Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000
Public Law 106-464 · S. 2719 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 7, 2000 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Campbell (R-CO)
Cosponsors (3): Sen. Orrin Hatch, Sen. Daniel Inouye,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Nov 7, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-464.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 30, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 23, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 30, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 28, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 26, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jun 22, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jun 13, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.