Housing Native Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a rental assistance and supportive housing demonstration program, in conjunction with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for the benefit of Indian veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness and who are residing on or near Indian lands.
Requires rental assistance under such program to be: (1) made available through recipients eligible for housing assistance block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; and (2) awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding criteria established by the HUD Secretary in a notice published in the Federal Register after consulting with the VA Secretary.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3418 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3418
To establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and
supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 30, 2013
Mr. Kilmer (for himself and Mr. Cole) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and
supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Native Heroes Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS OR AT-RISK
INDIAN VETERANS.
Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Indian veterans housing rental assistance
demonstration program.--
``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
``(I) Indian.--The term `Indian'
has the meaning given the term in
section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
``(II) Indian lands.--The term
`Indian lands' has the meaning given
the term in section 3 of the Native
American Business Development, Trade
Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 (25
U.S.C. 4302).
``(III) Tribal organization.--The
term `tribal organization' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of
the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b).
``(ii) Authorization of program.--The
Secretary may use not more than 5 percent of
the amounts made available for rental
assistance under this subsection to carry out a
rental assistance and supportive housing
program, in conjunction with the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, for the benefit of Indian
veterans who are homeless or at-risk of
homelessness and who are residing on or near
Indian lands.
``(iii) Model.--The program described in
clause (ii) shall be modeled on the rental
assistance and supportive housing program
authorized under this paragraph and applicable
appropriations Acts, including administration
in conjunction with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, except that the Secretary may make
necessary and appropriate modifications to
facilitate the use of the program by Indian
grant recipients to serve eligible Indian
veterans.
``(iv) Eligible recipients.--Rental
assistance under clause (ii) shall be made
available through recipients eligible to
receive grants under section 101 of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111).
``(v) Funding criteria.--Rental assistance
under clause (ii) shall be awarded based on--
``(I) need;
``(II) administrative capacity; and
``(III) any other funding criteria
established by the Secretary in a
notice published in the Federal
Register after consulting with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
``(vi) Administration.--Rental assistance
made available under clause (ii) shall be
administered in accordance with the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et
seq.), except that grantees shall--
``(I) submit to the Secretary, in a
manner prescribed by the Secretary,
reports on the use of rental assistance
provided under the demonstration
program; and
``(II) provide to the Secretary
information specified by the Secretary
to assess the effectiveness of the
demonstration program in serving
eligible veterans.
``(vii) Consultation.--The Secretary, in
coordination with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, shall consult with recipients of
grants under section 101 of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111) and any other
appropriate tribal organization on the design
of the demonstration program to ensure the
effective delivery of rental assistance and
supportive services to persons eligible to
receive assistance under this subparagraph.
``(viii) Waiver.--
``(I) In general.--Except as
provided in subclause (II), the
Secretary may waive or specify
alternative requirements for any
provision of law (including
regulations) that the Secretary
administers in connection with the use
of rental assistance made available
under this subparagraph if the
Secretary finds that the waiver or
alternative requirement is necessary
for the effective delivery and
administration of rental assistance
made available under this subparagraph
to Indian veterans.
``(II) Exception.--The Secretary
shall not waive or specify alternative
requirements under subclause (I) for
any provision of law (including
regulations) relating to labor
standards or the environment.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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