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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 28, 2017
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill provides federal housing assistance to Indians, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, including by:
amending the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise the Indian Housing Block Grant and the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant;
amending the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a supportive housing and rental assistance program for the benefit of Native Americans;
amending the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize HUD through FY2022 to guarantee housing loans for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians;
extending from 50 years to 99 years the limit on the lease of Native American trust or restricted lands for housing purposes; and
establishing a demonstration program that requires a participating Native American tribe, with an investor partner, to develop and implement a HUD-approved plan to address the tribe's housing needs.
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Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D–NM
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