§ 4303. — Office of Native American Business Development.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC4303]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 44--NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TRADE PROMOTION, AND
TOURISM
Sec. 4303. Office of Native American Business Development
(a) In general
(1) Establishment
There is established within the Department of Commerce an office
known as the Office of Native American Business Development
(referred to in this chapter as the ``Office'').
(2) Director
The Office shall be headed by a Director, appointed by the
Secretary, whose title shall be the Director of Native American
Business Development (referred to in this chapter as the
``Director''). The Director shall be compensated at a rate not to
exceed level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title
5.
(b) Duties of the Secretary
(1) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall ensure the
coordination of Federal programs that provide assistance, including
financial and technical assistance, to eligible entities for
increased business, the expansion of trade by eligible entities, and
economic development on Indian lands.
(2) Interagency coordination
The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall coordinate
Federal programs relating to Indian economic development, including
any such program of the Department of the Interior, the Small
Business Administration, the Department of Labor, or any other
Federal agency charged with Indian economic development
responsibilities.
(3) Activities
In carrying out the duties described in paragraph (1), the
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall ensure the
coordination of, or, as appropriate, carry out--
(A) Federal programs designed to provide legal, accounting,
or financial assistance to eligible entities;
(B) market surveys;
(C) the development of promotional materials;
(D) the financing of business development seminars;
(E) the facilitation of marketing;
(F) the participation of appropriate Federal agencies or
eligible entities in trade fairs;
(G) any activity that is not described in subparagraphs (A)
through (F) that is related to the development of appropriate
markets; and
(H) any other activity that the Secretary, in consultation
with the Director, determines to be appropriate to carry out
this section.
(4) Assistance
In conjunction with the activities described in paragraph (3),
the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall provide--
(A) financial assistance, technical assistance, and
administrative services to eligible entities to assist those
entities with--
(i) identifying and taking advantage of business
development opportunities; and
(ii) compliance with appropriate laws and regulatory
practices; and
(B) such other assistance as the Secretary, in consultation
with the Director, determines to be necessary for the
development of business opportunities for eligible entities to
enhance the economies of Indian tribes.
(5) Priorities
In carrying out the duties and activities described in
paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary, acting through the Director,
shall give priority to activities that--
(A) provide the greatest degree of economic benefits to
Indians; and
(B) foster long-term stable economies of Indian tribes.
(6) Prohibition
The Secretary may not provide under this section assistance for
any activity related to the operation of a gaming activity on Indian
lands pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act [25 U.S.C. 2701
et seq.].
(Pub. L. 106-464, Sec. 4, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 2015.)
References in Text
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(6), is
Pub. L. 100-497, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467, as amended, which is
classified principally to chapter 29 (Sec. 2701 et seq.) of this title.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 2701 of this title and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4306 of this title.
