Act. . 204. Self-determined housing activities for tribal communities Subtitle B of title II ( 25 U.S.C. 4145 et seq. 205. Total development cost maximum project cost Affordable housing (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4103 25 U.S.C. 4111 III Allocation of grant amounts 301. Effect of undisbursed block grant amounts on annual allocations (a) In General Title III ( 25 U.S.C. 4151 et seq. 303. Effect of undisbursed grant amounts on annual allocations (a) Notification of obligated, undisbursed grant amounts Subject to subsection (d), if on January 1, 2018, or on any January 1 October 1, 2017, or on any October 1 system of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is greater than 3 times the formula allocation the recipient would otherwise receive under this Act for the fiscal year during which January 1 occurs system (or a successor system) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is greater than the sum of the initial allocations for the previous 3 fiscal years (1) not later than January 31 October 31 (2) require the recipient for the Indian tribe, not later than 30 days after the Secretary provides notification pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) to notify the Secretary in writing of the reasons why the recipient has not requested the disbursement of the amounts; and (B) to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the recipient has the capacity to spend Federal funds in an effective manner, which may include evidence of the timely expenditure of amounts previously distributed to the recipient under this Act. (b) Allocation amount Notwithstanding sections 301 and 302, the allocation for a recipient for a fiscal year described in subsection (a) shall be an amount equal to the difference between— (1) the amount initially calculated according to the formula; minus (2) an amount equal to the difference between— (A) the total amount of undisbursed block grants for the recipient in the line of credit control system of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on January 1 of the fiscal year; and (B) 3 times the initial formula amount for the fiscal year. (b) Allocation amount Notwithstanding sections 301 and 302, the allocation for a recipient for a fiscal year described in subsection (a) shall be the greater of— (1) an amount equal to the difference between— (A) the amount initially calculated according to the formula; minus (B) an amount equal to the difference between— (i) the total amount of undisbursed block grants for the recipient in the line of credit control system (or a successor system) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on October 1 of the fiscal year; and (ii) the sum of the initial allocations for the previous 3 fiscal years; or (2) the amount that the recipient would otherwise receive under section 302(d). (c) Reallocation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any grant amounts not allocated to a recipient pursuant to subsection (b) shall be in accordance with sections 301 and 302 . under the needs component of the formula. (d) Inapplicability Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to an Indian tribe with respect to any fiscal year for which the amount allocated for the Indian tribe for block grants under this Act is less than $5,000,000. (e) Effect Nothing in this section— (1) requires the promulgation of any regulation; or (2) confers hearing rights under this section or any other provision of this Act. . (b) Clerical Amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 Sec. 303. Effect of undisbursed grant amounts on annual allocations. . IV Compliance, audits, and reports 401. Reports to Congress Section 407 ( 25 U.S.C. 4167 (1) in subsection (a), by striking Congress Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Public availability The report described in subsection (a) shall be made publicly available, including to recipients. . V Other housing assistance for Native Americans 501. HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program for Native American Veterans Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) (D) Native American veterans (i) Authority Of the funds made available for rental assistance under this subsection for fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall set aside 5 percent for a supported housing and rental assistance program modeled on the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, to be administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs, for the benefit of homeless Native American veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness. (ii) Recipients Funds made available under clause (i) shall be made available to recipients eligible to receive block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq. (iii) Funding criteria Funds made available under clause (i) shall be awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding criteria established by the Secretary in a notice published in the Federal Register, after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, by a date sufficient to provide for implementation of the program under this subparagraph in accordance with clause (i). (iv) Program requirements Funds made available under clause (i) shall be administered by block grant recipients in accordance with the program requirements of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq. (v) Waiver The Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for any provision of any law or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this subparagraph, on a finding by the Secretary that a waiver or alternative requirement is necessary— (I) to promote administrative efficiency; (II) to eliminate delay; (III) to consolidate or eliminate duplicative or ineffective requirements or criteria; or (IV) to otherwise provide for the effective delivery and administration of the supportive housing and rental assistance program described in clause (i) with respect to Native American veterans. (vi) Consultation Not later than a date that is sufficient to provide for implementation of the program under this subparagraph in accordance with clause (i), the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly consult with block grant recipients and any other appropriate tribal organizations to ensure— (I) that block grant recipients administering funds made available under clause (i) are able to effectively coordinate with providers of supportive services provided in connection with the supportive housing and rental assistance program described in that clause; and (II) the effective delivery of supportive services to Native American veterans that are homeless or at risk of homelessness and eligible to receive assistance under this subparagraph. (vii) Notice After providing to Indian tribes and tribally designated housing agencies opportunity for comment and consultation, the Secretary shall establish the requirements and criteria for the supportive housing and rental assistance program described in clause (i) by final notice published in the Federal Register. . 502. 99-year leasehold interest in trust or restricted lands for housing purposes Section 702 ( 25 U.S.C. 4211 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting (in effect before, on, or after the date of enactment of this section) law (2) by striking 50 years 99 years 503. Training and technical assistance Section 703 ( 25 U.S.C. 4212 703. Training and technical assistance The Secretary shall make available for assistance, to be awarded on a competitive basis, for a national or regional organization representing Native American housing interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year. . 504. Loan guarantees for Indian housing Section 184(i)(5) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(i)(5)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after the period at the end of the first sentence There are authorized to be appropriated for those costs $12,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking 2008 through 2012 2016 through 2020 VI Demonstration program for alternative privatization authority for Native American housing 601. Demonstration program At the end of the Act, add the following: IX Demonstration program for alternative privatization authority for Native American housing 901. Definitions In this title: (1) Affordable housing The term affordable housing (2) Housing infrastructure The term housing infrastructure (3) Long-term lease The term long-term lease (A) to occupy a specific plot of tribal land for 50 or more years; and (B) to request renewal of the agreement at least once. (4) Participating Indian tribe The term participating Indian tribe 902. Authority (a) In general In addition to any other authority provided in this Act for the construction, development, maintenance, and operation of housing for Indian families, the Secretary shall provide a participating Indian tribe having a final plan approved pursuant to section 906 with the authority to exercise the activities provided under this title and the plan for the acquisition and development of housing to meet the needs of members of the participating Indian tribe. (b) Inapplicability Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, titles I through IV, VI, and VII shall not apply to the use of funds by a participating Indian tribe during any period during which the Indian tribe is participating in the demonstration program under this title. (c) Applicability The following provisions of titles I through VIII shall apply to the demonstration program under this title and amounts made available under the demonstration program under this title: (1) Subsections (d) and (e) of section 101 (relating to tax exemption). (2) Section 101(j) (relating to Federal supply sources). (3) Section 101(k) (relating to tribal preference in employment and contracting). (4) Section 104 (relating to treatment of program income and labor standards). (5) Section 105 (relating to environmental review). (6) Section 201(b) (relating to eligible families), except as otherwise provided in this title. (7) Section 203(g) (relating to a de minimis exemption for procurement of goods and services). (8) Section 702 (relating to 99-year leasehold interests in trust or restricted lands for housing purposes). 903. Participating tribes (a) Request To participate To be eligible to participate in the demonstration program under this title, an Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a notice of intention to participate during the 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this title, in such form and such manner as the Secretary shall require. (b) Cooperative agreement On approval under section 906 of the final plan of an Indian tribe for participation in the demonstration program under this title, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the participating Indian tribe that provides the Indian tribe with the authority to carry out activities under the demonstration program. (c) Limitation The Secretary shall not approve more than 20 Indian tribes for participation in the demonstration program under this title. 904. Request for quotes and selection of investor partner (a) Request for quotes Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Indian tribe submits notice under section 903(a), the Indian tribe shall— (1) obtain assistance from a qualified entity in assessing the housing needs, including the affordable housing needs, of the Indian tribe; and (2) release a request for quotations from entities interested in partnering with the Indian tribe in designing and carrying out housing activities sufficient to meet the housing needs of the Indian tribe as identified pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) Selection of investor partner (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this title, an Indian tribe requesting to participate in the demonstration program under this title shall— (A) select an investor partner from among the entities that have responded to the request of the Indian tribe for quotations under subsection (a)(2); and (B) together with that investor partner, establish and submit to the Secretary a final plan that meets the requirements described in section 905. (2) Exceptions The Secretary may extend the period under paragraph (1) for any Indian tribe that— (A) has not received any satisfactory quotation in response to the request released pursuant to subsection (a)(2); or (B) has any other satisfactory reason, as determined by the Secretary, for failure to select an investor partner. 905. Final plan A final plan of an Indian tribe for participation in the demonstration program under this title shall— (1) be developed by the Indian tribe and the investor partner of the Indian tribe selected under section 904(b)(1)(A); (2) identify the qualified entity that assisted the Indian tribe in assessing the housing needs of the Indian tribe; (3) set forth a detailed description of the projected housing needs, including affordable housing needs, of the Indian tribe, which shall include— (A) a description of those projected housing needs over— (i) the 2-year period following the date of submission of the final plan; and (ii) the period that is the earlier-ending period of— (I) the 5-year period following the expiration of the 2-year period described in clause (i); and (II) the period ending on the date on which those projected housing needs are met; and (B) the same information that would be required under section 102 to be included in an Indian housing plan for the Indian tribe, as modified by the Secretary to take consideration of the requirements of the demonstration program under this title; (4) provide for specific housing activities sufficient to meet the housing needs of the Indian tribe, including affordable housing needs, as identified pursuant to paragraph (3) within the time periods referred to in that paragraph, which shall include— (A) development of affordable housing; (B) development of conventional homes for rental, lease-to-own, or sale, which may be combined with affordable housing developed pursuant to subparagraph (A); (C) development of housing infrastructure, including housing infrastructure sufficient to serve affordable housing developed under the final plan; and (D) investments by the investor partner, the Indian tribe, members of the Indian tribe, and financial institutions and other outside investors necessary to provide financing for the development of housing under the final plan and for mortgages for members of Indian tribes purchasing that housing; (5) provide that the Indian tribe will agree to provide long-term leases to members of the Indian tribe sufficient for lease-to-own arrangements for, and sale of, the housing developed pursuant to paragraph (4); (6) provide that the Indian tribe— (A) will be liable for delinquencies under mortgage agreements for housing developed under the final plan that are financed under the final plan and entered into by members of the Indian tribe; and (B) shall, on foreclosure under a mortgage described in subparagraph (A), take possession of the housing and have the responsibility for making the housing available to other members of the Indian tribe; (7) provide for sufficient protections, as determined by the Secretary, to ensure that the Indian tribe and the Federal Government are not liable for the acts of the investor partner or of any contractors; (8) provide that the Indian tribe shall have sole final approval of the design and location of housing developed under the final plan; and (9) set forth— (A) specific deadlines and schedules for activities to be carried out under the final plan; (B) the responsibilities of the Indian tribe and the investor partner; (C) specific terms and conditions— (i) for return on investment by the investor partner and other investors under the plan; and (ii) to provide that the Indian tribe shall pledge grant amounts allocated for the Indian tribe pursuant to title III for that return on investment; (D) the terms of a cooperative agreement on the operation and management of the current assistance housing stock and current housing stock for the Indian tribe assisted under titles I through VIII; (E) (i) any plans for the sale of the affordable housing of the Indian tribe under section 906; and (ii) if those plans are included, additional plans sufficient to meet the requirements of section 906 regarding meeting future affordable housing needs of the Indian tribe; (F) terms for enforcement of the final plan, including an agreement regarding jurisdiction of any actions under or to enforce the final plan, including a waiver of immunity; and (G) any other information determined appropriate by the Indian tribe and the investor partner. 906. HUD review and approval of plan (a) In general (1) Review Not later than 90 days after the date of submission by an Indian tribe of a final plan under section 905 to the Secretary, the Secretary shall— (A) review the plan and the process by which the Indian tribe solicited requests for quotations from investors and selected the investor partner under section 904(b)(1); and (B) approve or disapprove the plan in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3). (2) Approval (A) In general After the review described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall approve the plan, unless the Secretary determines that— (i) the assessment of the housing needs of the Indian tribe by the qualified entity, or as set forth in the plan pursuant to section 905(3), is inaccurate or insufficient; (ii) the process established by the Indian tribe to solicit requests for quotations and select an investor partner was insufficient or negligent; or (iii) the plan is insufficient to meet the housing needs of the Indian tribe, as identified in the plan pursuant to section 905(3). (B) Opportunity for revision Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall approve a plan determined insufficient under subparagraph (A), on the condition that the Indian tribe and the investor partner make such revisions to the plan as the Secretary may require to meet the needs of the Indian tribe for affordable housing. (3) Disapproval The Secretary may disapprove the plan only if— (A) the Secretary determines that the plan fails to meet the minimal housing standards and requirements of this Act; and (B) the Secretary notifies the Indian tribe of the elements requiring the disapproval. (b) Action upon disapproval (1) Resubmission of plan Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of any disapproval of a final plan of an Indian tribe under subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall allow the tribe, for a period of 180 days beginning on the date of the notification to the tribe of the disapproval, to resubmit a revised plan for approval. (2) Limitation If the final plan for an Indian tribe is resubmitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and the Secretary disapproves the plan a second time, the Indian tribe— (A) may not thereafter resubmit the plan; and (B) shall be ineligible to participate in the demonstration program under this title. (c) Tribal authority over housing design and location The Secretary may not disapprove a final plan under section 905 or condition approval of that plan based on the design or location of any housing to be developed or assisted under the plan. (d) Failure To notify If the Secretary does not notify an Indian tribe submitting a final plan of approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of the plan before the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (a)(1), the plan shall be deemed approved for purposes of this title. 907. Treatment of allocation (a) In general Amounts otherwise allocated for a participating Indian tribe under title III— (1) shall not be made available to the participating Indian tribe under titles I through VIII; and (2) shall only be available for the participating Indian tribe, on request by the participating Indian tribe and approval by the Secretary, for the purposes described in subsections (b) through (e). (b) Return on investment The Secretary may use the amounts described in subsection (a) to ensure the payment of any amounts pledged by a participating Indian tribe pursuant to section 905(9)(C) for return on the investment made by the investor partner or other investors. (c) Administrative expenses The Secretary may provide to a participating Indian tribe, on the request of the participating Indian tribe, not greater than 10 percent of any annual allocation made under title III for the participating Indian tribe during that fiscal year for the administrative costs of the participating Indian tribe in carrying out the requirements of sections 904 and 905. (d) Housing infrastructure costs A participating Indian tribe may use the amounts described in subsection (a) for housing infrastructure costs associated with providing affordable housing for the participating Indian tribe under the final plan. (e) Maintenance; tenant services A participating Indian tribe may use the amounts described in subsection (a) for maintenance of affordable housing for the participating Indian tribe and for the eligible affordable housing activities described in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 202. 908. Resale of affordable housing Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a participating Indian tribe may, in accordance with the provisions of the final plan of the participating Indian tribe approved pursuant to section 906, resell any affordable housing developed with assistance made available under this Act for use other than as affordable housing, on the condition that the tribe provides such assurances as the Secretary determines are appropriate to ensure that the participating Indian tribe— (1) is meeting the need for affordable housing of the participating Indian tribe; (2) will provide affordable housing in the future sufficient to meet future affordable housing needs; and (3) will use any proceeds only— (A) to meet those future affordable housing needs; or (B) in accordance with section 907. 909. Reports, audits, and compliance (a) Annual reports by tribe Each participating Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary annually a report— (1) describing the progress of the participating Indian tribe in complying with, and meeting the deadlines and schedules set forth in, the approved final plan for the participating Indian tribe; and (2) containing such other information as the Secretary may require. (b) Reports to Congress The Secretary shall submit to Congress annually a report describing the activities and progress of the demonstration program under this title, including— (1) a summary of the information in the reports submitted under subsection (a); (2) the number of Indian tribes that have selected an investor partner pursuant to a request for quotations under section 904; (3) for each tribe applying for participation in the demonstration program the final plan of which was disapproved under section 906(a)(3), a detailed description and explanation of— (A) the reasons for the disapproval; and (B) all actions taken by the Indian tribe to eliminate the reasons for disapproval, and an identification of whether the tribe has re-submitted a final plan; (4) an identification, by participating Indian tribe, of any amounts requested and approved for use under section 907; and (5) an identification of any participating Indian tribes that have terminated participation in the demonstration program and the circumstances of the terminations. (c) Audits The Secretary shall provide for audits among participating Indian tribes to ensure implementation and compliance with the final plans for the participating Indian tribes, including on-site visits with participating Indian tribes and requests for documentation appropriate to ensure the compliance. 910. Termination of tribal participation (a) Termination of participation A participating Indian tribe may terminate participation in the demonstration program under this title at any time, subject to this section. (b) Effect on existing obligations (1) No automatic termination Termination by a participating Indian tribe in the demonstration program under this section shall not terminate any obligations of the Indian tribe under agreements entered into under the demonstration program with the investor partner of the Indian tribe or any other investors or contractors. (2) Authority to mutually terminate agreements Nothing in this title prevents an Indian tribe that terminates participation in the demonstration program and any party with which the Indian tribe has entered into an agreement from mutually agreeing to terminate that agreement. (c) Receipt of remaining grant amounts The Secretary shall provide for grants to be made in accordance with, and subject to the requirements of, this Act for any amounts remaining after use pursuant to section 907 from the allocation under title III for an Indian tribe that terminates participation in the demonstration program. (d) Costs and obligations The Secretary shall not be liable for any obligations or costs incurred by an Indian tribe during its participation in the demonstration program under this title. 911. Final report Not later 5 years after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final report describing the effectiveness of the demonstration program, which shall include— (1) an assessment of the success under the demonstration program of participating Indian tribes in meeting the housing needs of the participating Indian tribe, including affordable housing needs, on tribal land; (2) recommendations for any improvements to the demonstration program; and (3) a determination of whether the demonstration program should be expanded into a permanent program available for Indian tribes to opt into at any time and, if so, recommendations for that expansion, including any legislative actions necessary to expand the program. 912. Notice The Secretary shall establish any requirements and criteria necessary to carry out the demonstration program under this title by notice published in the Federal Register. . 602. Clerical amendments The table of contents in section 1(b) is amended by adding after the item relating to section 705 the following: 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. Sec. 806. Environmental review. 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. Definitions. Sec. 902. Authority. Sec. 903. Participating tribes. Sec. 904. Request for quotes and selection of investor partner. Sec. 905. Final plan. Sec. 906. HUD review and approval of plan. Sec. 907. Treatment of allocation. Sec. 908. Resale of affordable housing. Sec. 909. Reports, audits, and compliance. Sec. 910. Termination of tribal participation. Sec. 911. Final report. Sec. 912. Notice. . VII Miscellaneous 701. Community-based organizations and tribally designated housing entities Title VII ( Public Law 104–330 706. Community-based development organization A tribally designated housing entity shall qualify as a community-based development organization for purposes of the Indian Community Development Block Grant program authorized under section 106(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5306(a) . 702. Elimination of limitation on use for Cherokee Nation Section 801 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–411 703. Reauthorization of Native Hawaiian Homeownership Act Section 824 ( 25 U.S.C. 4243 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 704. Reauthorization of loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing Section 184A(j)(5) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b(j)(5)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after the period at the end of the first sentence There are authorized to be appropriated for those costs $386,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking for each of fiscal years for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020 with an aggregate outstanding principal amount not exceeding $41,504,000 for each fiscal year. 705. Leveraging All funds provided under a grant made pursuant to this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be used for purposes of meeting matching or cost participation requirements under any other Federal or non-Federal program. 706. Funding for methamphetamine clean-up projects Section 5124(a)(7) of the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 11903(a)(7) or to implement methamphetamine clean-up projects

Summary: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Requires an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to be the head of the HUD Office of Native American Programs. TITLE I--BLOCK GRANTS AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS (Sec. 101) Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) to require any income realized by a recipient from an affordable and self-determined housing assistance grant to: (1) be considered nonprogram income, and (2) have no restrictions on use. Requires the payment of not less than prevailing wages in the administration of all federal funding for projects funded in part by funds authorized under NAHASDA. (Sec. 102) Declares that compliance by an Indian Tribe with NAHASDA environmental review requirements shall satisfy any other environmental review requirements under any other federal law (including regulations)for a particular project of a tribe. (Sec. 103) Reauthorizes appropriations for the Native American housing assistance block grant program through FY2020. TITLE II--AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES (Sec. 201) Makes maximum rent and homebuyer payment requirements inapplicable to housing assisted under NAHASDA if: (1) the grant recipient has a written policy governing rents and homebuyer payments charged for dwelling units; and (2) that policy addresses maximum rents or homebuyer payments, including tenant protections. (Sec. 202) Treats as affordable housing any rental housing made available to a current rental family for purchase as a homebuyer or lease-purchase unit only if it is made available for purchase only by the current rental family, and only if that family was low-income at the time of their initial occupancy of the unit. Makes the requirement that housing assisted under NAHASDA remain affordable throughout the remaining life of the property inapplicable to improvements of a privately owned home if the cost of those improvements does not exceed 10% of the maximum total development cost for such home. (Sec. 203) Applies to projects and programs funded in part by amounts authorized under NAHASDA the requirement that an owner or manager of rental housing assisted under NAHASDA give adequate written notice of termination of a lease for a period of time required under state, tribal, or local law. (Sec. 204) Repeals the program for self-determined housing activities for tribal communities. (Sec. 205) Declares that affordable housing developed, acquired, or assisted under the Native American housing assistance block grant program shall not exceed by more than 20%, without prior HUD approval, the total development cost maximum cost for all housing under an affordable housing activity, including development and model activities. TITLE III--ALLOCATION OF GRANT AMOUNTS (Sec. 301) Sets forth notice and reallocation requirements in the event that the total amount of undisbursed Native American housing assistance block grants for a recipient for an Indian tribe in the line of the HUD credit control system exceeds the sum of the initial allocations for the previous three fiscal years. Applies these requirements only to a recipient whose allocation exceeds $5 million. Requires such a block grant recipient to justify in writing why full disbursement has not been requested and demonstrate to HUD's satisfaction that the recipient has the capacity to spend federal funds effectively. Requires the reallocation of those unused grants under the needs component of the allocation formula. TITLE IV--COMPLIANCE, AUDITS, AND REPORTS (Sec. 401) Requires HUD to make its annual report available to specified congressional committees (currently to Congress) and to make it publicly available as well, including to recipients. TITLE V--OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS (Sec. 501) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require HUD to set aside certain funds to implement a supportive housing and rental assistance voucher program, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for the benefit of Native American veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Allows the Secretary to waive or specify alternative requirements for any law or regulation under such program as needed. (Sec. 502) Amends NAHASDA to allow a lease of trust or restricted Indian lands for housing purposes to exceed 99 years (currently, to exceed 50 years). (Sec. 503) Directs HUD to make necessary sums available each fiscal year for assistance, to be awarded on a competitive basis, to national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests in order to provide training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities. Currently appropriations are authorized only through FY2013. (Sec. 504) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary to guarantee Indian housing loans through FY2020. Authorizes appropriations for such guarantees. TITLE VI--DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING (Sec. 601) Amends NAHASDA to establish a demonstration program that requires a participating Indian tribe to select a private investor partner and, with that partner, to develop and implement a HUD-approved plan to address the tribe's housing needs. Requires each participating tribe to obtain assistance from a qualified entity in assessing its housing needs. Bars the Secretary from approving more than 20 tribes for participation in the demonstration program. Makes the block grant amounts that would otherwise have been allocated to a participating tribe under NAHASDA available under the demonstration program to: (1) provide investor partners or other investors with a full return on their investment in the tribe's housing needs, (2) cover a tribe's administrative costs, and (3) cover housing infrastructure costs associated with providing affordable housing for the tribe. Permits a participating tribe, in accordance with the tribe's final plan, to resell any affordable housing developed with assistance under NAHASDA for use other than as affordable housing, but only if the tribe makes certain assurances with respect to meeting the needs for affordable housing. TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS (Sec. 701) Declares that a tribally designated housing entity shall qualify as a community-based development organization for purposes of the Indian Community Development Block Grant program authorized under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. (Sec. 702) Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008 to repeal the limitation on the use of funds under that Act for the benefit of the Cherokee Nation. (Sec. 703) Amends NAHASDA to reauthorize the block grant program for affordable housing for Native Hawaiians through FY2020. (Sec. 704) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize HUD to guarantee Native Hawaiian housing loans through FY2020. Authorizes appropriations to the Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund for the costs of such guarantees. Sets the maximum aggregate outstanding principal amount of such loans for each fiscal year at $41.504 million. (Sec. 705) States that all funds provided under a grant made pursuant to this Act may be used for purposes of meeting matching or cost participation requirements under any other federal or non-federal program. (Sec. 706) Amends the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to permit grants to be used for the implementation of methamphetamine clean-up projects.