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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6097 
To facilitate contacts and cooperation, including commercial relationships, 
between Native American Tribes and Indigenous peoples in the Western 
Hemisphere, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 
Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself and Mr. HIMES) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To facilitate contacts and cooperation, including commercial 
relationships, between Native American Tribes and Indig-
enous peoples in the Western Hemisphere, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Indigenous Peoples 
Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to facilitate con-
tacts and cooperation, including commercial relationships, 
between Native American Tribes and Indigenous peoples 
in the Western Hemisphere, in accordance with regional 
trade agreements and the Presidential memorandum titled 
‘‘Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening 
Nation-to-Nation Relationships’’, dated January 26, 
2021, which directs executive branches to engage in ‘‘reg-
ular, meaningful, and robust consultation with Tribal offi-
cials’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) NATIVE
AMERICAN
TRIBES.—The term 
‘‘Native American Tribe’’ means any federally recog-
nized Tribe. 
(2) INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.—The term ‘‘Indige-
nous peoples’’ means peoples residing in foreign 
countries and territories in the Western Hemisphere 
who have historical ties to a particular territory and 
are culturally or historically distinct from the politi-
cally dominant population. 
SEC. 4. STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce, in coordination with the Secretary of Interior, shall 
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submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
strategy, in consultation with the individuals listed in sub-
section (b), to promote and facilitate— 
(1) cross-investments and export opportunities 
between Native American Tribes and Indigenous 
peoples in Tribal businesses and commercial enter-
prises that involve Indigenous peoples, such as sus-
tainable natural resource management, agricultural 
development, timber, fish and other seafood, energy, 
handicraft and art production, or entrepreneurship 
for economic growth and diversification; and 
(2) the development of supply chains for United 
States entities that include certified products pro-
duced by Native American Tribes and Indigenous 
peoples. 
(b) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The individuals re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) The President of the Inter-American Foun-
dation. 
(2) The Secretary of State. 
(3) The United States Trade Representative. 
(4) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
(5) The Secretary of Energy. 
(6) The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration. 
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(7) The Administrator and the Advisor for In-
digenous Peoples Issues of the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
(8) The Chief Executive Officer of the United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion. 
(9) The Chief Executive Officer of the Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation. 
(10) 
Representatives 
of 
Native 
American 
Tribes. 
(11) Representatives of civil society organiza-
tions advocating for the rights or interests of Indige-
nous peoples. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on 
Indian Affairs of the Senate. 
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