[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 1027 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1027

    To extend the Native American veteran direct housing loan pilot 
                    program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 17, 1997

 Mr. Campbell (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Hatch) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To extend the Native American veteran direct housing loan pilot 
                    program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Native Americans across the United States have a long, 
        proud, and distinguished tradition of service in the Armed 
        Forces of the United States.
            (2) Native Americans have historically served in the Armed 
        Forces in numbers which far exceed their representation in the 
        population of the United States.
            (3) Native Americans have lost their lives in the service 
        of the United States and in the cause of peace.
            (4) The demand for safe, decent, and affordable housing 
        among the 210,000 Native American veterans in the United States 
        is acute.
            (5) Native American veterans face unique impediments to the 
        use of traditional housing programs to benefit veterans such as 
        poor economic conditions, the legal status of Indian trust 
        lands, and the lack of incentives for lenders to make loans on 
        trust lands.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HOUSING LOAN PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 3761(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``September 30, 2000''.

SEC. 3. OUTREACH.

    Section 3762(i) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, in consultation with tribal 
        organizations and Native American veterans organizations,'' 
        after ``The Secretary shall''; and
            (2) by striking out ``tribal organizations and''.

SEC. 4. CONSULTATION WITH NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult with Native 
American veterans organizations in carrying out the Native American 
veterans direct housing loan program under subchapter V of chapter 37 
of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTS.

    Section 8(d) of the Veterans Home Loan Program Amendments of 1992 
(Public Law 102-547; 106 Stat. 3640; 38 U.S.C. 3761 note) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking out ``1998,'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``2001,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, the Committee on Indian 
                Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Resources 
                of the House of Representatives'' after ``the House of 
                Representatives'';
            (2) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
        paragraph (4):
            ``(4) a description of the outreach activities undertaken 
        by the Secretary under section 3762(i) of such title (as so 
        added) which--
                    ``(A) specifies such activities on a region-by-
                region basis; and
                    ``(B) assesses the effectiveness of such activities 
                in encouraging the participation of Native American 
                veterans in the pilot program; and''.
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