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Union Calendar No. 869 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4506 
[Report No. 115–1064, Part I] 
To provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and economic activity, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 
Mrs. TORRES (for herself, Mr. COLE, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Education and 
the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 3, 2018 
Referral to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Education and the 
Workforce extended for a period ending not later than December 28, 2018 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. SOTO, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. KILMER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. DENHAM, Ms. 
STEFANIK, Mr. YOUNG
of Alaska, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. 
VALADAO 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Committees on Foreign Affairs and Education and the Workforce discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 30, 2017] 
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To provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and 
economic activity, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Jobs for Tribes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—INDIAN ECONOMIC ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2018 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tour-
ism Act of 2000. 
Sec. 103. Buy Indian Act. 
Sec. 104. Native American Programs Act of 1974. 
TITLE II—NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS INCUBATORS PROGRAM 
ACT 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Establishment of program. 
Sec. 204. Schools to business incubator pipeline. 
Sec. 205. Agency partnerships. 
TITLE III—INDIGENOUS PEOPLES EXCHANGE AND ECONOMIC 
COOPERATION ACT 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 303. Definitions. 
Sec. 304. Strategy. 
Sec. 305. United States assistance to support indigenous peoples. 
TITLE I—INDIAN ECONOMIC 
ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2018 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Indian Community 
Economic Enhancement Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 102. NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, 
TRADE PROMOTION, AND TOURISM ACT OF 
2000. 
(a) FINDINGS; PURPOSES.—Section 2 of the Native 
American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and 
Tourism Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4301) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) 
APPLICABILITY
TO
INDIAN-OWNED
BUSI-
NESSES.—The findings and purposes in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall apply to any Indian-owned business governed— 
‘‘(1) by tribal laws regulating trade or commerce 
on Indian lands; or 
‘‘(2) pursuant to section 5 of the Act of August 
15, 1876 (19 Stat. 200, chapter 289; 25 U.S.C. 
261).’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Native American 
Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act 
of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4302) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) 
and paragraphs (7) through (9), as paragraphs (2) 
through (7) and paragraphs (9) through (11), respec-
tively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
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‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of Native American Business Development 
appointed pursuant to section 4(a)(2).’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(8) OFFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the Office 
of Native American Business Development established 
by section 4(a)(1).’’. 
(c) OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS DEVEL-
OPMENT.—Section 4 of the Native American Business De-
velopment, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 (25 
U.S.C. 4303) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Department of Com-
merce’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(referred to in this 
Act as the ‘Office’)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘(referred to in this Act as the ‘Di-
rector’)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall serve as— 
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‘‘(A) the program and policy advisor to the 
Secretary with respect to the trust and govern-
mental relationship between the United States 
and Indian tribes; and 
‘‘(B) the point of contact for Indian tribes, 
tribal organizations, and Indians regarding— 
‘‘(i) policies and programs of the De-
partment of Commerce; and 
‘‘(ii) other matters relating to economic 
development and doing business in Indian 
lands. 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION.—The Di-
rector shall coordinate with all offices and agencies 
within the Department of Commerce to ensure that 
each office and agency has an accountable process to 
ensure— 
‘‘(A) meaningful and timely coordination 
and assistance, as required by this Act; and 
‘‘(B) consultation with Indian tribes re-
garding the policies, programs, assistance, and 
activities of the offices and agencies.’’. 
(d) 
INDIAN
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
INITIA-
TIVES.—The Native American Business Development, 
Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating section 8 (25 U.S.C. 4307) 
as section 9; and 
(2) by inserting after section 7 (25 U.S.C. 4306) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 8. INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. 
‘‘(a) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—Not later than 1 
year after the enactment of this section, the Secretary, the 
Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall coordinate— 
‘‘(1) to develop initiatives that— 
‘‘(A) encourage, promote, and provide edu-
cation regarding investments in Indian commu-
nities through— 
‘‘(i) the loan guarantee program of Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs under section 201 of 
the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 
U.S.C. 1481); 
‘‘(ii) programs carried out using 
amounts in the Community Development 
Financial Institutions Fund established 
under section 104(a) of the Community De-
velopment Banking and Financial Institu-
tions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(a)); and 
‘‘(iii) other capital development pro-
grams; 
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‘‘(B) examine and develop alternatives that 
would qualify as collateral for financing in In-
dian communities; and 
‘‘(C) provide entrepreneur and other train-
ing relating to economic development through 
tribally controlled colleges and universities and 
other Indian organizations with experience in 
providing such training; 
‘‘(2) to consult with Indian tribes and with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission to study, and 
collaborate to establish, regulatory changes necessary 
to qualify an Indian tribe as an accredited investor 
for the purposes of sections 230.500 through 230.508 
of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations), consistent with the goals of promoting 
capital formation and ensuring qualifying Indian 
tribes have the ability to withstand investment loss, 
on a basis comparable to other legal entities that 
qualify as accredited investors who are not natural 
persons; 
‘‘(3) to identify regulatory, legal, or other bar-
riers to increasing investment, business, and economic 
development, including qualifying or approving col-
lateral structures, measurements of economic strength, 
and contributions of Indian economies in Indian 
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communities through the Authority established under 
section 4 of the Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and 
Business Development Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4301 
note); 
‘‘(4) to ensure consultation with Indian tribes 
regarding increasing investment in Indian commu-
nities and the development of the report required in 
paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(5) to provide a report to Congress regarding 
improvements to Indian communities resulting from 
such initiatives and recommendations for promoting 
sustained growth of the tribal economies. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.—For assistance provided pursuant to 
section 108 of the Community Development Banking and 
Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4707) to ben-
efit Native Community Development Financial Institu-
tions, as defined by the Secretary of the Treasury, section 
108(e) of such Act shall not apply. 
‘‘(c) INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FEASIBILITY 
STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Government Account-
ability Office shall conduct a study and, not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
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sources of the House of Representatives a report on 
the findings of the study and recommendations. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall include an as-
sessment of each of the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The study shall assess 
current Federal capitalization and related pro-
grams and services that are available to assist 
Indian communities with business and economic 
development, including manufacturing, physical 
infrastructure (such as telecommunications and 
broadband), community development, and facili-
ties construction for such purposes. For each of 
the Federal programs and services identified, the 
study shall assess the current use and demand by 
Indian tribes, individuals, businesses, and com-
munities of the programs, the capital needs of 
Indian tribes, businesses, and communities re-
lated to economic development, and the extent 
that similar programs have been used to assist 
non-Indian communities compared to the extent 
used for Indian communities. 
‘‘(B) FINANCING
ASSISTANCE.—The study 
shall assess and quantify the extent of assistance 
provided to non-Indian borrowers and to Indian 
(both tribal and individual) borrowers (includ-
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ing information about such assistance as a per-
centage of need for Indian borrowers and for 
non-Indian borrowers, assistance to Indian bor-
rowers and to non-Indian borrowers as a per-
centage of total applicants, and such assistance 
to Indian borrowers as individuals as compared 
to such assistance to Indian tribes) through the 
loan programs, the loan guarantee programs, or 
bond guarantee programs of the— 
‘‘(i) Department of the Interior; 
‘‘(ii) Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(iii) Department of Housing and 
Urban Development; 
‘‘(iv) Department of Energy; 
‘‘(v) Small Business Administration; 
and 
‘‘(vi) Community Development Finan-
cial Institutions Fund of the Department of 
the Treasury. 
‘‘(C) TAX INCENTIVES.—The study shall as-
sess and quantify the extent of the assistance and 
allocations afforded for non-Indian projects and 
for Indian projects pursuant to each of the fol-
lowing tax incentive programs: 
‘‘(i) New market tax credit. 
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‘‘(ii) Low income housing tax credit. 
‘‘(iii) Investment tax credit. 
‘‘(iv) Renewable energy tax incentives. 
‘‘(v) Accelerated depreciation. 
‘‘(D) TRIBAL INVESTMENT INCENTIVE.—The 
study shall assess various alternative incentives 
that could be provided to enable and encourage 
tribal governments to invest in an Indian com-
munity development investment fund or bank.’’. 
SEC. 103. BUY INDIAN ACT. 
Section 23 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Buy Indian Act’’) (36 Stat. 861, chapter 
431; 25 U.S.C. 47), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 23. EMPLOYMENT OF INDIAN LABOR AND PURCHASE 
OF PRODUCTS OF INDIAN INDUSTRY; PAR-
TICIPATION IN MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE.—The term 
‘Indian economic enterprise’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 1480.201 of title 48, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regulations). 
‘‘(2) MENTOR FIRM; PROTEGE FIRM.—The terms 
‘mentor firm’ and ‘protege firm’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 831(c) of the National 
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 
U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 101–510). 
‘‘(3) 
SECRETARIES.—The 
term 
‘Secretaries’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Interior; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
‘‘(b) ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Unless determined by one of 
the Secretaries to be impracticable and unreason-
able— 
‘‘(A) Indian labor shall be employed; and 
‘‘(B) purchases of Indian industry products 
(including printing and facilities construction, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law) 
may be made in open market by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(2) MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Participation in the 
Mentor-Protege Program established under sec-
tion 831(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 
note; Public Law 101–510) or receipt of assist-
ance under a developmental assistance agreement 
under that program shall not render any indi-
vidual or entity involved in the provision of In-
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dian labor or an Indian industry product ineli-
gible to receive assistance under this section. 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT.—For purposes of this 
section, no determination of affiliation or control 
(whether direct or indirect) may be found be-
tween a protege firm and a mentor firm on the 
basis that the mentor firm has provided, or 
agreed to provide, to the protege firm, pursuant 
to a mentor-protege agreement, any form of de-
velopmental assistance described in section 
831(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note; Pub-
lic Law 101–510). 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretaries shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct outreach to Indian industrial enti-
ties; 
‘‘(2) provide training; 
‘‘(3) promulgate regulations in accordance with 
this section and with the regulations under part 1480 
of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations), to harmonize the procurement proce-
dures of the Department of the Interior and the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, to the max-
imum extent practicable; and 
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‘‘(4) require procurement management reviews 
by their respective Departments to include a review of 
the implementation of this section.’’. 
SEC. 104. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS ACT OF 1974. 
(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN 
PROJECTS.—Section 803 of the Native American Programs 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 
as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner may pro-
vide assistance under subsection (a) for projects relat-
ing to the purposes of this title to a Native commu-
nity development financial institution, as defined by 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—With regard to not less than 50 
percent of the total amount available for assistance 
under this section, the Commissioner shall give pri-
ority to any application seeking assistance for— 
‘‘(A) the development of a tribal code or 
court system for purposes of economic develop-
ment, including commercial codes, training for 
court personnel, regulation pursuant to section 5 
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of the Act of August 15, 1876 (19 Stat. 200, 
chapter 289; 25 U.S.C. 261), and the develop-
ment of nonprofit subsidiaries or other tribal 
business structures; 
‘‘(B) the development of a community devel-
opment financial institution, including training 
and administrative expenses; or 
‘‘(C) the development of a tribal master 
plan for community and economic development 
and infrastructure.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—Section 
804 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 2991c) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘The Commissioner’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under sub-
section (a), the Commissioner shall give priority to any ap-
plication described in section 803(b)(2).’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
816 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 2992d) is amended by striking ‘‘803(d)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘803(e)’’. 
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