Native Chamorro Equity Act

To provide for contracting with Native Chamorro Organizations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native Chamorro Equity Act 2. Chamorro Registry Program The Organic Act of Guam ( 48 U.S.C. 1421 4. (a) There is established under the Department of Chamorro Affairs the Chamorro Registry Program (b) (1) In this section, the term Native Chamorro (2) No residency or blood quantum amount shall be required for an individual to qualify as a Native Chammoro . 3. Small business contracting for Native Chamorro Organizations (a) Native Chamorro Organization defined Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 (ff) Native Chamorro Organization (1) In general In this Act, the term Native Chamorro Organization (A) that is a nonprofit corporation that has filed articles of incorporation with the director (or the designee thereof) of the Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation, or any successor agency; (B) that is controlled by Native Chamorros; and (C) whose business activities will principally benefit Native Chamorros. (2) Rule of construction The Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, determine whether an organization is a Native Chamorro Organization in the same manner as such determination is made under section 8(a)(15) with respect to Native Hawaiian Organizations. . (b) Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concern Section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4) (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (i)— (i) in subclause (II), by striking or (ii) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (IV) an economically disadvantaged Native Chamorro Organization, or ; and (B) in clause (ii)— (i) in subclause (II), by striking or (ii) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (iii) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (IV) an economically disadvantaged Native Chamorro Organization. ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (ii), by striking or (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Native Chamorro Organizations described in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) or subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV). . (c) HUBZone small business concern Section 31(b)(2) ( 15 U.S.C. 657a (1) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking or (2) in subparagraph (F)(iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) a small business concern— (i) that is wholly owned by one or more Native Chamorro Organizations, or by a corporation that is wholly owned by one or more Native Chamorro Organizations; or (ii) that is owned in part by one or more Native Chamorro Organizations, or by a corporation that is wholly owned by one or more Native Chamorro Organizations, if all other owners are either United States citizens or small business concerns. . (d) Findings Section 2(f)(1)(C) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631(f)(1)(C) Native Chamorro Organizations, Native Hawaiian Organizations,

Summary: Native Chamorro Equity Act This bill establishes a Chamorro Registry program. It also allows eligible Native Chamorro organizations to qualify for federal contracting opportunities through their participation in certain small business programs that are administered by the Small Business Administration. First, the bill establishes a Chamorro Registry program under the Guam Department of Chamorro Affairs. The program must keep a database to serve as a genealogy bank to verify Native Chamorro ancestry requirements. Next, it treats businesses owned by economically disadvantaged Native Chamorro organizations as socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses for purposes of the Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development program, which is commonly known as the 8(a) program. Further, it allows businesses that are owned by Native Chamorro organizations to participate in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment Contracting (HUBZone) program. The 8(a) program and the HUBZone program each limit competition for certain government contracts to participating small businesses.