[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 1156 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 166
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1156
To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small
Business Administration, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 30, 2023
Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Mullin)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
July 25, 2023
Reported by Mr. Cardin, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small
Business Administration, 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. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Native American
Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2023''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating section 49 (15 U.S.C. 631
note) as section 50; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by inserting after section 48 (15 U.S.C. 657u)
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 49. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Associate administrator.--The term
`Associate Administrator' means the Associate Administrator for
Native American Affairs appointed under subsection
(c).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has
the meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section
8(a)(13).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Native hawaiian organization.--The term
`Native Hawaiian Organization' has the meaning given the term
in section 8(a)(15).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office
of Native American Affairs described in this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Establishment.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--There is established within the
Administration the Office of Native American Affairs, which
shall be responsible for establishing a working relationship
with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations by
targeting programs of the Administration relating to
entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access to
revitalize Native businesses and economic development in Indian
country.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Connection with other programs.--To the
extent reasonable, the Office shall connect Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian Organizations to programs administered by other
Federal agencies related to the interests described in
paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Field offices.--The Office may establish
field offices within such regional offices of the
Administration as may be necessary, with initial focus on those
parts of Indian Country most economically disadvantaged, to
perform efficiently the functions and responsibilities of the
Office.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Associate Administrator.--The Office shall be headed
by an Associate Administrator for Native American Affairs, who shall--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) be appointed by and report to the
Administrator;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) have knowledge of Native American cultures
and experience providing culturally tailored small business
development assistance to Native Americans;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) carry out the program to provide assistance
to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations and small
business concerns owned and controlled by individuals who are
members of those groups;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) administer and manage Native American
outreach expansion;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) enhance assistance to Native Americans by
formulating and promoting policies, programs, and assistance
that better address their entrepreneurial, capital access,
business development, and contracting needs, and collaborate
with other Associate Administrators and intergovernmental
leaders with similar missions across Federal agencies on the
development of policies and plans to implement new programs of
the Administration, while supplementing existing Federal
programs to holistically serve those needs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) act as an ombudsman for Native Americans for
programs of the Administration;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) provide grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements, or other financial assistance to Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian Organizations, or to private nonprofit
organizations governed by members of those entities, that have
the experience and capability to--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) deploy training, counseling,
workshops, educational outreach, and supplier events;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) access the entrepreneurial, capital,
and contracting programs of the Administration,
including the Community Navigator pilot
program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(8) assist the Administrator in conducting, or
conduct, Tribal consultation to solicit input and facilitate
discussion of potential modifications to programs and
procedures of the Administration; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(9) recommend annual budgets for the
Office.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Office such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to carry out this
section.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Entrepreneurial and
Opportunity Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 49 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) as
section 50; and
(2) by inserting after section 48 (15 U.S.C. 657u) the
following:
``SEC. 49. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Associate administrator.--The term `Associate
Administrator' means the Associate Administrator for Native
American Affairs appointed under subsection (c).
``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section 8(a)(13).
``(3) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native
Hawaiian Organization' has the meaning given the term in
section 8(a)(15).
``(4) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of Native
American Affairs described in this section.
``(b) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--There is established within the
Administration the Office of Native American Affairs, which
shall be responsible for establishing a working relationship
with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations by
targeting programs of the Administration relating to
entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access to
revitalize Native businesses and economic development in Indian
country.
``(2) Connection with other programs.--To the extent
reasonable, the Office shall connect Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian Organizations to programs administered by other
Federal agencies related to the interests described in
paragraph (1).
``(3) Alternative work sites.--
``(A) In general.--The Office may establish
alternative work sites within such regional offices of
the Administration as may be necessary, with initial
focus on those parts of Indian Country most
economically disadvantaged, to perform efficiently the
functions and responsibilities of the Office.
``(B) Prohibition.--The alternative work sites
established under subparagraph (A) shall not be field
offices of the Administration.
``(c) Associate Administrator.--The Office shall be headed by an
Associate Administrator for Native American Affairs, who shall--
``(1) be appointed by and report to the Administrator;
``(2) have knowledge of Native American cultures and
experience providing culturally tailored small business
development assistance to Native Americans;
``(3) carry out the program to provide assistance to Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations and small business
concerns owned and controlled by individuals who are members of
those groups;
``(4) administer and manage Native American outreach
expansion;
``(5) enhance assistance to Native Americans by formulating
and promoting policies, programs, and assistance that better
address their entrepreneurial, capital access, business
development, and contracting needs, and collaborate with other
Associate Administrators and intergovernmental leaders with
similar missions across Federal agencies on the development of
policies and plans to implement new programs of the
Administration, while supplementing existing Federal programs
to holistically serve those needs;
``(6) provide grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or
other financial assistance to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
Organizations, or to private nonprofit organizations governed
by members of those entities, that have the experience and
capability to--
``(A) deploy training, counseling, workshops,
educational outreach, and supplier events; and
``(B) access the entrepreneurial, capital, and
contracting programs of the Administration;
``(7) assist the Administrator in conducting, or conduct,
Tribal consultation to solicit input and facilitate discussion
of potential modifications to programs and procedures of the
Administration; and
``(8) recommend annual budgets for the Office.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Office such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to carry out this section.''.
Calendar No. 166
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1156
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small
Business Administration, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 25, 2023
Reported with an amendment