Innovative readiness training program coordination

(a) In general Title VII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 706. Innovative readiness training program coordination (a) Coordination requirement The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, and with Indian tribes and tribally designated housing entities that are recipients of funds under this Act, to maximize the benefit of the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training Program (in this section referred to as the Program,), when the Program conducts civil engineering and construction activities in partnership with recipients of formula and competitive block grant funds made available under title I. (b) Maximizing benefit The coordination under subsection (a) shall include— (1) the development of a joint Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Defense to streamline the identification of suitable construction projects under this Act; (2) the synchronization of project planning and execution to ensure that Program construction activities directly support the affordable housing goals and priorities identified in a housing plan submitted under section 102; and (3) the identification and communication of best practices to Indian tribes for leveraging Program resources, including guidance on project eligibility and application processes.. (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 706 the following: Sec. 706. Innovative readiness training program coordination..