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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 pro-
gram for Native Americans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IRON WORKING TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NA-
TIVE AMERICANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent funds are made 
available for this purpose, the Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall annu-
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ally provide a grant to an eligible entity provide grants 
to federally recognized Indian tribes (as defined in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)), tribal colleges and universities, 
and other eligible entities to provide an iron working train-
ing program for members of federally recognized Indian 
tribes. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this 
section shall provide a program that meets the require-
ments of subsection (b) and may require such other cri-
teria of the program and participants of the program as 
the eligible entity considers appropriate to further the 
goals of the program. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—A program funded by a grant 
under this section shall— 
(1) provide specialized training in iron working 
skills to adult members of federally recognized In-
dian tribes; 
(2) provide classroom and on-the-job training; 
and 
(3) facilitate job placement for participants 
upon successful completion of the requirements of 
the program. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
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(1) have proven experience in providing success-
ful iron working training programs to Native Amer-
ican populations; and 
(2) have the facilities necessary to carry out 
such a program with a grant provided under this 
section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) OTHER ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘other 
eligible entity’’ means an entity that— 
(A) has proven experience in providing suc-
cessful iron working training programs to Native 
American populations; and 
(B) has the facilities necessary to carry out 
such a program with a grant provided under 
this section. 
(2) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The term 
‘‘tribal college or university’’ means an institution of 
higher education that is formally controlled, or has 
been formally sanctioned or chartered, by the gov-
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 pro-
vide an annual grant to facilitate an iron working 
training program for Native Americans. 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 
Reported with amendments 
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