[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 6685 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
2d Session
H. R. 6685
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 23 (legislative day, September 17), 2008
Received
October 2 (legislative day, September 17), 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide an annual grant
to facilitate an iron working training program for Native Americans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IRON WORKING TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICANS.
(a) In General.--To the extent funds are made available for this
purpose, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, shall annually provide a grant to an eligible entity to
provide an iron working training program for members of federally
recognized Indian tribes. An eligible entity that receive a grant under
this section shall provide a program that meets the requirements of
subsection (b) and may require such other criteria of the program and
participants of the program as the eligible entity considers
appropriate to further the goals of the program.
(b) Requirements.--A program funded by a grant under this section
shall--
(1) provide specialized training in iron working skills to
adult members of federally recognized Indian tribes;
(2) provide classroom and on-the-job training; and
(3) facilitate job placement for participants upon
successful completion of the requirements of the program.
(c) Eligible Entity.--To be eligible for a grant under this
section, an entity shall--
(1) have proven experience in providing successful iron
working training programs to Native American populations; and
(2) have the facilities necessary to carry out such a
program with a grant provided under this section.
Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 2008.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.