110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2786 In the Senate of the United States, September 25 (legislative day, September 17), 2008. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2786) entitled An Act to reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans., do pass with the following

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

1.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Congressional findings. Sec. 3. Definitions. TITLE I—Block grants and grant requirements Sec. 101. Block grants. Sec. 102. Indian housing plans. Sec. 103. Review of plans. Sec. 104. Treatment of program income and labor standards. Sec. 105. Regulations. TITLE II—Affordable housing activities Sec. 201. National objectives and eligible families. Sec. 202. Eligible affordable housing activities. Sec. 203. Program requirements. Sec. 204. Low-income requirement and income targeting. Sec. 205. Availability of records. Sec. 206. Self-determined housing activities for tribal communities program. TITLE III—Allocation of grant amounts Sec. 301. Allocation formula. TITLE IV—Compliance, audits, and reports Sec. 401. Remedies for noncompliance. Sec. 402. Monitoring of compliance. Sec. 403. Performance reports. TITLE V—Termination of assistance for Indian tribes under incorporated programs Sec. 501. Effect on Home Investment Partnerships Act. TITLE VI—Guaranteed loans to finance tribal community and economic development activities Sec. 601. Demonstration program for guaranteed loans to finance tribal community and economic development activities. TITLE VII—Funding Sec. 701. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE VIII—Miscellaneous Sec. 801. Limitation on use for Cherokee Nation. Sec. 802. Limitation on use of funds. Sec. 803. GAO study of effectiveness of NAHASDA for tribes of different sizes.

2.

Congressional findings

Section 2 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101) is amended in paragraphs (6) and (7) by striking should each place it appears and inserting shall.

3.

Definitions

Section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103) is amended— (1)by striking paragraph (22); (2)by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (21) as paragraphs (9) through (22), respectively; and (3)by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8)

Housing related community development

(A)

In general

The term housing related community development means any facility, community building, business, activity, or infrastructure that— (i)is owned by an Indian tribe or a tribally designated housing entity; (ii)is necessary to the provision of housing in an Indian area; and (iii)(I)would help an Indian tribe or tribally designated housing entity to reduce the cost of construction of Indian housing; (II)would make housing more affordable, accessible, or practicable in an Indian area; or (III)would otherwise advance the purposes of this Act. (B)

Exclusion

The term housing and community development does not include any activity conducted by any Indian tribe under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). .

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