‘‘(ii) INAPPLICABILITY TO QUALIFIED 
PUBLIC
HOUSING
AGENCIES.—Clause (i) 
shall not apply to any qualified public 
housing agency, as such term is defined in 
section 5A(b)(3)(C) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c– 
1(b)(3)(C)). 
‘‘(B) INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), an Indian tribe or trib-
ally designated housing entity (as such 
terms are defined in section 4 of the Na-
tive American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4103)) may not be provided any grant 
amounts under such Act for any program 
year unless the tribe or entity prepares an 
action plan under this subsection that de-
scribes activities to be carried out in ac-
cordance subsections (c) and (d) of this 
section during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) 
INAPPLICABILITY.—Clause 
(i) 
shall not apply to any recipient of grant 
amounts under the Native American Hous-
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ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 for which the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the number of affordable 
housing dwelling units administered 
by such recipient and assisted with 
such grant amounts, and 
‘‘(II) the number of households 
provided tenant-based rental assist-
ance with such grant amounts by such 
recipient, 
is 550 or fewer. 
‘‘(C) INCORPORATION IN ANNUAL PLAN.— 
Such an action plan for a year shall be incor-
porated— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a public housing 
agency, in the annual plan under section 
5A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1) for 
the agency for such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an Indian tribe or 
tribally designated housing entity, the In-
dian housing plan under section 102 of the 
Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
4112) for the tribe for the program year. 
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‘‘(D) 
RETROACTIVE
FUNDING.—Funds 
may be provided to any public housing agency, 
and to any Indian tribe or tribally designated 
housing entity, retroactively upon the develop-
ment and inclusion of an action plan under this 
subsection in an agency’s annual plan, or the 
tribe’s or tribally designated housing entity’s 
Indian housing plan, respectively. 
‘‘(2) OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall 
require that each application for housing and com-
munity development assistance in an amount exceed-
ing $200,000 shall include an action plan under this 
subsection that describes activities to be carried out 
in accordance subsections (c) and (d) of this section. 
‘‘(3) CONTENT.—An action plan under this 
subsection for a public housing agency, for an In-
dian tribe or tribally designated housing entity, or 
for a recipient of housing and community develop-
ment assistance, shall specify the agency’s, tribe’s or 
entity’s, or recipient’s— 
‘‘(A) intended outreach efforts under this 
section within the community; 
‘‘(B) planned training programs; 
‘‘(C) relevant employment opportunities 
under this section; and 
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‘‘(D) timeline for planned implementation 
under this section. 
‘‘(4) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to review the im-
plementation of annual action plans under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(5) PENALTIES.—The Secretary may establish 
and impose penalties for public housing agencies, In-
dian tribes and tribally designated housing entities, 
recipients of housing and community development 
assistance that do not comply with their action plans 
to the satisfaction of the Secretary. Such penalties 
may include— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a public housing agen-
cy, or tribe or tribally designated housing enti-
ty, withholding of assistance from the Depart-
ment until compliance is achieved; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of recipients of housing 
and community development assistance— 
‘‘(i) enforcement actions through the 
Departmental Enforcement Center of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment; 
‘‘(ii) withholding future assistance 
payments; 
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‘‘(iii) a flag in the Active Partners 
Performance System; and 
‘‘(iv) rejection of any further applica-
tions for assistance from the Department 
until compliance is achieved. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATION.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment under section 2 shall take effect 
upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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