,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #che  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,ms4 
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,native        
,american ,tourism and ,improving       
,visitor ,experience ,act to authorize  
grants to ,indian tribes1 tribal        
organizations1 and ,native ,hawaiian    
organizations1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,native ,american tourism grant     
programs ,the ,native ,american ,tourism
 and ,improving ,visitor ,experience    
,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dcea et seq47 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating section 
#f 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dcee7 as section #g2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after section #e 
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dced7 the following3    
#f4 ,native ,american tourism grant     
programs  7a7 ,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 ,act1
 as described in section #b4  7b7       
,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 ,act1 as described in 
section #b4  7c7 ,other ,federal        
agencies ,the heads of other ,federal   
agencies1 including the ,secretaries of 
,commerce1 ,transportation1             
,agriculture1 ,health and ,human        
,services1 and ,labor1 may make grants  
under this authority to and enter into  
agreements with ,indian tribes1 tribal  
organizations1 and ,native ,hawaiian    
organizations to carry out the purposes 
of this ,act1 as described in section   
#b4  7d7 ,authorization of              
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #ce1jjj1jjj for the period of   

fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbg4  4