istrative services for the Council (including staff of the 
Council). 
SEC. 5. DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall advise and 
make recommendations to Federal agencies on— 
(1) proposing sustainable economic growth and 
poverty reduction policies in a manner that promotes 
self-determination, self-sufficiency, and independence 
in urban and remote Native American communities 
while preserving the traditional cultural values of 
those communities; 
(2) ensuring that Native Americans (including 
Native American communities and organizations) 
have equal access to Federal economic aid, training, 
and assistance programs; 
(3) developing economic growth strategies, fi-
nance, and tax policies that will enable Native Amer-
ican organizations to stimulate the local economies 
of Native Americans and create meaningful new jobs 
in Native American communities; 
(4) increasing the effectiveness of Federal pro-
grams to address the economic, employment, med-
ical, and social needs of Native American commu-
nities; 
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(5) administering Federal economic develop-
ment assistance programs with an understanding of 
the unique needs of Native American communities 
with the objectives of— 
(A) making Native American leaders 
knowledgeable about best business practices and 
successful economic and job growth strategies; 
(B) promoting investment and economic 
growth and reducing unemployment and pov-
erty in Native American communities; 
(C) enhancing governance, entrepreneur-
ship, and self-determination in Native American 
communities; and 
(D) fostering demonstrations of trans-
formational changes in economic conditions in 
remote Native American communities through 
the use of innovative technology, targeted in-
vestments, and the use of Native American- 
owned natural and scenic resources; 
(6) improving the effectiveness of economic de-
velopment assistance programs through the integra-
tion and coordination of assistance to Native Amer-
ican communities; 
(7) recommending educational and business 
training programs for Native Americans that in-
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crease the capacity of Native Americans for eco-
nomic well-being and to further the purposes of this 
Act; and 
(8) initiating proposals, as needed, for fellow-
ship and mentoring programs to meet the economic 
development needs of Native American communities. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—The Council shall— 
(1) prepare a compilation of successful business 
enterprises and joint ventures conducted by Native 
American organizations, including tribal enterprises 
and the commercial ventures of Native Corporations 
(as defined in section 102 of the Alaska National In-
terest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3102)) in 
the State of Alaska; and 
(2) periodically sponsor and arrange con-
ferences and training workshops on Native American 
business activities, including providing mentors, re-
source people, and speakers to address financing, 
management, marketing, resource development, and 
best business practices in Native American business 
enterprises. 
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SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACTS OF LEGISLATIVE PRO-
POSALS ON NATIVE AMERICAN ECONOMIC 
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITY. 
In preparing and communicating the comments and 
recommendations of the President on proposed legislation 
to committees and leadership of Congress, the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget and the head of 
a Federal agency shall include an assessment of the im-
pacts of the proposed legislation on the economic and em-
ployment prospects and opportunities provided in the pro-
posed legislation to improve the quality of living conditions 
of Native American communities, organizations, and mem-
bers to the levels enjoyed by most people of the United 
States. 
SEC. 7. REPORTS. 
The Council shall— 
(1) prepare periodic reports on the activities of 
the Council; and 
(2) make the reports available to— 
(A) Native American communities, organi-
zations, and members; 
(B) the General Services Administration; 
(C) the Office of Management and Budget; 
(D) the Domestic Policy Council; 
(E) the National Economic Council; 
(F) the Council of Economic Advisers; 
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(G) the Secretary of the Treasury; 
(H) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(I) the Secretary of Labor; 
(J) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(K) the Secretary of Energy; and 
(L) members of the public. 
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