Clarification of application of rent rule to units owned or operated by Indian tribe or tribally designated housing entity

Section 203(a) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4133(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting owned or operated by a recipient and after residing in a dwelling unit; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Self-determination Notwithstanding paragraph (2), each recipient may establish its own policies governing maximum and minimum rents and homebuyer payments for dwelling units assisted under this Act, including rents and homebuyer payments that exceed 30 percent of the monthly adjusted income, provided that the policies are written and made publicly available..