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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3066
To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize appropria-
tions for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001; and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 1996
Mr. CUNNINGHAM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000, and 2001; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Native American Programs Amendments of 1996’’.
(b) NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—
(1) AUTHORITY FOR GRANT.—Section 803A of
the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 2991b–1) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 803A. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIVE AMERICAN COM-
MUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TION.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE ONE GRANT.—From
funds appropriated to carry out this title and subject to
subsection (c), the Commissioner shall make 1 grant to
1 eligible Hawaiian entity to establish and operate a Na-
tive Hawaiian community development financial institu-
tion for purposes of providing technical assistance and
loans to Native Hawaiians for economic development in
the State of Hawaii.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE GRANT.—To be eligi-
ble to receive the grant authorized by subsection (a), a
Hawaiian entity shall submit to the Commissioner, in such
form and containing such information as the Commis-
sioner may require, an application that includes the follow-
ing:
‘‘(1) An assurance that such entity will, as a
condition of receiving such grant, contribute to the
Native Hawaiian community development financial
institution to be established operated with such
grant, an amount of capital from non-Federal
sources that is not less than the amount of such
grant.
‘‘(2) Information that demonstrates that the
Native Hawaiian community development financial
institution proposed to be established and operated
by such entity will be capable of operating, and will
operate, successfully, on a self-sustaining basis after
receiving such grant and such capital.
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF GRANTEE.—The Commissioner
may make the grant authorized by subsection (a) only to
1 eligible Hawaiian entity whose application submitted in
accordance with subsection (b) satisfies the Commissioner
that the Native Hawaiian community development finan-
cial institution proposed to be established and operated by
such entity will successfully carry out the purposes speci-
fied in subsection (a).’’.
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 815 of the Native
American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992C)
is amended—
(A) in paragraph (4) by adding ‘‘and’’ at
the end,
(B) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a period at the end,
(C) in paragraph (6) by striking the period
at the end and inserting a semicolon,
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3),
(4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (5), (8),
(9), and (4), respectively,
(E) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:
‘‘(2) ‘Hawaiian entity’ means—
‘‘(A) the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the
State of Hawaii,
‘‘(B) a Native Hawaiian organization, or
‘‘(C) the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the
State of Hawaii and 1 Native Hawaiian organi-
zation, acting jointly;’’
(F) by transferring paragraph (4), as so
redesignated, so as to insert such paragraph
after paragraph (3), as so redesignated, and
(G) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so
redesignated the following:
‘‘(6) ‘Native Hawaiian community development
financial institution’ means a person (other than an
individual) that—
‘‘(A) qualifies as a community development
financial institution, as defined in section
102(5) of the Community Development Bank-
ing and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12
U.S.C. 4702(5));
‘‘(B) satisfies the requirements applicable
under such Act to applicants for assistance
from the Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund established under section
104(a) of such Act;
‘‘(C) demonstrates a special interest and
expertise in serving the primary economic devel-
opment and mortgage lending needs of the Na-
tive Hawaiian community; and
‘‘(D) demonstrates that it has the endorse-
ment of the Native Hawaiian community;
‘‘(7) ‘Native Hawaiian organization’ means an
organization serving Native Hawaiians in the State
of Hawaii that—
‘‘(A) is a nonprofit organization;
‘‘(B) is controlled by Native Hawaiians;
and
‘‘(C) whose business activities will prin-
cipally benefit Native Hawaiians ;’’.
(c) ADDITIONAL PROVISION.—Section 812 of the Na-
tive American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992a)
is repealed.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
816 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 2992d) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 816. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and such sums
as may be necessary for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000,
and 2001.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION PROVISIONS.—
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in
paragraphs (2) and (3), this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect on October
1, 1996.
(2) SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (d)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(3) TRANSITION PROVISION.—Section 803A as
in effect before October 1, 1996, shall remain in ef-
fect with respect to all funds made available under
such section before such date.
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