§ 4112. Indian housing plans
(a)
Plan submission
The Secretary shall provide—
(b)
1-year plan requirement
(2)
Required information
A housing plan shall include the following information with respect to the tribal program year for which assistance under this chapter is made available:
(A)
Description of planned activities
A statement of planned activities, including—
(v)
a description of the manner in which the recipient will protect and maintain the viability of housing owned and operated by the recipient that was developed under a contract between the Secretary and an Indian housing authority pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.); and
(B)
Statement of needs
A statement of the housing needs of the low-income Indian families residing in the jurisdiction of the Indian tribe, and the means by which those needs will be addressed during the applicable period, including—
(i)
a description of the estimated housing needs and the need for assistance for the low-income Indian families in the jurisdiction, including a description of the manner in which the geographical distribution of assistance is consistent with the geographical needs and needs for various categories of housing assistance; and
(C)
Financial resources
An operating budget for the recipient, in such form as the Secretary may prescribe, that includes—
(D)
Certification of compliance
Evidence of compliance with the requirements of this chapter, including, as appropriate—
(i)
a certification that, in carrying out this chapter, the recipient will comply with the applicable provisions of title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) and other applicable Federal laws and regulations;
(ii)
a certification that the recipient will maintain adequate insurance coverage for housing units that are owned and operated or assisted with grant amounts provided under this chapter, in compliance with such requirements as the Secretary may establish;
(iii)
a certification that policies are in effect and are available for review by the Secretary and the public governing the eligibility, admission, and occupancy of families for housing assisted with grant amounts provided under this chapter;
(iv)
a certification that policies are in effect and are available for review by the Secretary and the public governing rents and homebuyer payments charged, including the methods by which the rents or homebuyer payments are determined, for housing assisted with grant amounts provided under this chapter;
(c)
Participation of tribally designated housing entity
A plan under this section for an Indian tribe may be prepared and submitted on behalf of the tribe by the tribally designated housing entity for the tribe, but only if such plan contains a certification by the recognized tribal government of the grant beneficiary that such tribe—
(d)
Coordination of plans
A plan under this section may cover more than 1 Indian tribe, but only if the certification requirements under subsection (c) are complied with by each such grant beneficiary covered.
(e)
Regulations
The requirements relating to the contents of plans under this section shall be established by regulation, pursuant to section
4116 of this title.