A bill to establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

This bill would create a new Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration (SBA). Led by an Associate Administrator for Native American Affairs, the office would be tasked with strengthening SBA programs—especially those related to entrepreneurial development, contracting, and access to capital—for Native American communities, including Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations. The Office would aim to revitalize Native businesses in Indian Country by building working relationships with Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations, linking them to relevant federal programs, and promoting culturally tailored small business support. It also authorizes the Office to work with other federal agencies to connect these communities to additional resources and to expand outreach, training, and contracting opportunities. The bill would authorize the SBA to establish non-branch administrative “alternative work sites” within regional offices to reach economically disadvantaged areas, but these would not be traditional field offices. It provides for an Associate Administrator who would oversee the Office, engage in tribal consultation, administer grants and contracts, and help set annual budgets for the Office. Funding to operate the Office would be authorized for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 on a necessary-appropriations basis. The act also renumbers the SBA Small Business Act sections to insert this new office as Section 49 (with Section 50 following).