Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Honoring Our Trust Relationships Act of 2017” or the “HOT-R Act”.
Honoring Our Trust Relationships Act of 2017
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt Alaska Native and American Indian programs from sequestration.
Sec. 2 American Indian and Alaska Native programs
Section 255 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(l) American Indian and Alaska Native programs—The following programs shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this part:”