(h) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Section 203 (25 
U.S.C. 4133) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(f) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS OVER EXTENDED PE-
RIODS.—To the extent that the Indian housing plan for 
a tribe provides for the use of amounts from a grant under 
section 101 over more than one fiscal year or for afford-
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 
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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’’. 
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-
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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 
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 
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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. 
‘‘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. 
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‘‘(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). 
‘‘(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). 
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