istration information concerning the cost and number of 
loans provided under this subchapter for each fiscal year.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 3762 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘under 
this subchapter’’ after ‘‘to a Native American 
veteran’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking ‘‘the 
pilot program established under this subchapter 
is implemented’’ and inserting ‘‘loans under this 
subchapter are made’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘carry out the pilot program under this sub-
chapter in a manner that demonstrates the ad-
visability of making direct housing loans’’ in the 
second sentence and inserting ‘‘make direct hous-
ing loans under this subchapter’’; 
(D) in subsection (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the pilot program pro-
vided for under this subchapter and’’ in 
paragraph (1); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘under the pilot pro-
gram and in assisting such organizations 
and veterans in participating in the pilot 
program’’ in paragraph (2)(A) and insert-
ing ‘‘under this subchapter and in assisting 
such organizations and veterans with re-
spect to such housing benefits’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘in participating in 
the pilot program’’ in paragraph (2)(E) 
and inserting ‘‘with respect to such bene-
fits’’. 
(2) Section 8(b) of the Veterans Home Loan Pro-
gram Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102–547; 38 
U.S.C. 3761 note) is repealed. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT
OF 
LOANS.—Section 3762(c)(1)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(B) The’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)(i) 
Subject to clause (ii), the’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) The amount of a loan made by the Secretary 
under this subchapter may not exceed the maximum loan 
amount authorized for loans guaranteed under section 
3703(a)(1)(C) of this title.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c)(1)(A) of 
section 3762 of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘veteran’’ 
after ‘‘Native American’’. 
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SUBCHAPTER
HEADING.—The heading for 
subchapter V of chapter 37 of such title is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—DIRECT HOUSING LOANS FOR 
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for section 
3761 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3761. Direct housing loans to Native American vet-
erans; program authority’’. 
(3) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for section 
3762 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3762. Direct housing loans to Native American vet-
erans; program administration’’. 
(4) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 37 of such title is amend-
ed by striking the items relating to subchapter V and 
sections 3761 and 3762 and inserting the following 
new items: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER V—DIRECT HOUSING LOANS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS 
‘‘3761. Direct housing loans to Native American veterans; program authority. 
‘‘3762. Direct housing loans to Native American veterans; program administra-
tion.’’.
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DIRECT LOANS 
FOR NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS TO A VET-
ERAN WHO IS THE SPOUSE OF A NATIVE 
AMERICAN. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 3764 as section 
3765; and 
(2) by inserting after section 3763 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 3764. Qualified non-Native American veterans 
‘‘(a) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this sec-
tion, for purposes of this subchapter— 
‘‘(1) a qualified non-Native American veteran is 
deemed to be a Native American veteran; and 
‘‘(2) for purposes of applicability to a non-Na-
tive American veteran, any reference in this sub-
chapter to the jurisdiction of a tribal organization 
over a Native American veteran is deemed to be a ref-
erence to jurisdiction of a tribal organization over the 
Native American spouse of the qualified non-Native 
American veteran. 
‘‘(b) In making direct loans under this subchapter to 
a qualified non-Native American veteran by reason of eligi-
bility under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that 
the tribal organization permits, and the qualified non-Na-
tive American veteran actually holds, possesses, or pur-
chases, using the proceeds of the loan, jointly with the Na-
tive American spouse of the qualified non-Native American 
veteran, a meaningful interest in the lot, dwelling, or both, 
that is located on trust land. 
‘‘(c) Nothing in subsection (b) shall be construed as 
precluding a tribal organization from imposing reasonable 
restrictions on the right of the qualified non-Native Amer-
ican veteran to convey, assign, or otherwise dispose of such 
interest in the lot or dwelling, or both, if such restrictions 
are designed to ensure the continuation in trust status of 
the lot or dwelling, or both. Such requirements may include 
the termination of the interest of the qualified non-Native 
American veteran in the lot or dwelling, or both, upon the 
dissolution of the marriage of the qualified non-Native 
American veteran to the Native American spouse.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3765 of such 
title, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified non-Native American 
veteran’ means a veteran who— 
‘‘(A) is the spouse of a Native American, 
but 
‘‘(B) is not a Native American.’’.