Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act
- Last Action
- 2/4/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-04Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- 2019-01-15Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-15 (00)
Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project to provide economic development assistance for Native Americans.
Entities must enter into a five-year binding agreement with the United States to receive assistance. Among other elements, these agreements must contain a description of the specific objectives related to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction that the entity expects to achieve.
Assistance shall be provided in the form of funding agreements and may not be provided as loans. Additionally, funds may not be used for regulated gaming activities.
Cosponsors (2)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
Subjects
- Economic development
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
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