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S. Rept. 114-117 1 (2015-08-05)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxsbj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP Calendar No. 197 114TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session SENATE 114-117 REAUTHORIZING THE NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING AS- SISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 1996, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AUGUST 5, 2015.-Ordered to be printed Mr. BARRASSO, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 710] The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 710) to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably with amendments and rec- ommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 710 is to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 until the end of Fiscal Year 2020. BACKGROUND In 1996, Congress passed the NAHASDA. The NAHASDA re- places housing assistance programs under the 1937 Housing Act (42 U.S.C. § 1437 et seq.). The NAHASDA addresses Indian hous- ing needs by furthering tribal self-governance and consolidating In- dian programs such as those formerly under the 1937 Housing Act. Since 1992, the Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has administered HUD's programs that serve Native Amer- ican communities. The HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs oversees ONAP. When the NAHASDA went into effect in Fiscal Year 1998, the law provided Indian tribes with the choice of administering pro- grams through their existing Indian Housing Authorities (IHAs) or 49-010

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