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Q: SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The rate for American Indians and Alaskan Natives
living below 50 percent the poverty level is 11.2 percent,
nearly double the rate of the general population.
(2) The unemployment rate for American Indians and Alaskan
Natives 16 years and over is 13.6 percent, nearly double the
rate of the general population.
(3) Indian tribe members and Alaska Natives own more than
201,000 businesses and generate more than $26,000,000,000 in
revenues. The construction industry accounted for 16 percent of
these businesses and 22.5 percent of their total receipts. The
next largest was the service industry (13.2 percent and 3.4
percent, respectively). The third largest was the health care
and social assistance industry (12.1 percent and 4.6 percent,
respectively).
(4) The Small Business Development Center program is cost
effective. Clients receiving long-term counseling under the
program in 2005 generated additional tax revenues of
$248,000,000, nearly 2.8 times the cost of the program to the
Federal Government.
(5) Using the existing infrastructure of the Small Business
Development Center program, small businesses owned by Indian
tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians receiving
services under the program will have a higher survival rate
than the average small business not receiving such services.
(6) Business counseling and technical assistance is
critical on Indian lands where similar services are scarce and
expensive.
(7) Increased assistance through counseling under the Small
Business Development Center program has been shown to reduce
the default rate associated with lending programs of the Small
Business Administration.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
(1) To stimulate economies on Indian lands.
(2) To foster economic development on Indian lands.
(3) To assist in the creation of new small businesses owned
by Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians
and expand existing ones.
(4) To provide management, technical, and research
assistance to small businesses owned by Indian tribe members,
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
(5) To seek the advice of local Tribal Councils on where
small business development assistance is most needed.
(6) To ensure that Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives,
and Native Hawaiians have full access to existing business
counseling and technical assistance available through the Small
Business Development Center program.

SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER ASSISTANCE TO INDIAN TRIBE
MEMBERS, ALASKA NATIVES, AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS.

(a) In General.--Section 21(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
648(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(8) Additional grant to assist indian tribe members,
alaska natives, and native hawaiians.--
''(A) In general.--Any applicant in an eligible
State that is funded by the Administration as a Small
Business Development Center may apply for an additional
grant to be used solely to provide services described
in subsection (c)(3) to assist with outreach,
development, and enhancement on Indian lands of small
business startups and expansions owned by Indian tribe
members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
''(B) Eligible states.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), an eligible State is a State that has
a combined population of Indian tribe members, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiians that comprises at least 1
percent of the State's total population, as shown by
the latest available census.
''(C) Grant applications.--An applicant for a grant
under subparagraph (A) shall submit to the
Administration an application that is in such form as
the Administration may require. The application shall
include information regarding the applicant's goals and
objectives for the services to be provided using the
grant, including--
''(i) the capability of the applicant to
provide training and services to a
representative number of Indian tribe members,
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians;
''(ii) the location of the Small Business
Development Center site proposed by the
applicant;
''(iii) the required amount of grant
funding needed by the applicant to implement
the program; and
''(iv) the extent to which the applicant
has consulted with local Tribal Councils.
''(D) Applicability of grant requirements.--An
applicant for a grant under subparagraph (A) shall
comply with all of the requirements of this section,
except that the matching funds requirements under
paragraph (4)(A) shall not apply.
''(E) Maximum amount of grants.--No applicant may
receive more than $300,000 in grants under this
paragraph for one fiscal year.
''(F) Regulations.--After providing notice and an
opportunity for comment and after consulting with the
Association recognized by the Administration pursuant
to paragraph (3)(A) (but not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this paragraph), the
Administration shall issue final regulations to carry
out this paragraph, including regulations that
establish--
''(i) standards relating to educational,
technical, and support services to be provided
by Small Business Development Centers receiving
assistance under this paragraph; and
''(ii) standards relating to any work plan
that the Administration may require a Small
Business Development Center receiving
assistance under this paragraph to develop.
''(G) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
''(i) Indian lands.--The term 'Indian
lands' has the meaning given the term 'Indian
country' in section 1151 of title 18, United
States Code, the meaning given the term 'Indian
reservation' in section 151.2 of title 25, Code
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
date of enactment of this paragraph), and the
meaning given the term 'reservation' in section
4 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1903).
''(ii) Indian tribe.--The term 'Indian
tribe' means any band, nation, or organized
group or community of Indians located in the
contiguous United States, and the Metlakatla
Indian Community, whose members are recognized
as eligible for the services provided to
Indians by the Secretary of the Interior
because of their status as Indians.
''(iii) Indian tribe member.--The term
'Indian tribe member' means a member of an
Indian tribe (other than a Alaska Native).
''(iv) Alaska native.--The term 'Alaska
Native' has the meaning given the term 'Native'
in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
''(v) Native hawaiian.--The term 'Native
Hawaiian' means any individual who is--
''(I) a citizen of the United
States; and
''(II) a descendant of the
aboriginal people, who prior to 1778,
occupied and exercised sovereignty in
the area that now constitutes the State
of Hawaii.
''(vi) Tribal organization.--The term
'tribal organization' has the meaning given
that term in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b(l)).
''(H) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
paragraph $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2010.
''(I) Funding limitations.--
''(i) Nonapplicability of certain
limitations.--Funding under this paragraph
shall be in addition to the dollar program
limitations specified in paragraph (4).
''(ii) Limitation on use of funds.--The
Administration may carry out this paragraph
only with amounts appropriated in advance
specifically to carry out this paragraph.''.

SEC. 3. STATE CONSULTATION WITH TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Section 21(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(9) Advice of local tribal organizations.--A Small
Business Development Center receiving a grant under this
section shall request the advice of tribal organization on how
best to provide assistance to Indian tribe members, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiians and where to locate satellite
centers to provide such assistance.''.

Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2007.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.
A:
Amends the Small Business Act to authorize a Small Business Development Center in an eligible state to apply for an additional grant to be used solely to provide services to assist with outreach, development, and enhancement on Indian lands of small business startups and expansions owned by Indian tribe members, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Defines an "eligible state" as a state that has a combined population of Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians that comprises at least 1% of the state's total population. Prohibits any applicant from receiving more than $300,000 in such grants for one fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out such additional assistance for FY2008-FY2010.

Requires a Small Business Development Center receiving such a grant to request the advice of the local tribal organization on how best to provide assistance and where to locate satellite centers to provide such assistance.