HR 7396Jun 23, 2026Passed Chamber
What a yes vote endorsed
Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act
What this does
This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a new Office of Native American Affairs inside the Small Business Administration. The office would aim the agency's existing entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access programs toward Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations. It would be led by an Assistant Administrator appointed by and reporting to the SBA Administrator, who could provide grants and other financial assistance to Tribes, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and qualifying nonprofits. The text says the office "may be established," so it authorizes the office rather than compelling it, and the authority ends seven years after enactment.
Passed the House by voice vote
How we know · 7 sourced claims
- The bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration.Source: Sec. 2, new 15 U.S.C. section 49(b)(1)
- The text is permissive, stating the office "may be established" rather than requiring it.Source: Sec. 2, new section 49(b)(1)
- The office would target the SBA's entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access programs toward Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations.Source: Sec. 2, new section 49(b)(1)
- The office would be headed by an Assistant Administrator for Native American Affairs appointed by and reporting to the SBA Administrator.Source: Sec. 2, new section 49(c)(1)
- The Assistant Administrator could provide grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other financial assistance to Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and qualifying nonprofits governed by their members.Source: Sec. 2, new section 49(c)(6)
- The Assistant Administrator must submit an annual report to Congress on the office's effectiveness.Source: Sec. 2, new section 49(d)
- The authority under the section terminates seven years after enactment.Source: Sec. 2, new section 49(e)