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‘‘(A) is authorized to engage in or assist in the develop-
ment or operation of—
‘‘(i) low-income housing for Indians; or
‘‘(ii) housing subject to the provisions of this sec-
tion; and’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘The term includes tribally designated housing entities under
the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1996.’’; and
(3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(8) TRIBE; INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘tribe’ or ‘Indian tribe’
means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group
or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village
or regional or village corporation as defined in or established
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, that
is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services
provided by the United States to Indians because of their
status as Indians pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act of 1975.’’.
(i) PRINCIPAL OBLIGATION AMOUNTS.—Section 184(b)(5)(C) of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
1715z–13a(b)(5)(C)) is amended by striking clause (i) and inserting
the following new clause:
‘‘(i) 97.75 percent of the appraised value of the
property as of the date the loan is accepted for guaran-
tee (or 98.75 percent if the value of the property is
$50,000 or less); and’’.
(j) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—
(1) REQUIREMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 184(i)(5) of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12
U.S.C. 1715z–13a(i)(5)) is amended by striking subparagraph
(A) and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The authority
of the Secretary to enter into commitments to guarantee
loans under this section shall be effective for any fiscal
year to the extent or in such amounts as are or have
been provided in appropriations Acts, without regard to
the fiscal year for which such amounts were appropriated.’’.
(2) COSTS.—Section 184(i)(5)(B) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–
13a(i)(5)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ‘‘Any amounts appropriated pursuant to this
subparagraph shall remain available until expended.’’.
(k) GNMA AUTHORITY.—The first sentence of section 306(g)(1)
of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C.
1721(g)(1)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end
the following: ‘‘; or guaranteed under section 184 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1992’’.
SEC. 702. 50-YEAR LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN TRUST OR RESTRICTED
LANDS FOR HOUSING PURPOSES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO LEASE.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, any trust or restricted Indian lands, whether tribally or
individually owned, may be leased by the Indian owners, subject
to the approval of the affected Indian tribe and the Secretary
of the Interior, for housing development and residential purposes.
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(b) TERM.—Each lease pursuant to subsection (a) shall be for
a term not exceeding 50 years.
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section may not be construed
to repeal, limit, or affect any authority to lease any trust or
restricted Indian lands that—
(1) is conferred by or pursuant to any other provision
of law; or
(2) provides for leases for any period exceeding 50 years.
(d) SELF-IMPLEMENTATION.—This section is intended to be self-
implementing and shall not require the issuance of any rule,
regulation, or order to take effect as provided in section 705.
SEC. 703. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
There are authorized to be appropriated for assistance for a
national organization representing Native American housing
interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian
housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000, and 2001.
SEC. 704. PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING DRUG ELIMINATION ACT
OF 1990.
The Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 5123—
(A) by striking ‘‘(including Indian Housing Authori-
ties)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘tribally designated housing entities,’’
before ‘‘and private’’; and
(2) in section 5124(a)(7)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or tribally designated housing entity’’
after ‘‘public housing agency’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘public housing’’ after nonprofit;
(3) in section 5125, by inserting ‘‘a tribally designated
housing entity,’’ after ‘‘resident management corporation,’’; and
(4) in section 5126—
(A) in paragraph (4)—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end;
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(D) the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) TRIBALLY
DESIGNATED
HOUSING
ENTITY.—The term
‘tribally designated housing entity’ has the meaning given such
term in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance
and Self-Determination Act of 1996.’’.
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SEC. 705. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This title and the amendments made by this title (but not
including the amendments made by section 704) shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.