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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 13, 2000
Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 - Establishes the Office of Native American Business Development within the Department of Commerce, to be headed by a Director of Native American Business Development.Provides for: (1) financial and technical assistance and administrative services for business development and legal and regulatory compliance to Indian tribes, organizations, and businesses (eligible entities); and (2) other assistance to enhance the economies of Indian tribes.Bars assistance for activities related to gaming activities on Indian lands.Requires the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director, to carry out a Native American export and trade promotion program.Provides for technical assistance and administrative services to eligible entities for: (1) identifying and entering appropriate markets for Indian goods and services; (2) complying with foreign or domestic laws and practices with respect to financial institutions with respect to exports and imports of such goods and services; and (3) entering into financial arrangements to provide for such exporting and importing.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to conduct a Native American tourism program to facilitate tourism demonstration projects by Indian tribes on a tribal, intertribal, or regional basis. Authorizes grants to, or other arrangements with, Indian tribes and organizations or other tribal entities to carry out such program.Requires a demonstration project to be conducted for: (1) Indians of the Four Corners area in a specified area between Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico; (2) Indians of the area known as the Great Northwest; (3) the Oklahoma Indians in Oklahoma; (4) Indians of the Great Plains area; and (5) Alaska Natives in Alaska. Provides for financial and technical assistance and administrative services for feasibility studies, market analyses, participation in tourism and trade missions, and related activities to participants selected to carry out tourism development projects.Authorizes appropriations.
People & committees
Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · R–CO
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 106-464.
Became Public Law No: 106-464.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10508-10511)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10508-10511)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2719.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10509-10511)
Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6034-6035; text: CR S6034-6035)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6034-6035; text: CR S6034-6035)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 630.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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