recipients, and any other appro-
priate tribal organizations, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may make necessary and appro-
priate modifications to facilitate 
the use of the Program by eligi-
ble recipients to serve eligible In-
dian veterans. 
‘‘(iv) 
ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENTS.—The 
Secretary shall make amounts for rental 
assistance and associated administrative 
costs under the Program available to eligi-
ble recipients. 
‘‘(v) FUNDING
CRITERIA.—The Sec-
retary shall award rental assistance under 
the Program based on— 
‘‘(I) need; 
‘‘(II) administrative capacity; and 
‘‘(III) any other funding criteria 
established by the Secretary in a no-
tice published in the Federal Register 
after consulting with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(vi) ADMINISTRATION.—Rental as-
sistance made available under the Program 
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shall be administered in accordance with 
the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), except that grantees 
shall— 
‘‘(I) submit to the Secretary, in a 
manner prescribed by the Secretary, 
reports on the utilization of rental as-
sistance provided under the Program; 
and 
‘‘(II) provide to the Secretary in-
formation specified by the Secretary 
to assess the effectiveness of the Pro-
gram in serving eligible Indian vet-
erans. 
‘‘(vii) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(I) GRANT RECIPIENTS; TRIBAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary, in 
coordination with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, shall consult with el-
igible recipients and any other appro-
priate tribal organization on the de-
sign of the Program to ensure the ef-
fective delivery of rental assistance 
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and supportive services to eligible In-
dian veterans under the Program. 
‘‘(II) INDIAN
HEALTH
SERV-
ICE.—The Director of the Indian 
Health Service shall provide any as-
sistance requested by the Secretary or 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
carrying out the Program. 
‘‘(viii) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in subclause (II), the Sec-
retary may waive or specify alter-
native requirements for any provision 
of law (including regulations) that the 
Secretary administers in connection 
with the use of rental assistance made 
available under the Program if the 
Secretary finds that the waiver or al-
ternative requirement is necessary for 
the effective delivery and administra-
tion of rental assistance under the 
Program to eligible Indian veterans. 
‘‘(II) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
Sec-
retary may not waive or specify alter-
native requirements under subclause 
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(I) for any provision of law (including 
regulations) relating to labor stand-
ards or the environment. 
‘‘(ix) REPORTING.—Every 5 years, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and the Director 
of the Indian Health Service, shall— 
‘‘(I) conduct a review of the im-
plementation of the Program, includ-
ing any factors that may have limited 
its success; and 
‘‘(II) submit a report describing 
the results of the review under sub-
clause (I) to— 
‘‘(aa) the Committee on In-
dian Affairs, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(bb) the Subcommittee on 
Indian, Insular and Alaska Na-
tive Affairs of the Committee on 
Natural Resources, the Com-
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mittee on Financial Services, the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representa-
tives.’’. 
Æ 
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