,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bdhi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #a1 #bjah,ms4 ,heitkamp introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,housing ,act of #aidi to extend the authority of the ,secretary of ,agriculture to make loans to certain entities for housing and buildings on adequate farms1 to establish a technical assistance program to improve access by ,tribal entities to rural development programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tribal ,food and ,housing ,security ,act4 #b4 ,housing ,act amendments 7a7 ,definitions ,section #eja of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#i7 and moving that paragraph to the position after subsection 7b77#h72 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#i71 as redesignated and moved by paragraph 7#a7 of this ,act1 by striking ,definitions and inserting ,rehabilitate2 rehabilitation2 repair2 repairs2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#aj7 ,community development financial institution ,in this title1 the term community development financial institution has the meaning given the term in section #ajc of the ,community ,development ,banking and ,financial ,institutions ,act of #aiid 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #dgjb74 7#aa7 ,indian ,land ,in this title1 the term ,indian land has the meaning given the term is section #c of the ,native ,american ,business ,development1 ,trade ,promotion1 and ,tourism ,act of #bjjj 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dcjb74 7#ab7 ,native community development financial institution ,in this title1 the term ,native community development financial institution means a community development financial institution that directs not less than #ej percent of the activities of that community development financial institution toward an ,indian land4 7#ac7 ,tribally designated housing entity ,in this title1 the term tribally designated housing entity 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 4 7b7 ,loans to ,native community development financial institutions1 ,indian tribes1 and tribally designated housing entities for housing and buildings on adequate farms ,section #eja7;a7 of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d77;,b77ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 to a ,native community development financial institution-- 7,a7 for use by that ,native community development financial institution for any of the purposes described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d72 or 7,b7 for the purpose of making a loan to an owner described in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 of property on ,indian trust land for any of the purposes described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d72 and 7#f7 to an ,indian tribe or a tribally designated housing entity for the purpose of developing adequate housing that is modest in size1 design1 and cost 7as determined by the ,secretary7 on ,indian trust land4 7#g7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term ,indian trust land has the meaning given the term substantially underserved trust area in the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #icf;f74 4 7c7 ,set asides for ,indian tribes1 housing entities1 and low-,income members of ,indian tribes 7#a7 ,housing ,act of #aidi ,title ,v of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et seq47 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #ejb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgb71 by adding at the end the following3 7j7 ,set aside ,of amounts made available to provide loans under this section beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of the ,tribal ,food and ,housing ,security ,act and every fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall set aside #e percent to provide loans to-- 7#a7 ,indian tribes2 7#b7 tribally designated housing entities2 and 7#c7 members of ,indian tribes on ,indian land1 with priority given to members of ,indian tribes on ,indian trust land1 as defined in section #cjf;,f of the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #icf;f74 2 7,b7 in section #ejd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adgd71 by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,set aside ,of amounts made available to provide loans or grants under this section beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of the ,tribal ,food and ,housing ,security ,act and every fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall set aside #e percent to provide loans or grants to-- 7#a7 ,indian tribes2 7#b7 tribally designated housing entities2 and 7#c7 members of ,indian tribes on ,indian land1 with priority given to members of ,indian tribes on ,indian trust land1 as defined in section #cjf;,f of the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #icf;f74 2 7,c7 in section #eae 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adhe71 by adding at the end the following3 7bb7 ,set aside ,of amounts made available to provide loans under this section beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of the ,tribal ,food and ,housing ,security ,act and every fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall set aside #e percent to provide loans to-- 7#a7 ,indian tribes2 and 7#b7 tribally designated housing entities4 2 7,d7 in section #ecc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijm71 by adding at the end the following3 7j7 ,set aside ,of amounts made available to provide grants under this section beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of the ,tribal ,food and ,housing ,security ,act and every fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall set aside #e percent to provide grants to-- 7#a7 ,indian tribes2 7#b7 tribally designated housing entities2 and 7#c7 members of ,indian tribes on ,indian land1 with priority given to members of ,indian tribes on ,indian trust land1 as defined in section #cjf;,f of the ,rural ,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #icf;f74 2 and 7,e7 in section #ech 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijp-#b71 by adding at the end the following3 7w7 ,set aside ,of the gross obligations provided for the principal amount of guaranteed loans under this section beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of the ,tribal ,food and ,housing ,security ,act and every fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary shall set aside #e percent to guarantee loans provided to-- 7#a7 ,indian tribes2 and 7#b7 tribally designated housing entities4 4 7#b7 ,rural utilities services 7,a7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph1 the terms ,indian tribe and tribally designated housing entity have the meanings given those terms in section #eja7;b7 of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga7;b771 as amended by this ,act4 7,b7 ,set aside ,of amounts made available beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this ,act and every fiscal year thereafter for community facility direct and guaranteed loans and grants under section #cjf7;a7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf7;a77 and water or waste disposal grants or direct or guaranteed loans under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #cjf7;a7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aibf7;a771 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall set aside #e percent to provide assistance to-- 7i7 ,indian tribes2 and 7ii7 tribally designated housing entities4 #c4 ,food distribution program on ,indian reservations ,section #d7;b77#d7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;b77#d77 is amended by striking is authorized and all that follows through ,secretary finds and inserting shall pay the full amount of administrative costs and distribution costs on ,indian reservations that the ,secretary determines to be4 #d4 ,establishment of technical assistance program 7a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term tribally designated housing entity 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 7b7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall establish a technical assistance program to improve access by ,tribal entities to rural development programs funded by the ,department of ,agriculture through available cooperative agreement authorities of the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7c7 ,technical assistance program ,the technical assistance program established under subsection 7b7 shall address the unique challenge of ,tribal governments1 ,tribal producers1 ,tribal businesses1 ,tribal business entities1 and tribally designated housing entities in accessing ,department of ,agriculture-supported rural infrastructure1 rural cooperative development1 rural business and industry1 rural housing1 and other rural development activities4