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[CITE: 38USC3761]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
              CHAPTER 37--HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS
 
    SUBCHAPTER V--NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PILOT PROGRAM
 
Sec. 3761. Pilot program

    (a) The Secretary shall establish and implement a pilot program 
under which the Secretary may make direct housing loans to Native 
American veterans. The purpose of such loans is to permit such veterans 
to purchase, construct, or improve dwellings on trust land. The 
Secretary shall establish and implement the pilot program in accordance 
with the provisions of this subchapter.
    (b) In carrying out the pilot program under this subchapter, the 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, make direct housing loans to 
Native American veterans who are located in a variety of geographic 
areas and in areas experiencing a variety of economic circumstances.
    (c) No loans may be made under this subchapter after December 31, 
2001.

(Added Pub. L. 102-547, Sec. 8(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3636; 
amended Pub. L. 105-114, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 
2282.)


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-114 substituted ``December 31, 2001'' 
for ``September 30, 1997''.


    Consultation With Advisory Committee on Native-American Veterans

    Section 8(b) of Pub. L. 102-547 provided that: ``In carrying out the 
direct housing loan pilot program authorized under subchapter V of 
chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consider the views and 
recommendations, if any, of the Advisory Committee on Native-American 
Veterans established under section 19032 of the Veterans' Health-Care 
Amendments of 1986 [formerly set out as a note under former section 219 
of this title] (title XIX of Public Law 99-272; 100 Stat. 388).''


                     Annual Reports on Pilot Program

    Section 8(d) of Pub. L. 102-547 directed Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to transmit report relating to implementation of Native American 
veterans direct housing loan pilot program established under this 
subchapter to Committees on Veterans' Affairs of Senate and House of 
Representatives not later than Feb. 1 of each of years 1994 through 
1998, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-110, title II, Sec. 201(b), Feb. 
13, 1996, 110 Stat. 770.


  Authorization of Appropriations for Native American Veteran Housing 
                                  Loans

    Section 8(e) of Pub. L. 102-547 provided that: ``New direct loan 
obligations for Native American veteran housing loans under subchapter V 
of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)), may be incurred only to the extent that appropriations of budget 
authority to cover the anticipated cost, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C. 661a], for such loans are 
made in advance. There is authorized to be appropriated for such purpose 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, which amount shall remain available 
without fiscal year limitation.''
