,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjai ,ms4 ,smith 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,udall1 and ,mr4       
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless         
,assistance ,act to enable ,indian      
,tribes and tribally designated housing 
entities to apply for1 receive1 and     
administer grants and subgrants under   
the ,continuum of ,care ,program of the 
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development4  #a4 ,short title  ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,tribal ,access
 to ,homeless ,assistance ,act of #bjai4
  #b4 ,participation of ,indian ,tribes 
and tribally designated housing entities
 in ,continuum of ,care ,program  7a7   
,in general ,title ,,iv of the          
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj et seq47 is  

amended-- 7#a7 in section #dja 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj7--  7,a7 by            
redesignating paragraphs 7#aj7 through  
7#cc7 as paragraphs 7#ab7 through 7#ce71
 respectively2  7,b7 by redesignating   
paragraphs 7#h7 and 7#i7 as paragraphs  
7#i7 and 7#aj71 respectively2  7,c7 by  
inserting after paragraph 7#g7 the      
following3  7#h7 ,formula area ,the term
 formula area has the meaning given the 
term in section #ajjj4cjb of title #bd1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any  
successor regulation4  2  7,d7 in       
paragraph 7#i71 as so redesignated1 by  
inserting a formula area1 after         
nonentitlement area12 and  7,e7 by      
inserting after paragraph 7#aj71 as so  
redesignated1 the following3  7#aa7     
,indian ,tribe ,the term ,indian ,tribe 
has the meaning given the term ,indian  
tribe in section #d of the ,native      
,american ,housing ,assistance and      
,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #dajc74  2 and  7#b7 in       
subtitle ,c 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et    

seq471 by adding at the end the         
following3  #dce4 ,indian ,tribes and   
tribally designated housing entities    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this title1 for purposes of this        
subtitle1 an ,indian ,tribe or tribally 
designated housing entity 7as defined in
 section #d of the ,native ,american    
,housing ,assistance and                
,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #dajc77 may--  7#a7 be a      
collaborative applicant or eligible     
entity2 or  7#b7 receive grant amounts  
from another entity that receives a     
grant directly from the ,secretary1 and 
use the amounts in accordance with this 
subtitle4  4  7b7 ,technical and        
conforming amendment ,the table of      
contents in section #aja7;b7 of the     
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7,public ,law #ajj-gg2 #aja ,stat4 
#dhb7 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #dcd the       
following3  ,sec4 #dce4 ,indian ,tribes 
and tribally designated housing         

entities4  4