,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dfii ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ba1 #bjad ,ms4 ,del,bene 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 and ,mr4 ,reichert7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,native ,american ,business ,development1 ,trade ,promotion1 and ,tourism ,act of #bjjj to require the ,secretary of ,commerce to prepare and submit to ,congress a report and recommendations to promote the sustained economic development of ,indian tribes and ,indian lands4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,indian ,country ,economic ,revitalization ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,in #bjjj1 the ,native ,american ,business ,development1 ,trade ,promotion1 and ,tourism ,act 7,public ,law #ajf-dfd2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq47 identified the need for the ,federal ,government to promote long-range economic development of ,indian lands4 7#b7 ,this law established within the ,department of ,commerce an office to coordinate ,federal programs related to ,indian economic development1 promote the international trade and export of ,indian goods and services1 and conduct intertribal tourism demonstration projects4 7#c7 ,to have additional impact1 this law should be amended to expand ,federal support for the economic development of ,indian tribes and ,indian lands4 7#d7 ,recent fiscal priorities of the ,federal ,government have negatively impacted ,indian tribes as well as others due to their dependence upon ,federal funds4 7#e7 ,the ,federal ,government has a trust responsibility to ,indian tribes and should support tribal-owned enterprises and ,indian-owned businesses by preparing recommendations for ,congress on improved statutory measures that support the development of sustainable tribal economies4 #c4 ,report and recommendations to ,congress on tribal economic development ,the ,native ,american ,business ,development1 ,trade ,promotion1 and ,tourism ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-dfd2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating section #h as section #i2 and 7#b7 by inserting after section #g the following new section3 #h4 ,report and recommendations to ,congress on tribal economic development 7a7 ,reporting ,requirement ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of the ,indian ,country ,economic ,revitalization ,act of #bjad1 and every #c years thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall prepare and submit to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the ,senate a report and recommendations for promoting the sustained growth of the economies of ,indian tribes and ,indian lands4 ,in conducting the reports under this section1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall consult with-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of the ,treasury2 7#b7 the ,secretary of the ,interior2 7#c7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture2 7#d7 the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration2 7#e7 the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system2 7#f7 the heads of other ,federal agencies as determined by the ,secretary of ,commerce2 7#g7 the ,white ,house ,council on ,native ,american ,affairs2 and 7#h7 ,indian tribes4 7b7 ,contents of ,report ,each report prepared under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,data on ,indian business development and employment during the #c-year period immediately preceding the date of the submission of the report1 except that the first such report shall include data for the #aj-year period immediately preceding the date of the submission of such report4 ,such data shall include1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 data from each decennial census conducted by the ,bureau of the ,census for the period covered by the report2 and 7,b7 relevant data voluntarily provided by ,indian tribes1 ,indian-owned businesses1 and other tribal business entities4 7#b7 ,an assessment of existing structural advantages and barriers to the economic development of ,indian tribes and ,indian lands1 including an analysis of the economic effect on ,indian tribes and ,indian lands of the following3 7,a7 ,federal judicial decisions and administrative actions authorizing the application of laws of general applicability to economic development activities occurring on ,indian lands1 in places with respect to which ,congress has not expressly authorized such application4 7,b7 ,federal judicial decisions and actions by the ,internal ,revenue ,service authorizing the taxation of ,indian income and economic development activities within ,indian lands in places with respect to which ,federal law does not expressly authorize such taxation4 7,c7 ,tax incentives in the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 including wage credits1 accelerated depreciation deductions1 tax-exempt bonds1 and new market tax credits1 including an assessment of how additional new tax incentives such as tribal empowerment zones may impact tribal economic development4 7,d7 ,such other related factors that provide an advantage or barrier to economic development on ,indian lands4 7#c7 ,analysis of ,indian access to adequate infrastructure1 affordable energy1 educational opportunities1 and investment capital4 7#d7 ,recommendations to ,congress on legislation to strengthen the economies of ,indian tribes and ,indian lands in areas that include-- 7,a7 regulatory1 tax1 and trust reform2 and 7,b7 other related areas that promote the findings and purposes provided in section #b4 7c7 ,use of previous studies ,in conducting the studies under this section1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall consider any appropriate information contained in previous studies and reports1 such as the following3 7#a7 ,the ,american ,indian ,policy ,review ,commission ,final ,report1 dated ,may #ag1 #aigg4 7#b7 ,the ,report and ,recommendations of the ,presidential ,commission on ,indian ,reservation ,economies1 dated ,november #aihd4 7#c7 ,the ,native ,american ,economic ,policy ,report3 ,developing ,tribal ,economies to ,create ,healthy1 ,sustainable1 and ,culturally ,vibrant ,communities1 dated #bjjg4 7#d7 ,the report titled ,growing ,economies in ,indian ,country3 ,taking ,stock of ,progress and ,partnerships1 dated ,april #bjab4 4