S. 2264 would amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 and would authorize appropriations through fiscal year 2032 for the Indian Housing Block Grant and Native Hawaiian Block Grant programs. In addition, the bill would:
Authorize the use of future appropriations to renew grants for assistance to homeless veterans under the Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) program, which is jointly administered by the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA);
Authorize the new Drug Elimination Program within HUD to provide grants to help tribal entities reduce violent crime and drug trafficking in public housing;
Establish the Office of Native American Programs within HUD to coordinate housing assistance and community development programs for tribal entities and to manage the department’s regional offices that administer Indian programs;
Authorize appropriations through fiscal year 2032 for the Indian Home Loan Guarantee program; and
Allow Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities to be eligible for housing counseling grants.
