Housing counseling certification exemption

(a) In general Subtitle A of title II of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 211. Housing counseling certification exemption (a) In general Notwithstanding section 106(g)(1) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x(g)(1)), Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, tribally designated housing entities, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands carrying out homeownership counseling or rental housing counseling under section 105(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(20)) or section 202(3) or 810(b)(2)(A) of this Act may not be required to comply with any housing counseling certification requirements established by the Secretary. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of an entity described in subsection (a) to obtain a housing counseling certification from the Secretary.. (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–330; 110 Stat. 4016) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 210 the following: Sec. 211. Housing counseling certification exemption..