Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7396 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 424 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7396 [Report No. 119-498] To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2026 Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Ellzey, Ms. Morrison, and Mr. Crane) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business February 17, 2026 Additional sponsor: Ms. Scholten February 17, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act''. SEC. 2. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS. The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 49 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) as section 50; and (2) by inserting after section 48 (15 U.S.C. 657u) the following: ``SEC. 49. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Assistant administrator.--The term `Assistant Administrator' means the Assistant Administrator for Native American Affairs appointed under subsection (c). ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section 8(a)(13). ``(3) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native Hawaiian Organization' has the meaning given the term in section 8(a)(15). ``(4) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of Native American Affairs described in th