legislation: 98-hr-2342

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98-hr-2342 98 hr 2342 Indian Arts and Crafts Board Amendments Act of 1983 Native Americans 1983-03-24 1983-03-24 Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] IL D Y000013 1 Indian Arts and Crafts Board Amendments Act of 1983 - Amends the Act of August 7, 1935 to: (1) transfer within the Department of the Interior all administrative responsibility for the Institute of American Indian Arts (the Institute) from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board (the Board); and (2) confer additional powers upon the Board including authority to take action to obtain accreditation status comparable to other fine arts academic institutions. Allows the Board to promulgate up to 25 percent of its rules and regulations without first submitting them to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) effect such a transfer of functions; and (2) to determine a schedule by which to phase out occupation of the Institute's campus by any entity other than the Institute. Directs the Board to submit an annual report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Congress concerning the activities, accreditation status and enrollment of the Institute. 2025-08-29T17:41:54Z  

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