,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bifj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,udall 
of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,franken1 and ,ms4
 ,murkowski7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for rental       
assistance for homeless or at-risk      
,indian veterans4  #a4 ,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 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 area 

,the term ,indian area has the meaning  
given the term in section #d of the     
,native ,american ,housing ,assistance  
and ,self-,determination ,act of #aiif  
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dajc74  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 an ,indian  
area4  7iii7 ,model ,the program        
described in clause 7ii7 shall be       
modeled on the rental assistance and    
supportive housing program authorized   

under this section 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 ,amounts for rental
 assistance and associated              
administrative costs under clause 7ii7  
shall be made available to 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          
utilization of rental assistance        
provided under the program2 and  7,,ii7 
provide to the ,secretary information   
specified by the ,secretary to assess   
the effectiveness of the 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       

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