,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,mr4       
,mullin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,small ,business and     
,entrepreneurship  ,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 and          
,opportunity ,act of #bjbe4  #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 ,associate ,administrator 
,the term ,associate ,administrator     
means the ,associate ,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 access1 such as
 the program under section #h7;a71 to   
revitalize ,native businesses and       
economic development in ,indian country4
  7#b7  ,connection with other programs 
,to the extent reasonable1 the ,office  
shall connect ,indian ,tribes and       
,native ,hawaiian ,organizations to     
programs administered by other ,federal 
agencies related to the interests       
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7      
,alternative work sites  7,a7  ,in      
general  ,the ,office may establish     
alternative work sites within such      
regional offices of the ,administration 
as may be necessary1 with initial focus 
on those parts of ,indian ,country most 
economically disadvantaged1 to perform  
efficiently the functions and           
responsibilities of the ,office4  7,b7  
,prohibition  ,the alternative work     
sites established under subparagraph    
7,a7 shall not be field offices of the  
,administration4  7c7  ,associate       
,administrator  ,the ,office shall be   

headed by an ,associate ,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 
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 groups2  7#d7          
administer and manage ,native ,american 
outreach expansion2  7#e7 enhance       
assistance to ,native ,americans by     
formulating and promoting policies1     
programs1 and assistance that better    
address their entrepreneurial1 capital  
access1 business development1 and       
contracting needs1 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           
,administration1 while supplementing    
existing ,federal programs to           
holistically serve those needs2  7#f7   
provide grants1 contracts1 cooperative  
agreements1 or other financial          
assistance to ,indian ,tribes and       
,native ,hawaiian ,organizations1 or to 
private nonprofit organizations governed
 by members of those entities1 that have
 the experience and capability 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 ,authorization of         

appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,office such sums
 as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years #bjbf through #bjcj to carry out  
this section4  4