[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3906 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3906
To set aside USDA rural housing funding for Indian Tribes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 12, 2024
Ms. Warren introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To set aside USDA rural housing funding for Indian Tribes.
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 ``Tribal Rural Housing Access Act''.
SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE OF USDA RURAL HOUSING FUNDING FOR INDIAN TRIBES.
Section 509 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1479) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Set-Aside for Indian Tribes.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `community development financial
institution' has the meaning given the term in section
103 of the Community Development Banking and Financial
Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702);
``(B) the term `Indian Tribe', notwithstanding
section 501 of this Act, has the meaning given the term
`Indian tribe' in section 4 of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(25 U.S.C. 4103);
``(C) the term `Native community development
financial institution' means an entity--
``(i) that has been certified as a
community development financial institution by
the Secretary of the Treasury;
``(ii) that is not less than 50 percent
owned or controlled by Indian Tribes, members
of Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiians; and
``(iii) for which not less than 50 percent
of the activities of the entity serve Indian
Tribes, members of Indian Tribes, or Native
Hawaiians;
``(D) the term `Native Hawaiian' has the meaning
given the term in section 801 of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(25 U.S.C. 4221);
``(E) the term `tribally designated housing entity'
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103); and
``(F) the term `tribal-owned entity' means an
entity, whether for-profit or non-profit--
``(i) that is not less than 50 percent
owned or controlled by Indian Tribes, members
of Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiians; and
``(ii) for which not less than 50 percent
of the activities of the entity serve Indian
Tribes, members of Indian Tribes, or Native
Hawaiians.
``(2) Set-aside.--For each fiscal year, with respect to
assistance under sections 502, 504, 514, 515, 516, 521(a), 525,
533, and 538, the Secretary shall set aside and reserve for
assistance for the Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing
entities, members of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiians, and
tribal-owned entities (including Native community development
financial institutions) that are otherwise eligible for
assistance under the applicable sections an amount equal to 5.0
percent of the aggregate amount of lending authority, budget
authority, or guarantee authority, as appropriate, made
available for the fiscal year for assistance under each of
those sections to make, modify, or guarantee loans or to carry
out programs or activities.
``(3) Reallocation.--The procedure under paragraph (2) for
reserving amounts shall provide that any assistance set aside
in any fiscal year that has not been expended by a reasonable
date established by the Secretary shall be made available and
allocated under the laws and regulations relating to such
assistance, notwithstanding this subsection.''.
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