,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #decb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjai,mr4 ,o',hall]an 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,cole1 & ,mr4 ,gallego7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs to make c]ta9 grants  
to assi/ nurs+ homes = vet]ans locat$ on
 tribal l&s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,nurs+ ,home ,c>e =     
,native ,am]ican ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4    
,grants = ,/ate homes locat$ on tribal  
l&s  7a7 ,/ate home def9$ ,section      
#aja7ai7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ or ,indian    
tribe 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian 
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd77  
aft] 7o!r ?an a possession74  7b7       
,paym5ts to ,/ate homes ,section #agda (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     

subsection3  7h7 ,9 ?is sub*apt]1 ! t]m 
,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates & ea* 
,indian tribe 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( ! 
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774 
4  7c7 ,/ate home con/ruction  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #haca7b7 ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
includes ea* ,indian tribe 7z def9$ 9   
section #d ( ! ,indian                  
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd77 b
 be=e does n4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t     
,section #hacb ( su* title is am5d$ by  
/rik+ sev]al4  7d7 ,additional          
legislative or adm9i/rative action  7#a7
 ,consultation ) ,indian tribes ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all consult ) ,indian tribes  
to det]m9e if any legislative or        
adm9i/rative action is necess>y to      
modify ! ,/ate home program to function 
effici5tly 9 support ( ,/ate homes      
op]at$ by ,indian tribes pursuant to !  

am5dm5ts made by ?is section4  7#b7     
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] complet+ consultations "u     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit  
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
a report recomm5d+ legislative action t 
! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate to     
modify ! ,/ate home program describ$ 9  
su* p>agraph 9 light ( ^? consultations4
  7#c7 ,modifications ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] complet+ consultations "u     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all make any
 modifications to regulations implem5t+ 
! ,/ate home program1 = :i* legislative 
action is n necess>y1 z ! ,secret>y     
consid]s appropriate 9 light ( ^?       
consultations4  7e7 ,te*nical support & 
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all provide te*nical support &
 assi/ance to ,indian tribes 9 c>ry+ out
 ! ,/ate home program at ,/ate homes    
op]at$ by ,indian tribes pursuant to !  
am5dm5ts made by ?is section4  7f7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,appropriate committees ( ,congress ,!  

t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' 
,affairs & ! ,committee on ,indian      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !    
,subcommittee = ,indig5\s ,peoples ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4 
7#b7 ,indian tribe ,! t]m ,indian tribe 
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #d ( ! 
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#c7 ,/ate home ,! t]m ,/ate home has ! 
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aja7ai7 (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7   
,/ate home program ,! t]m ,/ate home    
program means ! program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs = :i* paym5ts are made
 "u sub*apt] ,v ( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & assi/ance is    
provid$ "u sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ha ( 
su* title4