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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9114 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program 
to adapt the successful practices of providing foreign aid to under-
developed economies to the provision of Federal economic development 
assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a dem-
onstration program to adapt the successful practices of 
providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the 
provision of Federal economic development assistance to 
Native communities in similarly situated remote areas 
in the United States, 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 ‘‘Native American Mil-
lennium Challenge Demonstration Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to adapt the lessons of foreign aid to under-
developed economies, such as the experience of the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation, to the provision 
of Federal economic development assistance to simi-
larly situated remote Native American communities; 
(2) to provide Federal economic development 
assistance for Native American communities through 
the Native American Challenge Demonstration 
Project; 
(3) to administer Federal economic development 
assistance in a manner that— 
(A) promotes economic growth and the 
elimination of poverty; 
(B) strengthens good governance, entrepre-
neurship, and investment in Native American 
communities; and 
(C) builds the capacity of Native people to 
grow sustainable local economies; 
(4) to improve the effectiveness of Federal eco-
nomic development assistance by encouraging the in-
tegration and coordination of the assistance in re-
mote Native American communities; 
(5) to promote sustainable economic growth and 
poverty reduction policies in remote Native American 
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communities in a manner that promotes self-deter-
mination and self-sufficiency among remote Native 
American communities while preserving the cultural 
values of those communities; and 
(6) to establish a demonstration project within 
remote areas of noncontiguous States that experi-
ence high levels of poverty and lack access to tradi-
tional transportation infrastructure (highways, rail-
ways, and ports), which, if successful, could poten-
tially benefit other Native American communities in 
the United States. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMPACT.—The term ‘‘compact’’ means a 
binding agreement with the United States entered 
into pursuant to this Act. 
(2) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.—The 
term ‘‘economic development strategy’’ means a 
strategy— 
(A) written by an eligible entity and de-
signed to achieve sustainable economic growth 
and reduce poverty over a defined period; and 
(B) developed in consultation with public 
and private sector entities, as appropriate to 
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the geographic area and intended beneficiaries 
of the compact. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a consortium of Native organizations 
in a noncontiguous State, with priority given to 
organizations serving regions with the highest 
poverty levels. 
(B) ALASKA.—In the State of Alaska, a 
consortium shall be comprised of not more than 
2 regional Alaska Native nonprofit organiza-
tions, to be determined by the Secretary, in 
consultation with statewide Alaska Native orga-
nizations. 
(C) HAWAII.—In the State of Hawaii, a 
consortium shall be comprised of local Native 
Hawaiian nonprofit organizations that serve the 
interests of Native Hawaiians and in which Na-
tive Hawaiians serve in leadership and sub-
stantive policymaking positions. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
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(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 
4. 
MILLENNIUM 
CHALLENGE 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
and implement in the Department of the Interior a dem-
onstration project, to be known as the ‘‘Native American 
Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project’’ (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘demonstration project’’). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—In carrying 
out the demonstration project, the Secretary may provide 
assistance to any eligible entity that enters into a compact 
with the United States pursuant to this Act. 
(c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under the 
demonstration project— 
(1) shall be provided in the form of funding 
agreements established under the applicable com-
pact; 
(2) may not be provided in the form of loans; 
and 
(3) may not be used for gaming activities con-
ducted under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 
(d) COORDINATION.— 
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