HR 439
Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act
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Bill overview
This bill establishes the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project, aiming to provide economic development assistance to remote Native American communities in the United States. It seeks to adapt successful foreign aid strategies to these communities, focusing on sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. The project will operate through ‘challenge compacts’ with eligible Native organizations, prioritizing those in noncontiguous states with high poverty rates, and coordinating with federal agencies like the Department of Agriculture and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The bill also includes provisions for waivers of certain regulations to facilitate project implementation and establishes a process for selecting eligible entities and monitoring project outcomes.
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Primary sponsor
Don [R-AK-At Large] Young
Cosponsors
Kaiali'i Kahele
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