Letter from Constituent about Indian Business Development Program Act, 1970-01-01

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 22

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_22_0017

Staff Only

This bill, introduced in the 92nd Congress, aims to establish an Indian business development program within the Department of the Interior to stimulate entrepreneurship and employment among Native Americans. The program would provide nonreimbursable grants to Indians and Indian tribes to establish and expand profit-making enterprises on or near reservations. The bill defines terms such as "Indian," "Indian tribe," and "economic enterprise," and sets limitations on the amount of grants that can be awarded. It also authorizes appropriations and empowers the Secretary of the Interior to create necessary rules and regulations.