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[S. 2832 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2832
To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small
Business Administration, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 17 (legislative day, September 16), 2025
Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Hirono, and Mr.
Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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A BILL
To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small
Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Entrepreneurial and
Opportunity Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 49 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) as
section 50; and
(2) by inserting after section 48 (15 U.S.C. 657u) the
following:
``SEC. 49. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Associate administrator.--The term `Associate
Administrator' means the Associate Administrator for Native
American Affairs appointed under subsection (c).
``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section 8(a)(13).
``(3) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native
Hawaiian Organization' has the meaning given the term in
section 8(a)(15).
``(4) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of Native
American Affairs described in this section.
``(b) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--There is established within the
Administration the Office of Native American Affairs, which
shall be responsible for establishing a working relationship
with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations by
targeting programs of the Administration relating to
entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access,
such as the program under section 8(a), to revitalize Native
businesses and economic development in Indian country.
``(2) Connection with other programs.--To the extent
reasonable, the Office shall connect Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian Organizations to programs administered by other
Federal agencies related to the interests described in
paragraph (1).
``(3) Alternative work sites.--
``(A) In general.--The Office may establish
alternative work sites within such regional offices of
the Administration as may be necessary, with initial
focus on those parts of Indian Country most
economically disadvantaged, to perform efficiently the
functions and responsibilities of the Office.
``(B) Prohibition.--The alternative work sites
established under subparagraph (A) shall not be field
offices of the Administration.
``(c) Associate Administrator.--The Office shall be headed by an
Associate Administrator for Native American Affairs, who shall--
``(1) be appointed by and report to the Administrator;
``(2) have knowledge of Native American cultures and
experience providing culturally tailored small business
development assistance to Native Americans;
``(3) carry out the program to provide assistance to Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations and small business
concerns owned and controlled by individuals who are members of
those groups;
``(4) administer and manage Native American outreach
expansion;
``(5) enhance assistance to Native Americans by formulating
and promoting policies, programs, and assistance that better
address their entrepreneurial, capital access, business
development, and contracting needs, and collaborate with other
Associate Administrators and intergovernmental leaders with
similar missions across Federal agencies on the development of
policies and plans to implement new programs of the
Administration, while supplementing existing Federal programs
to holistically serve those needs;
``(6) provide grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or
other financial assistance to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
Organizations, or to private nonprofit organizations governed
by members of those entities, that have the experience and
capability to--
``(A) deploy training, counseling, workshops,
educational outreach, and supplier events; and
``(B) access the entrepreneurial, capital, and
contracting programs of the Administration;
``(7) assist the Administrator in conducting, or conduct,
Tribal consultation to solicit input and facilitate discussion
of potential modifications to programs and procedures of the
Administration; and
``(8) recommend annual budgets for the Office.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Office such sums as may be necessary for each of
fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out this section.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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