‘‘(I) promote the safety of resi-
dents of the affordable housing;
‘‘(II) facilitate the undertaking of
crime prevention measures;
‘‘(III) allow resident input and
involvement, including the establish-
ment of resident organizations; and
‘‘(IV) allow for the coordination
of crime prevention activities between
the Department and local law enforce-
ment officials; and
‘‘(xi) a description of the entities that
will carry out the activities under the plan,
including the organizational capacity and
key personnel of the entities.
‘‘(E) CERTIFICATION
OF
COMPLIANCE.—
Evidence of compliance that shall include, as
appropriate—
‘‘(i) a certification that the Depart-
ment of Hawaiian Home Lands will com-
ply with—
‘‘(I) title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.)
or with title VIII of the Act popularly
known as the ‘Civil Rights Act of
1968’ (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) in car-
rying out this title, to the extent that
such title is applicable; and
‘‘(II) other applicable Federal
statutes;
‘‘(ii) a certification that the Depart-
ment will require adequate insurance cov-
erage for housing units that are owned and
operated or assisted with grant amounts
provided under this title, in compliance
with such requirements as may be estab-
lished by the Secretary;
‘‘(iii) a certification that policies are
in effect and are available for review by the
Secretary and the public governing the eli-
gibility, admission, and occupancy of fami-
lies for housing assisted with grant
amounts provided under this title;
‘‘(iv) a certification that policies are
in effect and are available for review by the
Secretary and the public governing rents
charged, including the methods by which
such rents or homebuyer payments are de-
termined, for housing assisted with grant
amounts provided under this title; and
‘‘(v) a certification that policies are in
effect and are available for review by the
Secretary and the public governing the
management and maintenance of housing
assisted with grant amounts provided
under this title.
‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY OF CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the re-
quirements of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) or of title VIII of
the Act popularly known as the ‘Civil Rights Act of
1968’ (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) apply to assistance
provided under this title, nothing in the require-
ments concerning discrimination on the basis of race
shall be construed to prevent the provision of assist-
ance under this title—
‘‘(A) to the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands on the basis that the Department
served Native Hawaiians; or
‘‘(B) to an eligible family on the basis that
the family is a Native Hawaiian family.
‘‘(2) CIVIL RIGHTS.—Program eligibility under
this title may be restricted to Native Hawaiians.
Subject to the preceding sentence, no person may be
discriminated against on the basis of race, color, na-
tional origin, religion, sex, familial status, or dis-
ability.
‘‘(e) USE OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—As a
condition of receiving grant amounts under this title, the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands shall, to the extent
practicable, provide for private nonprofit organizations ex-
perienced in the planning and development of affordable
housing for Native Hawaiians to carry out affordable
housing activities with those grant amounts.
‘‘SEC. 804. REVIEW OF PLANS.
‘‘(a) REVIEW AND NOTICE.—
‘‘(1) REVIEW.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
conduct a review of a housing plan submitted to
the Secretary under section 803 to ensure that
the plan complies with the requirements of that
section.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall
have the discretion to review a plan referred to
in subparagraph (A) only to the extent that the
Secretary considers that the review is necessary.
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60
days after receiving a plan under section 803,
the Secretary shall notify the Director of the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands whether
the plan complies with the requirements under
that section.
‘‘(B) EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SECRETARY
TO TAKE ACTION.—For purposes of this title, if
the Secretary does not notify the Director, as
required under this subsection and subsection
(b), upon the expiration of the 60-day period
described in subparagraph (A)—
‘‘(i) the plan shall be considered to
have been determined to comply with the
requirements under section 803; and
‘‘(ii) the Director shall be considered
to have been notified of compliance.
‘‘(b) NOTICE OF REASONS FOR DETERMINATION OF
NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Secretary determines that a
plan submitted under section 803 does not comply with
the requirements of that section, the Secretary shall speci-
fy in the notice under subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) the reasons for noncompliance; and
‘‘(2) any modifications necessary for the plan to
meet the requirements of section 803.
‘‘(c) REVIEW.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After the Director submits
a housing plan under section 803, or any amend-
ment or modification to the plan to the Secretary,
to the extent that the Secretary considers such ac-
tion to be necessary to make a determination under
this subsection, the Secretary shall review the plan
(including any amendments or modifications thereto)
to determine whether the contents of the plan—
‘‘(A) set forth the information required by
section 803 to be contained in the housing plan;
‘‘(B) are consistent with information and
data available to the Secretary; and
‘‘(C) are not prohibited by or inconsistent
with any provision of this Act or any other ap-
plicable law.
‘‘(2) INCOMPLETE PLANS.—If the Secretary de-
termines under this subsection that any of the ap-
propriate 
certifications 
required 
under 
section
803(c)(2)(E) are not included in a plan, the plan
shall be considered to be incomplete.
‘‘(d) UPDATES TO PLAN.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
after a plan under section 803 has been submitted
for a fiscal year, the Director of the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands may comply with the provi-
sions of that section for any succeeding fiscal year
(with respect to information included for the 5-year
‘‘(B) the Director agrees to use the pro-
gram income for affordable housing activities in
accordance with the provisions of this title.
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION OF REDUCTION OF GRANT.—
The Secretary may not reduce the grant amount for
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands based
solely on—
‘‘(A) whether the Department retains pro-
gram income under paragraph (1); or
‘‘(B) the amount of any such program in-
come retained.
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary
may, by regulation, exclude from consideration as
program income any amounts determined to be so
small that compliance with the requirements of this
subsection would create an unreasonable administra-
tive burden on the Department.
‘‘(b) LABOR STANDARDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any contract or agreement
for assistance, sale, or lease pursuant to this title
shall contain—
‘‘(A) a provision requiring that an amount
not less than the wages prevailing in the local-
ity, as determined or adopted (subsequent to a
determination under applicable State or local
law) by the Secretary, shall be paid to all archi-
tects, technical engineers, draftsmen, techni-
cians employed in the development and all
maintenance, and laborers and mechanics em-
ployed in the operation, of the affordable hous-
ing project involved; and
‘‘(B) a provision that an amount not less
than the wages prevailing in the locality, as pre-
determined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant
to the Act commonly known as the ‘Davis-
Bacon Act’ (46 Stat. 1494, chapter 411; 40
U.S.C. 276a et seq.) shall be paid to all labor-
ers and mechanics employed in the development
of the affordable housing involved.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) and provi-
sions relating to wages required under paragraph (1)
in any contract or agreement for assistance, sale, or
lease under this title, shall not apply to any indi-
vidual who performs the services for which the indi-
vidual volunteered and who is not otherwise em-
ployed at any time in the construction work and re-
ceived no compensation or is paid expenses, reason-
able benefits, or a nominal fee for those services.
‘‘SEC. 806. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) RELEASE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may
carry out the alternative environmental protec-
tion procedures described in subparagraph (B)
in order to ensure—
‘‘(i) that the policies of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions
of law that further the purposes of such
Act (as specified in regulations issued by
the Secretary) are most effectively imple-
mented in connection with the expenditure
of grant amounts provided under this title;
and
‘‘(ii) to the public undiminished pro-
tection of the environment.
‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PRO-
TECTION PROCEDURE.—In lieu of applying en-
vironmental protection procedures otherwise ap-
plicable, the Secretary may by regulation pro-
vide for the release of funds for specific projects
to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands if
the Director assumes all of the responsibilities
for environmental review, decisionmaking, and
action under the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and such
other provisions of law as the regulations of the
Secretary specify, that would apply to the Sec-
retary were the Secretary to undertake those
projects as Federal projects.
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
issue regulations to carry out this section only
after consultation with the Council on Environ-
mental Quality.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The regulations issued
under this paragraph shall—
‘‘(i) provide for the monitoring of the
environmental reviews performed under
this section;
‘‘(ii) in the discretion of the Secretary,
facilitate training for the performance of
such reviews; and
‘‘(iii) provide for the suspension or
termination of the assumption of respon-
sibilities under this section.
‘‘(3) EFFECT ON ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY.—
The duty of the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B)
shall not be construed to limit or reduce any respon-
sibility assumed by the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands for grant amounts with respect to any
specific release of funds.
‘‘(b) PROCEDURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall author-
ize the release of funds subject to the procedures
under this section only if, not less than 15 days be-
fore that approval and before any commitment of
funds to such projects, the Director of the Depart-
ment of Hawaiian Home Lands submits to the Sec-
retary a request for such release accompanied by a
certification that meets the requirements of sub-
section (c).
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF APPROVAL.—The approval of
the Secretary of a certification described in para-
graph (1) shall be deemed to satisfy the responsibil-
ities of the Secretary under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
and such other provisions of law as the regulations
of the Secretary specify to the extent that those re-
sponsibilities relate to the releases of funds for
projects that are covered by that certification.
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under the pro-
cedures under this section shall—
‘‘(1) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary;
‘‘(2) be executed by the Director;
‘‘(3) specify that the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands has fully carried out its responsibilities
as described under subsection (a); and
‘‘(4) specify that the Director—
‘‘(A) consents to assume the status of a re-
sponsible Federal official under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and each provision of law speci-
fied in regulations issued by the Secretary to
the extent that those laws apply by reason of
subsection (a); and
‘‘(B) is authorized and consents on behalf
of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
and the Director to accept the jurisdiction of
the Federal courts for the purpose of enforce-
ment of the responsibilities of the Director.
‘‘SEC. 807. REGULATIONS.
‘‘The Secretary shall issue final regulations necessary
to carry out this title not later than October 1, 2000.
‘‘SEC. 808. EFFECTIVE DATE.
‘‘Except as otherwise expressly provided in this title,
this title shall take effect on the date of enactment of the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determina-
tion Amendments of 2000.