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San Bernardino Base and Meridian
Township 9 South, Range 2 West
Section 13, Lot 1, and Section 14, Lots 1, 2, 3.
(8) FORT BIDWELL COMMUNITY OF PAIUTE INDIANS.—Lands
to be held in trust for the Fort Bidwell Community of Paiute
Indians are comprised of approximately 299.04 acres described
as follows:
Mount Diablo Base and Meridian
Township 46 North, Range 16 East
Section 8:
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4.
Section 19:
Lots 5, 6, 7.
S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4.
Section 20:
Lot 1.
SEC. 903. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) PROCEEDS FROM RENTS AND ROYALTIES TRANSFERRED TO
INDIANS.—Amounts which accrue to the United States after the
date of the enactment of this Act from sales, bonuses, royalties,
and rentals relating to any land described in section 902 shall
be available for use or obligation, in such manner and for such
purposes as the Secretary may approve, by the tribe, band, or
group of Indians for whose benefit such land is taken into trust.
(b) NOTICE
OF CANCELLATION
OF GRAZING PREFERENCES.—
Grazing preferences on lands described in section 902 shall termi-
nate 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) LAWS GOVERNING LANDS TO BE HELD IN TRUST.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any lands which are to be held in trust
for the benefit of any tribe, band, or group of Indians pursuant
to this Act shall be added to the existing reservation of the
tribe, band, or group, and the official boundaries of the reserva-
tion shall be modified accordingly.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.—The
lands referred to in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the laws
of the United States relating to Indian land in the same manner
and to the same extent as other lands held in trust for such
tribe, band, or group on the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act.
TITLE X—NATIVE AMERICAN
HOMEOWNERSHIP
SEC. 1001. LANDS TITLE REPORT COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to sums being provided in
advance in appropriations Acts, there is established a Commission
to be known as the Lands Title Report Commission (hereafter
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) to facilitate home
loan mortgages on Indian trust lands. The Commission will be
subject to oversight by the Committee on Banking and Financial
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Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be composed of
12 members, appointed not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act as follows:
(A) Four members shall be appointed by the President.
(B) Four members shall be appointed by the chair-
person of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
of the House of Representatives.
(C) Four members shall be appointed by the chair-
person of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate.
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—
(A) MEMBERS OF TRIBES.—At all times, not less than
eight of the members of the Commission shall be members
of federally recognized Indian tribes.
(B) EXPERIENCE IN LAND TITLE MATTERS.—All members
of the Commission shall have experience in and knowledge
of land title matters relating to Indian trust lands.
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Commission
shall be one of the members of the Commission appointed
under paragraph (1)(C), as elected by the members of the
Commission.
(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which
the original appointment was made.
(5) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Commission shall
serve without pay, but each member shall receive travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accord-
ance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States
Code.
(c) INITIAL MEETING.—The Chairperson of the Commission shall
call the initial meeting of the Commission. Such meeting shall
be held within 30 days after the Chairperson of the Commission
determines that sums sufficient for the Commission to carry out
its duties under this Act have been appropriated for such purpose.
(d) DUTIES.—The Commission shall analyze the system of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior for
maintaining land ownership records and title documents and issuing
certified title status reports relating to Indian trust lands and,
pursuant to such analysis, determine how best to improve or replace
the system—
(1) to ensure prompt and accurate responses to requests
for title status reports;
(2) to eliminate any backlog of requests for title status
reports; and
(3) to ensure that the administration of the system will
not in any way impair or restrict the ability of Native Ameri-
cans to obtain conventional loans for purchase of residences
located on Indian trust lands, including any actions necessary
to ensure that the system will promptly be able to meet future
demands for certified title status reports, taking into account
the anticipated complexity and volume of such requests.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than the date of the termination of
the Commission under subsection (h), the Commission shall submit
a report to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
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of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate describing the analysis
and determinations made pursuant to subsection (d).
(f ) POWERS.—
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission may, for
the purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit
and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evi-
dence as the Commission considers appropriate.
(2) STAFF
OF
FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—Upon request of the
Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency
may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel
of that department or agency to the Commission to assist
it in carrying out its duties under this section.
(3) OBTAINING
OFFICIAL
DATA.—The Commission may
secure directly from any department or agency of the United
States information necessary to enable it to carry out this
section. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission,
the head of that department or agency shall furnish that
information to the Commission.
(4) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as other departments and agencies of the United States.
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon the request
of the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall
provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the
administrative support services necessary for the Commission
to carry out its duties under this section.
(6) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint personnel as it
considers appropriate, subject to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service,
and shall pay such personnel in accordance with the provisions
of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this sec-
tion, there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000. Such sums
shall remain available until expended.
(h) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 1 year
after the date of the initial meeting of the Commission.
SEC. 1002. LOAN GUARANTEES.
Section 184(i) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(i)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (C) and
inserting the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
OUTSTANDING
AGGREGATE
PRIN-
CIPAL
AMOUNT.—Subject to the limitations in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), the Secretary may enter into commit-
ments to guarantee loans under this section in each fiscal
year with an aggregate outstanding principal amount not
exceeding such amount as may be provided in appropriation
Acts for such fiscal year.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 1997,
1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal year’’.
SEC. 1003. NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
(a) RESTRICTION ON WAIVER AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(b)(2) of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25
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U.S.C. 4111(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘if the Secretary’’
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
the following: ‘‘for a period of not more than 90 days, if the
Secretary determines that an Indian tribe has not complied
with, or is unable to comply with, those requirements due
to exigent circumstances beyond the control of the Indian
tribe.’’.
(2) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT.—Section 101(c) of the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111(c)) is amended by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘The Secretary may waive the requirements
of this subsection and subsection (d) if the recipient has made
a good faith effort to fulfill the requirements of this subsection
and subsection (d) and agrees to make payments in lieu of
taxes to the appropriate taxing authority in an amount con-
sistent with the requirements of subsection (d)(2) until such
time as the matter of making such payments has been resolved
in accordance with subsection (d).’’.
(b) ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES THAT ARE NOT LOW-INCOME.—
Section 102(c) of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4112(c)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) CERTAIN FAMILIES.—With respect to assistance pro-
vided under section 201(b)(2) by a recipient to Indian families
that are not low-income families, evidence that there is a need
for housing for each such family during that period that cannot
reasonably be met without such assistance.’’.
(c) ELIMINATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR SMALL TRIBES.—
Section 102 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4112) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (f ); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f ).
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—Section 105 of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(25 U.S.C. 4115) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary may waive
the requirements under this section if the Secretary determines
that a failure on the part of a recipient to comply with provisions
of this section—
‘‘(1) will not frustrate the goals of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) or any
other provision of law that furthers the goals of that Act;
‘‘(2) does not threaten the health or safety of the community
involved by posing an immediate or long-term hazard to resi-
dents of that community;
‘‘(3) is a result of inadvertent error, including an incorrect
or incomplete certification provided under subsection (c)(1); and
‘‘(4) may be corrected through the sole action of the
recipient.’’.
(e) ELIGIBILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR HOUSING
ASSISTANCE.—Section 201(b) of the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4131(b))
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (4)’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(5) and (6), respectively; and