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Calendar No. 592 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3789 

[Report No. 117–234] 

To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience 

Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 10 (legislative day, MARCH 7), 2022 

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

DECEMBER 6, 2022 

Reported by Mr. SCHATZ, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, 

tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, 

and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PRO2 GRAMS. 

3 The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor 

4 Experience Act (25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating section 6 (25 U.S.C. 4355) 

6 as section 7; and 

7 (2) by inserting after section 5 (25 U.S.C. 

8 4354) the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 6. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS. 

10 ‘‘(a) BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAM.—The 

11 Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants 

12 to Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out the 

13 purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. 

14 ‘‘(b) OFFICE OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN RELATIONS.— 

15 The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations 

16 may make grants to Native Hawaiian organizations to 

17 carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 

18 2. 

19 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 

21 Interior to carry out this section such sums as may be 

22 necessary.’’. 

23 SECTION 1. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PRO24 GRAMS. 

25 The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor 

26 Experience Act (25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating section 6 (25 U.S.C. 4355) 

2 as section 7; and 

3 (2) by inserting after section 5 (25 U.S.C. 4354) 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 6. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS. 

6 ‘‘(a) BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAM.—The 

7 Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants 

8 to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal 

9 organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as de10 scribed in section 2. 

11 ‘‘(b) OFFICE OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN RELATIONS.—The 

12 Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may 

13 make grants to and enter into agreements with Native Ha14 waiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, 

15 as described in section 2. 

16 ‘‘(c) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The heads of other 

17 Federal agencies, including the Secretaries of Commerce, 

18 Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, 

19 and Labor, may make grants under this authority to and 

20 enter into agreements with Indian tribes, tribal organiza21 tions, and Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the 

22 purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. 

23 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

25 such sums as may be necessary.’’. 


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Calendar No. 592 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3789 

[Report No. 117–234] 

A BILL 

To amend the Native American Tourism and Impurposes. Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and proving Visitor Experience Act to authorize 

DECEMBER 6, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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