§3764 Qualified non-Native American veterans

Summary

Treats certain non‑Native veterans as if they were Native American veterans for VA loan rules when they meet the qualifications. It also says that any place the law talks about a tribe’s authority over a Native American veteran should be read as the tribe’s authority over that veteran’s Native American spouse. When the VA makes a direct loan to one of these veterans because of that rule, the VA must make sure the tribe allows the veteran to hold, buy, or use the loan to get, together with their Native spouse, a real ownership interest in a lot, a house, or both on trust land. A tribe may still set reasonable limits on the veteran’s right to sell or give away that interest if those limits protect the trust status of the land or home. Those limits can include ending the veteran’s interest if the couple gets divorced.