able housing activities for which such funds will be com-
mitted for use or expended in a subsequent fiscal year, 
the Secretary may not require amounts from such a grant 
to be used, or committed for use, any sooner than so pro-
vided under such Indian housing plan. 
‘‘(g) DE MINIMIS EXEMPTION FOR PROCUREMENT 
OF GOODS AND SERVICES.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any rules and procedures regarding com-
petitive procurement otherwise applicable to a recipient 
shall not apply to the recipient in the case of procurement 
of goods and services under $5,000 with grant amounts 
under this Act.’’. 
(i) AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.—Subsection (a) of 
section 208 (25 U.S.C. 4138(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘criminal conviction 
records of’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, or (2) adult applicants for employment 
with the tribe in positions relating to the tribe’s ac-
tivities under this Act or its other housing-related 
activities or with the tribally designated housing en-
tity, for purposes of applicant screening’’. 
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SEC. 3. SELF-DETERMINED HOUSING ACTIVITIES FOR TRIB-
AL COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—Title II (25 
U.S.C. 4131 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after the title heading the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subtitle A—General Block Grant 
Program’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
title: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Self-Determined Hous-
ing Activities for Tribal Commu-
nities 
‘‘SEC. 231. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this subtitle are to establish a self- 
determined housing activities for the tribal communities 
program to provide Indian tribes with the flexibility to use 
a portion of the grant amounts under section 101 for the 
tribe in manners that are wholly self-determined by the 
tribe for housing activities involving construction, acquisi-
tion, or rehabilitation of housing that will benefit the com-
munity served by the tribe. 
‘‘SEC. 232. AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Under the program under this 
subtitle, for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the 
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recipient for each qualifying Indian tribe may use the 
amounts specified in subsection (c) in accordance with this 
subtitle. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFYING INDIAN TRIBES.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘qualifying Indian tribe’ means, with 
respect to a fiscal year, an Indian tribe or tribally des-
ignated housing entity that— 
‘‘(1) a grant is made in behalf of under section 
101; 
‘‘(2) has complied with the requirements under 
subsections (b)(4) and (c)(7) of section 102; and 
‘‘(3) has no unresolved significant and material 
audit findings or exceptions in the most recent an-
nual audit completed under chapter 75 of title 31, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Single 
Audit Act), or in an independent financial audit pre-
pared in accordance with generally accepted auditing 
principles. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT.—With respect to a fiscal year and a 
recipient, the amounts specified in this subsection are 
amounts from any grant under section 101 for the recipi-
ent for the fiscal year, as determined by the recipient, but 
in no case exceeding the lesser of (1) 15 percent of the 
total grant amount for the recipient for such fiscal year, 
or (2) $1,000,000. 
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‘‘SEC. 233. USE OF AMOUNTS FOR HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES.—Any amounts 
made available for use under this subtitle by a recipient 
for an Indian tribe shall be used only for housing activi-
ties, as selected at the discretion of the recipient and set 
forth in the Indian housing plan for the tribe pursuant 
to section 102(c)(7), for the construction, acquisition or 
rehabilitation of housing that provide a benefit to families 
described in section 201(b)(1). 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION
ON
CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES.— 
Amounts made available for use under this subtitle may 
not be used for any costs of providing infrastructure, com-
mercial and economic development, and operating costs of 
housing. 
‘‘SEC. 234. INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as specifically provided 
in this Act, the provisions of title I, subtitle A of title II, 
and titles III through VIII shall not apply to the program 
under this subtitle or to amounts made available in ac-
cordance with this subtitle. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—The following provi-
sions of titles I through VIII shall apply to the program 
under this subtitle and amounts made available in accord-
ance with this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) Section 101(c) (relating to local coopera-
tion agreements). 
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‘‘(2) Subsections (d) and (e) of section 101 (re-
lating to tax exemption). 
‘‘(3) Section 102(c)(5) (relating to certification 
of compliance). 
‘‘(4) Section 104 (relating to treatment of pro-
gram income and labor standards). 
‘‘(5) Section 105 (relating to environmental re-
view). 
‘‘(6) Section 201(b) (relating to eligible fami-
lies). 
‘‘(7) Section 201(b)(7) (relating to preference 
for tribal members and other Indian families). 
‘‘(8) Section 203(c) (relating to insurance cov-
erage). 
‘‘(9) Section 209 (relating to noncompliance 
with affordable housing requirement). 
‘‘(10) Section 401 (relating to remedies for 
noncompliance). 
‘‘(11) Section 408 (relating to public avail-
ability of information). 
‘‘(12) Section 702 (relating to 50-year leasehold 
interests in trust or restricted lands for housing pur-
poses). 
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‘‘SEC. 235. REVIEW AND REPORT. 
‘‘(a) REVIEW.—During calendar year 2011, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a review of the results achieved by 
the program under this subtitle to determine— 
‘‘(1) the housing constructed, acquired, or reha-
bilitated under the program; 
‘‘(2) the effects of such housing constructed, ac-
quired, or rehabilitated on costs to low-income fami-
lies of affordable housing; 
‘‘(3) the effectiveness of each recipient in 
achieving the results intended to be achieved, as set 
forth in the Indian housing plan for the Indian tribe; 
and 
‘‘(4) the need for, and effectiveness of, extend-
ing the duration of the program and increasing the 
amount of grants under section 101 that may be 
used under the program. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2011, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress setting 
forth the information obtained pursuant to the review 
under subsection (a), which shall include conclusions and 
recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the pro-
gram under this subtitle, including— 
‘‘(1) recommendations regarding extension of 
the program for subsequent fiscal years and increas-
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ing the amount pursuant to section 232(c) that may 
be used under the program; and 
‘‘(2) recommendations for— 
‘‘(A) specific Indian tribes (or recipients) 
that should be prohibited from participating in 
the program for failure to achieve results, and 
the period for which such prohibition should re-
main in effect; or 
‘‘(B) standards and procedures by which 
tribes (or recipients) may be prohibited from 
participating in the program for failure to 
achieve results. 
‘‘(c) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO SECRETARY.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, recipients 
participating in the program under this subtitle shall pro-
vide such information to the Secretary as the Secretary 
may request, in sufficient detail and in a timely manner 
sufficient to ensure that the review and report required 
by this section is accomplished in a timely manner’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO USE BLOCK GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
Subsection (a) of section 101 (25 U.S.C. 4111(a)) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end of the 
first sentence the following: ‘‘under subtitle A of title II 
and to carry out self-determined housing activities for trib-
al communities programs under subtitle B of such title’’. 
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(c) EXEMPTION FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING AC-
TIVITIES REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (g) of section 101 
(25 U.S.C. 4111) is amended by inserting ‘‘of this section 
and subtitle B of title II’’ after ‘‘subsection (h)’’. 
(d) INDIAN HOUSING PLANS.—Section 102 (25 
U.S.C. 4112) is amended as follows: 
(1) 5-YEAR PLAN.—In subsection (b), by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) SELF-DETERMINED
HOUSING
ACTIVITIES 
PROGRAM.—A statement of the manner in which the 
program for the Indian tribe under subtitle B of 
title II will be carried out and implemented, and an 
overview of the benefits to the low-income commu-
nity intended to be achieved from activities to be un-
dertaken during the period pursuant to the program 
for the Indian tribe under subtitle B of title II.’’. 
(2) 1-YEAR PLAN.—In subsection (c), by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) SELF-DETERMINED
HOUSING
ACTIVITIES 
PROGRAM.—A statement of housing activities to be 
undertaken during the period pursuant to the pro-
gram for the Indian tribe under subtitle B of title 
II and a description of the benefit such activities will 
provide for the low-income community.’’. 
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(e) REVIEW OF HOUSING PLANS.—Section 103 (25 
U.S.C. 4113) is amended by striking subsection (e) and 
inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) SELF-DETERMINED ACTIVITIES PROGRAM.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall review the information included in an 
Indian housing plan pursuant to subsections (b)(4) 
and (c)(7) only to determine whether such informa-
tion is included for purposes of compliance with the 
requirement under section 232(b)(2); and 
‘‘(2) may not approve or disapprove an Indian 
housing plan based on the content of the particular 
benefits, activities, and results included pursuant to 
such subsections.’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) (25 U.S.C. 4101 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after the item for title II the 
following new item: 
‘‘Subtitle A—General Block Grant Program’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the item for title III the 
following new items: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Self-Determined Housing Activities for Tribal Communities 
‘‘Sec. 231. Purposes. 
‘‘Sec. 232. Authority. 
‘‘Sec. 233. Use of amounts for housing activities. 
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‘‘Sec. 234. Inapplicability of other provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 235. Review and report.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECT OF NAHASDA ON HOME INVESTMENT PART-
NERSHIPS ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V (25 U.S.C. 4181 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 509. EFFECT ON HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS 
ACT. 
‘‘The amendments made by this title, and the provi-
sions of this title and this Act, may not be construed to 
prohibit or prevent any insular area or participating juris-
diction (as such terms are used for purposes of the HOME 
Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.)) 
from providing amounts made available under such Act 
for such area or jurisdiction to Indian tribes, or tribally 
designated housing entities, for use in accordance with the 
HOME Investment Partnerships Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) (25 U.S.C. 4101 note) is amended by in-
serting after the item for section 508 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 509. Effect on HOME Investment Partnerships Act.’’. 
SEC. 5. GAO STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF NAHASDA FOR 
TRIBES OF DIFFERENT SIZES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of the effectiveness 
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of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-De-
termination Act of 1996 in achieving its purposes of meet-
ing the needs for affordable housing for low-income Indian 
families, as compared to the programs for housing and 
community development assistance for Indian tribes and 
families and Indian housing authorities that were termi-
nated under title V of such Act and the amendments made 
by such title. The study shall compare such effectiveness 
with respect to Indian tribes of various sizes and types, 
and specifically with respect to smaller tribes for which 
grants of lesser or minimum amounts have been made 
under title I of such Act. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of the 
12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate regarding the results and 
conclusions of the study conducted pursuant to subsection 
(a). Such report shall include recommendations regarding 
any changes appropriate to the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to help en-
sure that the purposes of such Act are achieved by all In-
dian tribes, regardless of size or type. 
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SEC. 6. FEDERAL GUARANTEES FOR FINANCING FOR TRIB-
AL HOUSING ACTIVITIES. 
(a) EDUCATIONAL
SEMINARS.—Section 604 (25 
U.S.C. 4195) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Such activities shall include conducting edu-
cational seminars with tribes and tribally designated hous-
ing entities on how to utilize the loan guarantee program 
under this title.’’. 
(b) AGGREGATE FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—Sub-
section (a) of section 605 (25 U.S.C. 4195(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1997 through 2007’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CRED-
IT SUBSIDY.—Subsection (b) of section 605 is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1997 through 2007’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’. 
SEC. 7. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 703 (25 U.S.C. 4212) is amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal years 1997 through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012’’. 
SEC. 8. HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS. 
Section 824 (25 U.S.C. 4243), as added by section 
513 of Public Law 106–569 (114 Stat. 2969), is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years’’ and all that follows and inserting 
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the following: ‘‘fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 
2012.’’. 
Æ 
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