A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-3789
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2022-03-10
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Federal-Indian relations

Indian social and development programs

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-06
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill authorizes grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations for activities related to recreational travel and tourism.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make these grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and (2) the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to make these grants to Native Hawaiian organizations.</p>

action_date: 2022-12-06
action_desc: Reported to Senate
text: <p>This bill authorizes grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations for activities related to recreational travel and tourism.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make these grants to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations; (2) the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to make these grants to and enter into agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations; and (3) other federal agencies to make these grants to and enter into agreements with tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3789 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 10 (legislative day, March 7), 2022 Mr. Schatz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Native American tourism grant programs The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act ( 25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 6 ( 25 U.S.C. 4355 ) as section 7; and (2) by inserting after section 5 ( 25 U.S.C. 4354 ) the following: 6. Native American tourism grant programs (a) Bureau of Indian Affairs program The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. (b) Office of Native Hawaiian Relations The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may make grants to Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary. .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 592 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3789 [Report No. 117–234] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 10 (legislative day, March 7), 2022 Mr. Schatz (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs December 6, 2022 Reported by Mr. Schatz , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Native American tourism grant programs The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act ( 25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 6 ( 25 U.S.C. 4355 ) as section 7; and (2) by inserting after section 5 ( 25 U.S.C. 4354 ) the following: 6. Native American tourism grant programs (a) Bureau of Indian Affairs program The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. (b) Office of Native Hawaiian Relations The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may make grants to Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary. .

1. Native American tourism grant programs The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act ( 25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 6 ( 25 U.S.C. 4355 ) as section 7; and (2) by inserting after section 5 ( 25 U.S.C. 4354 ) the following: 6. Native American tourism grant programs (a) Bureau of Indian Affairs program The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. (b) Office of Native Hawaiian Relations The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may make grants to and enter into agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. (c) Other Federal agencies The heads of other Federal agencies, including the Secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor, may make grants under this authority to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary. .

December 6, 2022 Reported with an amendment