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cated for the tribe pursuant to title III for such re-
turn on investment; 
‘‘(11) set forth the terms of a cooperative 
agreement on the operation and management of the 
current assistance housing stock and current hous-
ing stock for the tribe assisted under the preceding 
titles of this Act; 
‘‘(12) set forth any plans for sale of affordable 
housing of the participating tribe under section 907 
and, if included, plans sufficient to meet the require-
ments of section 907 regarding meeting future af-
fordable housing needs of the tribe; 
‘‘(13) set forth terms for enforcement of the 
plan, including an agreement regarding jurisdiction 
of any actions under or to enforce the plan, includ-
ing a waiver of immunity; and 
‘‘(14) include such other information as the 
participating tribe and investor partner consider ap-
propriate. 
‘‘SEC. 905. HUD REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PLAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the expiration of 
the 90-day period beginning upon a submission by an In-
dian tribe of a final plan under section 904 to the Sec-
retary, the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) review the plan and the process by which 
the tribe solicited requests for quotations from inves-
tors and selected the investor partner; and 
‘‘(2)(A) approve the plan, unless the Secretary 
determines that— 
‘‘(i) the assessment of the tribe’s housing 
needs by the qualified entity, or as set forth in 
the plan pursuant to section 904(3), is inac-
curate or insufficient; 
‘‘(ii) the process established by the tribe to 
solicit requests for quotations and select an in-
vestor partner was insufficient or negligent; or 
‘‘(iii) the plan is insufficient to meet the 
housing needs of the tribe, as identified in the 
plan pursuant to section 904(3); 
‘‘(B) approve the plan, on the condition that 
the participating tribe and the investor make such 
revisions to the plan as the Secretary may specify as 
appropriate to meet the needs of the tribe for afford-
able housing; or 
‘‘(C) disapprove the plan, only if the Secretary 
determines that the plan fails to meet the minimal 
housing standards and requirements set forth in this 
Act and the Secretary notifies the tribe of the ele-
ments requiring the disapproval. 
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‘‘(b) ACTION UPON DISAPPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) RE-SUBMISSION
OF
PLAN.—Subject to 
paragraph (2), in the case of any disapproval of a 
final plan of an Indian tribe pursuant to subsection 
(a)(3), the Secretary shall allow the tribe a period 
of 180 days from notification to the tribe of such 
disapproval to re-submit a revised plan for approval. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—If the final plan for an In-
dian tribe is disapproved twice and resubmitted 
twice pursuant to the authority under paragraph (1) 
and, upon such second re-submission of the plan the 
Secretary disapproves the plan, the tribe may not re- 
submit the plan again and shall be ineligible to par-
ticipate in the demonstration program under this 
title. 
‘‘(c) TRIBE AUTHORITY OF HOUSING DESIGN AND 
LOCATION.—The Secretary may not disapprove a final 
plan under section 904, or condition approval of such a 
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 a participating tribe submitting a final plan of 
approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of the plan 
before the expiration of the period referred to in para-
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graph (1), the plan shall be considered as approved for 
all purposes of this title. 
‘‘SEC. 906. TREATMENT OF NAHASDA ALLOCATION. 
‘‘Amounts otherwise allocated for a participating 
tribe under title III of this Act (25 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) 
shall not be made available to the tribe under titles I 
through VIII , but shall only be available for the tribe, 
upon request by the tribe and approval by the Secretary, 
for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) RETURN ON INVESTMENT.—Such amounts 
as are pledged by a participating tribe pursuant to 
section 904(10) for return on the investment made 
by the investor partner or other investors may be 
used by the Secretary to ensure such full return on 
investment. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Sec-
retary may provide to a participating tribe, upon the 
request of a tribe, not more than 10 percent of any 
annual allocation made under title III for the tribe 
during such period for administrative costs of the 
tribe in completing the processes to carry out sec-
tions 903 and 904. 
‘‘(3) HOUSING
INFRASTRUCTURE
COSTS.—A 
participating tribe may use such amounts for hous-
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ing infrastructure costs associated with providing af-
fordable housing for the tribe under the final plan. 
‘‘(4) MAINTENANCE; 
TENANT
SERVICES.—A 
participating tribe may use such amounts for main-
tenance of affordable housing for the tribe and for 
housing services, housing management services, and 
crime prevention and safety activities described in 
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively, of section 
202. 
‘‘SEC. 907. RESALE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a 
participating tribe may, in accordance with the provisions 
of the final plan of the tribe approved pursuant to section 
905, resell any affordable housing developed with assist-
ance made available under this Act for use other than as 
affordable housing, but only if the tribe provides such as-
surances as the Secretary determines are appropriate to 
ensure that— 
‘‘(1) the tribe is meeting its need for affordable 
housing; 
‘‘(2) will provide affordable housing in the fu-
ture sufficient to meet future affordable housing 
needs; and 
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‘‘(3) will use any proceeds only to meet such fu-
ture affordable housing needs or as provided in sec-
tion 906. 
‘‘SEC. 908. REPORTS, AUDITS, AND COMPLIANCE. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS BY TRIBE.—Each partici-
pating tribe shall submit a report to the Secretary annu-
ally regarding the progress of the tribe in complying with, 
and meeting the deadlines and schedules set forth under 
the approved final plan for the tribe. Such reports shall 
contain such information as the Secretary shall require. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Congress annually describing the 
activities and progress of the demonstration program 
under this title, which shall— 
‘‘(1) summarize the information in the reports 
submitted by participating tribes pursuant to sub-
section (a); 
‘‘(2) identify the number of tribes that have se-
lected an investor partner pursuant to a request for 
quotations; 
‘‘(3) include, for each tribe applying for partici-
pating in the demonstration program whose final 
plan was disapproved under section 905(a)(2)(C), a 
detailed description and explanation of the reasons 
for disapproval and all actions taken by the tribe to 
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eliminate the reasons for disapproval, and identify 
whether the tribe has re-submitted a final plan; 
‘‘(4) identify, by participating tribe, any 
amounts requested and approved for use under sec-
tion 906; and 
‘‘(5) identify any participating tribes that have 
terminated participation in the demonstration pro-
gram and the circumstances of such terminations. 
‘‘(c) AUDITS.—The Secretary shall provide for audits 
among participating tribes to ensure that the final plans 
for such tribes are being implemented and complied with. 
Such audits shall include on-site visits with participating 
tribes and requests for documentation appropriate to en-
sure such compliance. 
‘‘SEC. 909. TERMINATION OF TRIBAL PARTICIPATION. 
‘‘(a) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION.—A partici-
pating tribe may terminate participation in the demonstra-
tion program under this title at any time, subject to this 
section. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON EXISTING OBLIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) NO
AUTOMATIC
TERMINATION.—Termi-
nation by a participating tribe in the demonstration 
program under this section shall not terminate any 
obligations of the tribe under agreements entered 
into under the demonstration program with the in-
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vestor partner for the tribe or any other investors or 
contractors. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
TO
MUTUALLY
TERMINATE 
AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this title may be con-
strued to prevent a tribe that terminates participa-
tion in the demonstration program under this sec-
tion and any party with which the tribe has entered 
into an agreement from mutually agreeing to termi-
nate such agreement. 
‘‘(c) RECEIPT OF REMAINING GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
The Secretary shall provide for grants to be made in ac-
cordance with, and subject to the requirements of, this Act 
for any amounts remaining after use pursuant to section 
906 from the allocation under title III for a participating 
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. 
‘‘SEC. 910. FINAL REPORT. 
‘‘Not later than the expiration of the 5-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this title, the 
Secretary shall submit a final report to the Congress re-
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garding the effectiveness of the demonstration program, 
which shall include— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of the success, under the 
demonstration program, of participating tribes in 
meeting their housing needs, including affordable 
housing needs, on tribal land; 
‘‘(2) recommendations for any improvements in 
the demonstration program; and 
‘‘(3) a determination of whether the demonstra-
tion should be expanded into a permanent program 
available for Indian tribes to opt into at any time 
and, if so, recommendations for such expansion, in-
cluding any legislative actions necessary to expand 
the program. 
‘‘SEC. 911. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this title, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
‘‘(1) AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.—The term ‘af-
fordable housing’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 4 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 
‘‘(2) HOUSING
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘housing infrastructure’ means basic facilities, serv-
ices, systems, and installations necessary or appro-
priate for the functioning of a housing community, 
including facilities, services, systems, and installa-
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tions for water, sewage, power, communications, and 
transportation. 
‘‘(3) LONG-TERM LEASE.—The term ‘long-term 
lease’ means an agreement between a participating 
tribe and a tribal member that authorizes the tribal 
member to occupy a specific plot of tribal lands for 
50 or more years and to request renewal of the 
agreement at least once. 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATING TRIBES.—The term ‘par-
ticipating tribe’ means an Indian tribe for which a 
final plan under section 904 for participation in the 
demonstration program under this title has been ap-
proved by the Secretary under section 905. 
‘‘SEC. 912. NOTICE. 
‘‘The Secretary shall establish any requirements and 
criteria as may be necessary to carry out the demonstra-
tion program under this title by notice published in the 
Federal Register.’’. 
SEC. 702. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 705 the fol-
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. 
‘‘Sec. 806. Environmental review. 
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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.’’. 
TITLE VIII—HOUSING FOR 
NATIVE HAWAIIANS 
SEC. 801. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOME-
OWNERSHIP ACT. 
Section 824 (25 U.S.C. 4243) is amended by striking 
‘‘such sums as may be necessary’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘$13,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.’’. 
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SEC. 802. 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 the following: 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for such 
costs $386,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 
2019.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for each 
of fiscal years’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2019 with an aggregate out-
standing 
principal 
amount 
not 
exceeding 
$41,504,000 for each such fiscal year.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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