S 65
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 65
To reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
Mr. INOUYE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
A BILL
To reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act
of 2011'.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
Section 824 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4243) is amended by striking `fiscal years' and
all that follows and inserting the following: `fiscal years 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, and 2015.'.
SEC. 3. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING.
Section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12
U.S.C. 1715z-13b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking `or as a result of a lack of access
to private financial markets';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
`(2) ELIGIBLE HOUSING- The loan will be used to construct, acquire,
refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-family dwellings that are--
`(A) standard housing; and
`(B) located on Hawaiian Home Lands.'; and
(3) in subsection (j)(7), by striking `fiscal years' and all that
follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting the following:
`fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.'.
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS FOR TITLE
VI LOAN GUARANTEES.
Title VI of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4191 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in the title heading, by inserting `AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN'
after `TRIBAL';
(2) in section 601 (25 U.S.C. 4191)--
(i) by striking `or tribally designated housing entities with
tribal approval' and inserting `, by tribally designated housing
entities with tribal approval, or by the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands,'; and
(ii) by inserting `or 810, as applicable,' after `section 202';
and
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting `or title VIII, as applicable'
before the period at the end;
(3) in section 602 (25 U.S.C. 4192)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `or housing
entity' and inserting `, housing entity, or Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands'; and
(I) by inserting `or Department' after `tribe';
(II) by inserting `or title VIII, as applicable,' after `title
I'; and
(III) by inserting `or 811(b), as applicable' before the semicolon
at the end; and
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking `or housing entity' and inserting
`, housing entity, or the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands';
(4) in the first sentence of section 603 (25 U.S.C. 4193), by striking
`or housing entity' and inserting `, housing entity, or the Department
of Hawaiian Home Lands'; and
(5) in section 605(b) (25 U.S.C. 4195(b)), by striking `2009 through
2013' and inserting `2011 through 2015'.
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