,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjac,mr4 ,kilmer 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cole7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
establish a demonstration program to    
provide rental assistance and supportive
 housing for homeless or at-risk ,indian
 veterans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,housing ,native    
,heroes ,act of #bjac4  #b4             
,demonstration of rental assistance for 
homeless or at-risk ,indian veterans    
,section #h7o77#ai7 of the ,united      
,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o77#ai77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7,d7 
,indian veterans housing rental         
assistance demonstration program  7i7   
,definitions ,in this subparagraph3 7,i7
 ,indian ,the term ,indian has the      
meaning given the term in section #d of 
the ,indian ,self-,determination and    

,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74  7,,ii7 ,indian lands
 ,the term ,indian lands has the meaning
 given the term in section #c of the    
,native ,american ,business             
,development1 ,trade ,promotion1 and    
,tourism ,act of #bjjj 7#be ,u4,s4,c4   
#dcjb74  7,,iii7 ,tribal organization   
,the term tribal organization has the   
meaning given the term in section #d of 
the ,indian ,self-,determination and    
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74  7ii7 ,authorization 
of program ,the ,secretary may use not  
more than #e percent of the amounts made
 available for rental assistance under  
this subsection to carry out a rental   
assistance and supportive housing       
program1 in conjunction with the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 for   
the benefit of ,indian veterans who are 
homeless or at-risk of homelessness and 
who are residing on or near ,indian     
lands4  7iii7 ,model ,the program       
described in clause 7ii7 shall be       

modeled on the rental assistance and    
supportive housing program authorized   
under this paragraph and applicable     
appropriations ,acts1 including         
administration in conjunction with the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 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 veterans4  7iv7        
,eligible recipients ,rental assistance 
under clause 7ii7 shall be made         
available through recipients eligible to
 receive grants under section #aja of   
the ,native ,american ,housing          
,assistance and ,self-,determination    
,act of #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daaa74    
7v7 ,funding criteria ,rental assistance
 under clause 7ii7 shall be awarded     
based on-- 7,i7 need2  7,,ii7           
administrative capacity2 and  7,,iii7   
any other funding criteria established  
by the ,secretary in a notice published 
in the ,federal ,register after         

consulting with the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs4  7vi7               
,administration ,rental assistance made 
available under clause 7ii7 shall be    
administered in accordance with the     
,native ,american ,housing ,assistance  
and ,self-,determination ,act of #aiif  
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daja et seq471 except   
that grantees shall-- 7,i7 submit to the
 ,secretary1 in a manner prescribed by  
the ,secretary1 reports on the use of   
rental assistance provided under the    
demonstration program2 and  7,,ii7      
provide to the ,secretary information   
specified by the ,secretary to assess   
the effectiveness of the demonstration  
program in serving eligible veterans4   
7vii7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary1 in 
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs1 shall consult with  
recipients of grants under section #aja 
of the ,native ,american ,housing       
,assistance and ,self-,determination    
,act of #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daaa7 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 subparagraph4  7viii7 ,waiver  7,i7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
subclause 7,,ii71 the ,secretary may    
waive or specify alternative            
requirements for any provision of law   
7including regulations7 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 veterans4  7,,ii7 ,exception    
,the ,secretary shall not waive or      
specify alternative requirements under  
subclause 7,i7 for any provision of law 
7including regulations7 relating to     
labor standards or the environment4  4