,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bifj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,te/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson (  
,s\? ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,udall ( ,new        
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,frank51 & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 = r5tal assi/ance = homeless or at-risk
 ,indian vet]ans4  #a4 ,r5tal assi/ance 
= homeless or at-risk ,indian vet]ans   
,section #h7o77#ai7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#adcg;f7o77#ai77 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,indian vet]ans h\s+
 r5tal assi/ance program  7i7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is subp>agraph3 7,i7    
,indian ,! t]m ,indian has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian          
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74 
7,,ii7 ,indian area ,! t]m ,indian area 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( ! 
,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance &     

,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #dajc74  7,,iii7 ,tribal      
organization ,! t]m tribal organization 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( ! 
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74 
7ii7 ,au?orization ( program ,!         
,secret>y may use n m ?an #e p]c5t ( !  
am\nts made available = r5tal assi/ance 
"u ?is subsection to c>ry out a r5tal   
assi/ance & supportive h\s+ program1 9  
conjunction ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs1 = ! b5efit ( ,indian vet]ans  
:o are homeless or at-risk (            
homelessness & :o are resid+ on or ne>  
an ,indian area4  7iii7 ,model ,!       
program describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 %all be  
model$ on ! r5tal assi/ance & supportive
 h\s+ program au?oriz$ "u ?is section & 
applicable appropriations ,acts1 includ+
 adm9i/ration 9 conjunction ) !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 except t 
! ,secret>y may make necess>y &         
appropriate modifications to facilitate 
! use ( ! program by ,indian grant      

recipi5ts to s]ve eligible ,indian      
vet]ans4  7iv7 ,eligible recipi5ts      
,am\nts = r5tal assi/ance & associat$   
adm9i/rative co/s "u clause 7ii7 %all be
 made available to recipi5ts eligible to
 receive grants "u section #aja ( !     
,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance &     
,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #daaa74  7v7 ,fund+ crit]ia   
,r5tal assi/ance "u clause 7ii7 %all be 
aw>d$ bas$ on-- 7,i7 ne$2  7,,ii7       
adm9i/rative capacity2 &  7,,iii7 any   
o!r fund+ crit]ia e/abli%$ by !         
,secret>y 9 a notice publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al 
,regi/] aft] consult+ ) ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7vi7 ,adm9i/ration  
,r5tal assi/ance made available "u      
clause 7ii7 %all be adm9i/]$ 9          
accordance ) ! ,native ,am]ican ,h\s+   
,assi/ance & ,self-,det]m9ation ,act (  
#aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #daja et seq471    
except t grantees %all-- 7,i7 submit to 
! ,secret>y1 9 a mann] prescrib$ by !   
,secret>y1 reports on ! utilization (   
r5tal assi/ance provid$ "u ! program2 & 

7,,ii7 provide to ! ,secret>y in=mation 
specifi$ by ! ,secret>y to assess !     
effectiv5ess ( ! program 9 s]v+ eligible
 vet]ans4  7vii7 ,consultation ,!       
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all consult )      
recipi5ts ( grants "u section #aja ( !  
,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance &     
,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #daaa7 & any o!r appropriate  
tribal organization on ! design ( !     
program to ensure ! effective deliv]y ( 
r5tal assi/ance & supportive s]vices to 
p]sons eligible to receive assi/ance "u 
?is subp>agraph4  7viii7 ,waiv]  7,i7 ,9
 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subclause    
7,,ii71 ! ,secret>y may waive or specify
 alt]native requirem5ts = any provision 
( law 7includ+ regulations7 t !         
,secret>y adm9i/]s 9 connection ) ! use 
( r5tal assi/ance made available "u ?is 
subp>agraph if ! ,secret>y f9ds t !     
waiv] or alt]native requirem5t is       
necess>y = ! effective deliv]y &        
adm9i/ration ( r5tal assi/ance made     

available "u ?is subp>agraph to ,indian 
vet]ans4  7,,ii7 ,exception ,! ,secret>y
 %all n waive or specify alt]native     
requirem5ts "u subclause 7,i7 = any     
provision ( law 7includ+ regulations7   
relat+ to labor /&>ds or ! environm5t4  
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