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<title>Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act</title>
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<action-date>2019-01-15</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project to provide economic development assistance for Native Americans.</p> <p>Entities must enter into a five-year binding agreement with the United States to receive assistance. Among other elements, these agreements must contain a description of the specific objectives related to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction that the entity expects to achieve.</p> <p>Assistance shall be provided in the form of funding agreements and may not be provided as loans. Additionally, funds may not be used for regulated gaming activities.</p>]]></summary-text>
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