[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 835 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 835
To reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2007
Mr. Abercrombie (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
and Ms. Waters) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Financial Services
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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 2007''.
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), as added by section 513 of
Public Law 106-569 (114 Stat. 2969), is amended by striking ``fiscal
years'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``fiscal
years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.''.
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), as added by section 514 of Public Law 106-569
(114 Stat. 2989), is amended as follows:
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--In subsection (j)(7),
by striking ``fiscal years'' and all that follows and inserting
the following: ``fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and
2012.''.
(2) Authority.--In subsection (b), by striking ``or as a
result of a lack of access to private financial markets''.
(3) Eligible housing.--In subsection (c), by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:
``(2) Eligible housing.--The loan will be used to
construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-family
dwellings that are standard housing and are located on Hawaiian
Home Lands.''.
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 as
follows:
(1) Heading.--In the heading for the title, by inserting
``AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN'' after ``TRIBAL''.
(2) Authority and requirements.--In section 601 (25 U.S.C.
4191)----
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by inserting ``or by the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands,'' after ``tribal
approval,''; and
(ii) by inserting ``or 810, as
applicable,'' after ``section 202'' ; and
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or VIII, as
applicable'' before the period at the end.
(3) Security and repayment.--In section 602 (25 U.S.C.
4192)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ``or housing entity'' and inserting
``, housing entity, or Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)--
(I) by inserting ``or Department''
after ``tribe'';
(II) by inserting ``or VIII, as
applicable,'' after ``title I''; and
(III) by inserting ``or 811(b), as
applicable'' before the semicolon; and
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``or housing
entity'' and inserting ``, housing entity, or the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands''.
(4) Payment of interest.--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''.
(5) Authorization of appropriations for credit subsidy.--In
section 605(b) (25 U.S.C. 4195(b)), by striking ``1997 through
2007'' and inserting ``2008 through 2012''.
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