[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 132 (Monday, September 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10183-S10184]
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            NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1997

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 57, S. 459.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 459) to amend the Native American Programs Act 
     of 1974 to extend certain authorizations, and for other 
     purposes.


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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill 
which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs with an 
amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Programs Act 
     Amendments of 1997''.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS UNDER THE 
                   NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS ACT OF 1974.

       Section 816 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 2992d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``for fiscal years 1992, 
     1993, 1994, and 1995.'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal 
     year 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``for each of the fiscal 
     years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996,'' and inserting ``for 
     each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000,''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``, $2,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
     years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.'' and inserting ``such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
     1999, and 2000.''.

     SEC. 3. NATIVE HAWAIIAN REVOLVING LOAN FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 803A of the Native American 
     Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``award grants'' and inserting ``award a 
     grant''; and
       (ii) by striking ``use such grants to establish and carry 
     out'' and inserting ``use that grant to carry out''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or loan 
     guarantees'' after ``make loans'';
       (2) subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``loans to a borrower'' 
     and inserting ``a loan or loan guarantee to a borrower''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``Loans made'' and inserting ``Each loan or loan guarantee 
     made'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``5 years'' and 
     inserting ``7 years''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``that is 2 
     percentage'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     subparagraph and inserting ``that does not exceed a rate 
     equal to the sum of--
       ``(I) the most recently published prime rate (as published 
     in the newspapers of general circulation in the State of 
     Hawaii before the date on which the loan is made); and
       ``(II) 3 percentage points.''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``for each of the 
     fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994, $1,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``for the first full fiscal year beginning after the date of 
     enactment of the Native American Programs Act Amendments of 
     1997, such sums as may be necessary''.

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
substitute be agreed to, the bill be deemed read a third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements relating to the bill appear at this point in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 459), as amended, was passed.

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