,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #cj1       
#bjba,mrs4 ,torres of ,california 7for  
herself and ,mr4 ,himes7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to facilitate contacts and  
cooperation1 including commercial       
relationships1 between ,native ,american
 ,tribes and ,indigenous peoples in the 
,western ,hemisphere1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,indigenous ,peoples
 ,exchange and ,economic ,cooperation   
,act4  #b4 ,statement of policy ,it is  
the policy of the ,united ,states to    
facilitate contacts and cooperation1    
including commercial relationships1     

between ,native ,american ,tribes and   
,indigenous peoples in the ,western     
,hemisphere1 in accordance with regional
 trade agreements and the ,presidential 
memorandum titled ,memorandum on ,tribal
 ,consultation and ,strengthening       
,nation-to-,nation ,relationships1 dated
 ,january #bf1 #bjba1 which directs     
executive branches to engage in regular1
 meaningful1 and robust consultation    
with ,tribal officials4  #c4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,native
 ,american ,tribes ,the term ,native    
,american ,tribe means any federally    
recognized ,tribe4  7#b7 ,indigenous    
peoples ,the term ,indigenous peoples   
means peoples residing in foreign       
countries and territories in the        
,western ,hemisphere who have historical
 ties to a particular territory and are 
culturally or historically distinct from
 the politically dominant population4   
#d4 ,strategy  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         

,secretary of ,commerce1 in coordination
 with the ,secretary of ,interior1 shall
 submit to the appropriate congressional
 committees a strategy1 in consultation 
with the individuals listed in          
subsection 7b71 to promote and          
facilitate-- 7#a7 cross-investments and 
export opportunities between ,native    
,american ,tribes and ,indigenous       
peoples in ,tribal businesses and       
commercial enterprises that involve     
,indigenous peoples1 such as sustainable
 natural resource management1           
agricultural development1 timber1 fish  
and other seafood1 energy1 handicraft   
and art production1 or entrepreneurship 
for economic growth and diversification2
 and  7#b7 the development of supply    
chains for ,united ,states entities that
 include certified products produced by 
,native ,american ,tribes and           
,indigenous peoples4  7b7 ,consultation 
required ,the individuals referred to in
 subsection 7a7 are the following3 7#a7 
,the ,president of the ,inter-,american 

,foundation4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary of   
,state4  7#c7 ,the ,united ,states      
,trade ,representative4  7#d7 ,the      
,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#e7 ,the  
,secretary of ,energy4  7#f7 ,the       
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration4  7#g7 ,the             
,administrator and the ,advisor for     
,indigenous ,peoples ,issues of the     
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development4  7#h7 ,the 
,chief ,executive ,officer of the       
,united ,states ,international          
,development ,finance ,corporation4     
7#i7 ,the ,chief ,executive ,officer of 
the ,millennium ,challenge ,corporation4
  7#aj7 ,representatives of ,native     
,american ,tribes4  7#aa7               
,representatives of civil society       
organizations advocating for the rights 
or interests of ,indigenous peoples4    
7c7 ,appropriate congressional          
committees ,in this section1 the term   
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on          

,appropriations1 the ,committee on      
,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources of the ,house of   
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,appropriations1 the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources1 and the ,committee on       
,indian ,affairs of the ,senate4  #e4   
,united states assistance to support    
indigenous peoples ,in order to improve 
the capacity of ,indigenous peoples to  
engage in and benefit from increased    
trade and investment relationships1 the 
,inter-,american ,foundation1 ,secretary
 of ,state1 ,united ,states ,agency for 
,international ,development1 and        
,millennium ,challenge ,corporation     
shall-- 7#a7 consult with               
representatives of civil society        
organizations1 especially organizations 
comprised of or representing the        
interests of ,indigenous peoples2 and   
7#b7 provide assistance to countries in 
the ,western ,hemisphere in a manner    

that promotes and facilitates           
entrepreneurship among ,indigenous      
peoples-- 7,a7 by strengthening the     
capacity of civil society organizations 
and local governments2 and  7,b7 by     
supporting community-led and            
community-based projects including      
sustainable natural resource management1
 agricultural development1 and          
handicraft production4  #f4 ,assistance 
to support activities ,there is         
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary of ,commerce #c1jjj1jjj to   
carry out this ,act4