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Foreign Aid Lessons for Domestic Economic Assistance Act of 2007

Introduced: October 25, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2008
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-368.
Oct 25, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Oct 25, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13449-13450)
Oct 25, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Aid Lessons for Domestic Economic Assistance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and implement the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project through which federal economic development assistance may be provided for certain Native American communities.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide such assistance to consortia of Alaska Native nonprofit organizations, Native Hawaiian community organizations, and other Indian tribes that enter into Native American Challenge Compacts. Requires such Compacts to establish a multiyear plan for achieving certain development objectives, including promoting economic growth and the elimination of poverty, strengthening good governance, entrepreneurship, and investment in Native American communities, and building the capacity of Native people to deal with rapid change and uncertainty due to climate change.

What's happening now February 27, 2008

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-368.

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