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INFORMATION .
Calendar No. 592
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session SENATE 117-234
A BILL TO AMEND THE NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM AND IMPROVING VIS-
ITOR EXPERIENCE ACT TO AUTHORIZE GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES,
TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
DECEMBER 6, 2022.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. SCHATZ, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 3789]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill,
S. 3789, 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, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon
with an amendment, in the nature of a substitute, and recommends
that the bill, as amended, do pass.
PURPOSE
S. 3789 would clarify that Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the
Office of Native Hawaiian Relations (ONHR) have the authority to
issue grants established under the Native American Tourism and
Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act and authorizes appro-
priations for those purposes.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
In 2016, Congress enacted the NATIVE Act.1 A key purpose of
the NATIVE Act is to provide grants, loans, and technical assist-
ance to Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian
organizations to assist in developing tourism in Native commu-
nities and enhancing opportunities for visitors to learn about Na-
' Pub. L. No. 114-221, 130 Stat. 847.
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