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This bill amends the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to establish new grant programs for Native American and Native Hawaiian tourism development. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to provide grants to Native Hawaiian organizations, to support tourism-related activities described in the original act. Additionally, other federal agencies like the Departments of Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor are empowered to make similar grants to these organizations. The bill appropriates $35 million in funding for these grant programs for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, with the goal of improving tourism opportunities and visitor experiences for Native American and Native Hawaiian communities. The legislation also makes a technical change by redesignating an existing section of the law and inserting new provisions to enable these grant programs.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/612/all-info