1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) (A) to bring industry and economic development to Indian communities, Indian tribes must overcome a number of barriers, including— (i) geographical location; (ii) lack of infrastructure or capacity; (iii) lack of sufficient collateral and capital; and (iv) regulatory bureaucracy relating to— (I) development; and (II) access to services provided by the Federal Government; and (B) the barriers described in subparagraph (A) often add to the cost of doing business in Indian communities; (2) Indian tribes— (A) enact laws and exercise sovereign governmental powers; (B) determine policy for the benefit of tribal members; and (C) produce goods and services for consumers; (3) the Federal Government has— (A) an important government-to-government relationship with Indian tribes; and (B) a role in facilitating healthy and sustainable tribal economies; (4) the input of Indian tribes in developing Federal policy and programs leads to more meaningful and effective measures to assist Indian tribes and Indian entrepreneurs in building tribal economies; (5) (A) many components of tribal infrastructure need significant repair or replacement; and (B) access to private capital for projects in Indian communities— (i) may not be available; or (ii) may come at a higher cost than such access for other projects; (6) (A) Federal capital improvement programs, such as those that facilitate tax-exempt bond financing and loan guarantees, are tools that help improve or replace crumbling infrastructure; (B) lack of parity in treatment of an Indian tribe as a governmental entity under Federal tax and certain other regulatory laws impedes, in part, the ability of Indian tribes to raise capital through issuance of tax exempt debt, invest as an accredited investor, and benefit from other investment incentives accorded to State and local governmental entities