,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dbd #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gcif
 ,report ,no4 #aai-dih ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #e1 #bjbf,ms4 ,davids of      
,kansas 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,ms4
 ,morrison1 and ,mr4 ,crane7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,small ,business   
,february #ag1 #bjbf;,additional        
sponsor3 ,ms4 ,scholten  ,february #ag1 
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to establish an ,office of     
,native ,american ,affairs within the   
,small ,business ,administration1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,native  
,american ,entrepreneurial ,opportunity 
,act4  #b4 ,office of ,native ,american 
,affairs ,the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating section #di 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #fca note7 as section #ej2 and

  7#b7 by inserting after section #dh   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fegu7 the following3    
#di4 ,office of ,native ,american       
,affairs  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,assistant ,administrator 
,the term ,assistant ,administrator     
means the ,assistant ,administrator for 
,native ,american ,affairs appointed    
under subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,indian     
,tribe ,the term ,indian ,tribe has the 
meaning given the term ,indian tribe in 
section #h7;a77#ac74  7#c7 ,native      
,hawaiian ,organization ,the term       
,native ,hawaiian ,organization has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#h7;a77#ae74  7#d7 ,office ,the term    
,office means the ,office of ,native    
,american ,affairs described in this    
section4  7b7 ,establishment  7#a7 ,in  
general ,there is established within the
 ,administration the ,office of ,native 
,american ,affairs1 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 development1            
contracting1 and capital access to--    
7,a7 establish or expand small business 
concerns owned and controlled by        
individuals who are members of ,indian  
,tribes or ,native ,hawaiian            
,organizations2 and  7,b7 promote       
economic development in ,indian country 
7as defined in section #aaea of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code74  7#b7      
,connection with other programs ,to the 
extent reasonable1 the ,office shall    
educate ,indian ,tribes and ,native     
,hawaiian ,organizations about programs 
administered by other ,federal agencies 
related to the interests described in   
paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,assistant         
,administrator ,the ,office shall be    
headed by an ,assistant ,administrator  
for ,native ,american ,affairs1 who     
shall-- 7#a7 be appointed by and report 
to the ,administrator2  7#b7 have       
knowledge of ,native ,american cultures 

and experience providing culturally     
tailored small business development     
assistance to ,native ,americans2  7#c7 
provide assistance to ,indian ,tribes   
and ,native ,hawaiian ,organizations and
 small business concerns owned and      
controlled by individuals who are       
members of ,indian ,tribes or ,native   
,hawaiian ,organizations2  7#d7         
formulate policies1 and promote policies
 and existing programs1 to better       
address the entrepreneurial1 capital    
access1 business development1 and       
contracting needs of persons described  
in paragraph 7#c72  7#e7 collaborate    
with ,associate ,administrators within  
the ,administration and officials of    
other ,federal agencies to develop      
policies and plans to implement programs
 of the ,administration to holistically 
address the needs described in paragraph
 7#d72  7#f7 provide assistance1        
including grants1 contracts1 cooperative
 agreements1 or other financial         
assistance1 to ,indian ,tribes and      

,native ,hawaiian ,organizations1 or to 
private nonprofit organizations governed
 by members of ,indian ,tribes or       
,native ,hawaiian ,organizations that   
have the experience and capability to   
use the assistance to-- 7,a7 deploy     
training1 counseling1 workshops1        
educational outreach1 and supplier      
events2 and  7,b7 access the            
entrepreneurial1 capital1 and           
contracting programs of the             
,administration2  7#g7 assist the       
,administrator in conducting1 or        
conduct1 ,tribal consultation to solicit
 input and facilitate discussion of     
potential modifications to programs and 
procedures of the ,administration2 and  
7#h7 recommend annual budgets for the   
,office4  7d7 ,report to ,congress ,on  
an annual basis until the termination   
date1 the ,assistant ,administrator     
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
the effectiveness of the ,office of     
,native ,american ,affairs that includes
 the number of clients served in ,tribal

 communities1 the number of             
consultations conducted1 and the number 
of trainings held in ,tribal country4   
7e7 ,termination ,the authority under   
this section shall terminate #g years   
after the date of the enactment of this 
section4  4  ,february #ag1             
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed