[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 3789 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 592
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3789

                          [Report No. 117-234]

 To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience 
  Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 
         Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 10 (legislative day, March 7), 2022

  Mr. Schatz (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian 
                                Affairs

                            December 6, 2022

               Reported by Mr. Schatz, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience 
  Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 
         Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor 
Experience Act (25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating section 6 (25 U.S.C. 4355) as 
        section 7; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after section 5 (25 U.S.C. 4354) 
        the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 6. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs Program.--The Director of 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants to Indian tribes and 
tribal organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as 
described in section 2.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Office of Native Hawaiian Relations.--The Director 
of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may make grants to Native 
Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as 
described in section 2.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry 
out this section such sums as may be necessary.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS.

    The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act 
(25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 6 (25 U.S.C. 4355) as section 
        7; and
            (2) by inserting after section 5 (25 U.S.C. 4354) the 
        following:

``SEC. 6. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs Program.--The Director of the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs may make grants to and enter into agreements with 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out the purposes of 
this Act, as described in section 2.
    ``(b) Office of Native Hawaiian Relations.--The Director of the 
Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may make grants to and enter into 
agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes 
of this Act, as described in section 2.
    ``(c) Other Federal Agencies.--The heads of other Federal agencies, 
including the Secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, 
Health and Human Services, and Labor, may make grants under this 
authority to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes, tribal 
organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the 
purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be 
necessary.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 592

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3789

                          [Report No. 117-234]

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience 
  Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 
         Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 6, 2022

                       Reported with an amendment