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Calendar No. 170 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1129 

[Report No. 111–84] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 8, 2009 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 

Reported by Mr. DORGAN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide an 

annual grant to facilitate an iron working training program for Native Americans. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. IRON WORKING TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NA4 TIVE AMERICANS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent funds are made 

6 available for this purpose, the Secretary of the Interior, 

7 acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall annuVerDate Nov 24 2008 00:48 Oct 01, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1129.RS H1129

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1 ally provide a grant to an eligible entity provide grants 

2 to federally recognized Indian tribes (as defined in section 

3 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist4 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)), tribal colleges and universities, 

5 and other eligible entities to provide an iron working train6 ing program for members of federally recognized Indian 

7 tribes. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this 

8 section shall provide a program that meets the require9 ments of subsection (b) and may require such other cri10 teria of the program and participants of the program as 

11 the eligible entity considers appropriate to further the 

12 goals of the program. 

13 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—A program funded by a grant 

14 under this section shall— 

15 (1) provide specialized training in iron working 

16 skills to adult members of federally recognized In17 dian tribes; 

18 (2) provide classroom and on-the-job training; 

19 and 

20 (3) facilitate job placement for participants 

21 upon successful completion of the requirements of 

22 the program. 

23 (c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible for a grant 

24 under this section, an entity shall— 


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1 (1) have proven experience in providing success2 ful iron working training programs to Native Amer3 ican populations; and 

4 (2) have the facilities necessary to carry out 

5 such a program with a grant provided under this 

6 section. 

7 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) OTHER ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘other 

9 eligible entity’’ means an entity that— 

10 (A) has proven experience in providing suc11 cessful iron working training programs to Native 

12 American populations; and 

13 (B) has the facilities necessary to carry out 

14 such a program with a grant provided under 

15 this section. 

16 (2) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The term 

17 ‘‘tribal college or university’’ means an institution of 

18 higher education that is formally controlled, or has 

19 been formally sanctioned or chartered, by the gov20 erning body of 1 or more Indian tribes. 


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Calendar No. 170 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1129 

[Report No. 111–84] 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to protraining program for Native Americans. vide an annual grant to facilitate an iron working 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 

Reported with amendments 


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