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108-hr-5275 108 hr 5275 American Indian Veterans Pay Restoration Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-10-07 2004-10-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1860) House Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] NM D U000039 3 American Indian Veterans Pay Restoration Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary concerned to pay to each person who is a qualifying Indian veteran an amount equal to the amount of that person's basic pay withheld as State income tax for periods of time during which that person was in active service and domiciled in Indian country. 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z  
108-hr-5289 108 hr 5289 Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-10-07 2004-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] OR D W000793 3 Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2004 - Establishes as an independent entity of the executive branch the Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation to be located in Portland, Oregon, to: (1) develop resources to properly train Native American and Alaska Native tribal council members in self-government and related fields; (2) foster greater recognition and understanding of the role of tribal self-government in the development of the United States; (3) identify critical issues facing tribal governments in the Nation; (4) establish a Program for Tribal Governance Research at the Institute for Tribal Government at Portland State University; and (5) provide educational outreach regarding tribal self-government. Directs the Foundation to award scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers relating to tribal governance, and Native Americans and Alaska Natives intending to pursue careers in tribal public policy. Directs the Foundation to award fellowships to: (1) outstanding graduate students who intend to pursue advanced degrees in fields relating to tribal governance, and Native Americans and Alaska Natives intending to pursue advanced degrees in tribal public policy (including law or medicine); and (2) faculty from a variety of disciplines to bring their expertise to the Foundation. Directs the Foundation to award internships to deserving and qualified: (1) individuals to work in Federal, State, and local agencies or in offices of major tribal governance organizations; and (2) Native American and Alaska Native individuals to work in Federal, State, and local agencies or in offices of major public health or public policy organizations. Directs the Foundation to award grants to the Institute to: (1) provide for an annual panel of experts to discuss contemporary tribal governance issues; (2) conduct research in tribal governance policy and on Native American and Alaska Native triba… 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z  
108-s-2932 108 s 2932 Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-10-07 2004-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] OR R S001142 0 Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Act of 2004 - Establishes as an independent entity of the executive branch the Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation to be located in Portland, Oregon, to: (1) develop resources to properly train Native American and Alaska Native tribal council members in self-government and related fields; (2) foster greater recognition and understanding of the role of tribal self-government in the development of the United States; (3) identify critical issues facing tribal governments in the Nation; (4) establish a program for tribal goverance research at the Institute for Tribal Government at Portland State University; and (5) provide educational outreach regarding tribal self-government. Authorizes the Foundation to award scholarships, fellowships, internships, and grants to eligible individuals who meet the minimum criteria established by the Foundation for study in fields relating to tribal governance. Authorizes the Foundation to award scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students who intend to pursue careers relating to tribal goverance, and Native Americans and Alaska Natives intending to pursue careers in tribal public policy. Authorizes the Foundation to award fellowships to: (1) outstanding graduate students who intend to pursue advanced degrees in fields relating to tribal governance, and Native Americans and Alaska Natives intending to pursue advanced degrees in tribal public policy, law, or medicine; and (2) faculty from a variety of disciplines to bring their expertise to the Foundation. Authorizes the Foundation to award internships to deserving and qualified: (1) individuals to work in Federal, State, and local agencies or in offices of major tribal governance organizations; and (2) Native American and Alaska Native individuals to work in Federal, State, and local agencies or in offices of major public health or public policy organizations. Directs the Foundation to award … 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z  
108-s-2936 108 s 2936 Enterprise Rancheria Land Restoration Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-10-07 2004-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10738-10739) Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 0 Enterprise Rancheria Land Restoration Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to place into trust status not to exceed 41 acres of land of the Enterprise Rancheria (one of several Federally recognized tribes of Maidu Indians in California), if the land is approved for trust status. Provides that, to restore the Enterprise Rancheria No. 2 parcel, the Enterprise Rancheria may purchase not to exceed 41 acres of replacement land within the 40 mile radius of Enterprise Rancheria No. 2 parcel and within the aboriginal boundaries of the Estom Yumeka. Allows the Secretary to place the replacement land into trust status, the title to which shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of Enterprise Rancheria. Provides that: (1) the acquisition of land above shall be treated as the restoration of land for an Indian tribe that is recognized by the Federal Government; (2) this Act does not limit the authority of the Secretary to approve or deny any land application for trust status; and (3) on the placement of replacement land into trust status, the Enterprise Rancheria shall be considered to have relinquished all equitable compensation claims the Enterprise Rancheria may have against the United States and California arising from the sale of Enterprise Rancheria No. 2 parcel. 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z  
108-hr-5221 108 hr 5221 Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-10-05 2004-11-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] AZ R R000574 1 Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends title V (Farm Housing) of the Housing Act of 1949 to state that federally recognized Indian tribes who exercise powers of self-government (or their instrumentalities) shall comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) when receiving assistance under title V. States that title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 shall not apply to tribes: (1) covered by the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968); or (2) tribes acting under affordable housing provisions of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. Amends the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act to make Indian tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or other agencies primarily serving Indians eligible for Youthbuild grants. Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to require Federal guarantees for tribal housing activities to guarantee repayment of 95 percent of the unpaid principal and interest due on the notes or other obligations. 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z  
108-hr-5198 108 hr 5198 To clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands. Native Americans 2004-09-30 2004-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] NM D U000039 2 Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified Federal offense that is committed by or against such a member or entity or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the State of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a federally recognized tribe, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction. 2023-01-13T22:01:43Z  
108-s-2878 108 s 2878 Hoopa-Yurak Settlement Amendment Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-09-30 2004-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10072-10074) Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 0 Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Amendment Act of 2004 - Amends the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act to provide for the acquisition of land for the Yurok Reservation. Provides that Federal law enforcement and tribal court funds and programs shall be made available to the Hoopa Valley Tribe and Yurok Tribe on the same basis as the funds and programs are available to other Indian tribes. Provides for recognition of the Yurok Tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into stewardship agreements with the Yurok Tribe with respect to management of Klamath River Basin fisheries and water resources. Authorizes appropriations for Yurok infrastructure development and for Yurok economic development. Amends the Klamath River Basin Fisheries Act to revise the membership of the Klamath Fishery Management Council to include as voting members a representative of the Yurok Tribe appointed by the Yurok Tribal Council and a representative of the Department of the Interior appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Amends the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act to require the Secretary to enter into negotiations with the Yurok Tribe to establish a plan for the economic self-sufficiency of the Yurok Tribe. 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z  
108-s-2879 108 s 2879 Winnemem Wintu Tribe Clarification and Restoration Act Native Americans 2004-09-30 2004-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10074) Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 0 Winnemem Wintu Tribe Clarification and Restoration Act - Restores Federal recognition to the Winnemem Wintu Indian Tribe of California. 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z  
108-hr-5168 108 hr 5168 Bennett Freeze Rehabilitation Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-09-29 2004-10-04 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] AZ R R000574 0 Bennett Freeze Rehabilitation Act of 2004 - Amends Federal law commonly referred to as the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 to authorize the Commissioner of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission to carry out a rehabilitation program to redress the effects of Federal development restrictions in the western portion of the Navajo Reservation (the Bennett Freeze, issued administratively in 1966 by former Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner Robert Bennett to restrict the Navajo tribe in Arizona from constructing and repairing their dwellings on land subject to a land dispute with the Hopi Tribe.) Limits such rehabilitation program to housing construction and renovation, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives. Provides that, upon the Secretary of the Interior's approval of an agreement between the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe settling the land dispute over the lands subject to the Bennett Freeze, certain provisions of such Act concerning any development of lands in litigation are repealed. 2023-01-13T22:01:44Z  
108-sres-441 108 sres 441 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that October 17, 1984, the date of the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, should be memorialized. Native Americans 2004-09-29 2004-11-18 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11507) Senate Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] OR R S001142 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the Senate that October 17, 1984, should be memorialized as the date on which the Federal Government restored Federal recognition to the Confederate Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. 2023-01-14T22:48:44Z  
108-hr-5134 108 hr 5134 To require the prompt review by the Secretary of the Interior of the long-standing petitions for Federal recognition of certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes. Native Americans 2004-09-23 2004-11-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 482. House Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] CA R P000419 0 Requires prompt review by the Secretary of the Interior of the long-standing petitions for Federal recognition of certain eligible Indian tribes. Requires the Secretary to publish final determinations with respect to such petitions within one year after enactment of this Act. Prescribes a procedure for potentially eligible tribes to opt into the expedited procedure for proposed findings and final determinations under this Act. Authorizes such a tribe to seek a recognition determination in the appropriate U.S. district court if the Secretary fails to publish a proposed finding or a final determination by the end of specified time periods. Requires the court, in any such action, to treat such failure by the Secretary as final agency action. Authorizes a tribe also to seek review in such a court of any adverse final determination by the Secretary. Prohibits the processing of any other petitions for recognition as an Indian tribe until the Secretary has published a proposed finding with respect to the petition of each eligible tribe as required by this Act, except those listed as having a status of "Active" or "In Post-Final Decision Appeal Process" by the Department of the Interior on July 1, 2004. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to change the criteria established by the Department to determine whether or not a petitioner meets the requirements to be a federally recognized tribe. 2023-01-14T22:48:33Z  
108-hr-5139 108 hr 5139 Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act Native Americans 2004-09-23 2004-09-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1701-1702) House Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] SD D H001037 0 Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) carry out the modernization and improvement of the irrigation facilities at the Angostura Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program; and (2) provide for the delivery of the water saved through such modernization and improvement for fish and wildlife purposes and environmental restoration on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (South Dakota) . Establishes the Oglala Sioux Tribal Development Trust Fund. Requires the governing body of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota to prepare a plan for the use of payments to the Tribe out of the Fund. Prohibits distribution of any payment to any member of the Tribe on a per capita basis. States that no payment made to the Tribe shall result in the reduction or denial of any entitlement service or program. 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z  
108-s-2843 108 s 2843 Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-09-23 2004-11-10 By Senator Campbell from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/11/04. Report No. 108-406. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 0 Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004 - Makes technical amendments to: (1) Federal law concerned with Indian arts and crafts with respect to powers of the Indian Arts and Craft Board, Board referral of criminal matters to the Attorney General for criminal proceedings, and imposition of administrative penalties by the Board for misrepresentation of Indian produced goods; (2) the Indian Financing Act of 1974 with respect to sale or assignment of loans and underlying security (the secondary market) under the Bureau of Indian Affairs Loan Guaranty Program; (3) the Indian Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 with respect to criminal jurisdiction on New Mexico Pueblo lands; and (4) the Indian Reorganization Act to increase from 25 to 99 years the allowable term of tribal land leases. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary of the Army to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to described land to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Prairie Island Indian Community in Minnesota and included in the Prairie Island Indian Community Reservation in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Prohibits the use of such land for: (1) human habitation; (2) construction of any structure without the written approval of the District Engineer; or (3) gaming. (Sec. 8) Amends Federal law to allow inclusion of binding arbitration clauses in all contracts, including leases, that affect tribally-owned land within the Gila River Indian Community. (Sec. 9) Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to allow approval of a Shareholder Descendants Resolution by a majority of the shares voted, either present or by proxy, at an annual meeting of an Alaska Native Regional Corporation. (Sec. 10) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute instruments necessary to release the condition on a certain portion of land situated adjacent to the community of Beaver, Alaska, that the land revert to the United States if the land is not used for airport purposes. Directs the Beaver Kwit'chin Corporation to reconvey title t… 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z  
108-s-2831 108 s 2831 Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-09-22 2004-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9533-9534) Senate Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] OR R S001142 6 Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to specify that rules for governmental plans also apply to plans established for their employees by Indian tribal governments or their subdivisions, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities which they wholly-own or control. 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z  
108-s-2790 108 s 2790 Bisti PRLA Dispute Resolution Act Native Americans 2004-09-10 2004-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9077-9078) Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 0 Bisti PRLA Dispute Resolution Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, if any of specified coal preference right lease applications are withdrawn by the holder or holders of those applications, to issue to each such holder a certificate of bidding rights that constitutes the combined fair market value of the coal reserves for each coal preference right lease application withdrawn by the holder. Provides that such withdrawals and issuances shall occur without any further adjudication of coal preference right lease applications. Directs the Secretary to establish a panel to determine the fair market value of the coal reserves of any coal preference right applications withdrawn under this Act. Instructs the Secretary to contract with a qualified coal reserve appraiser to assist the panel. Directs the Secretary, after the withdrawal of a coal preference right lease application, to: (1) issue to the Navajo Nation patents to the land, including the mineral estate, subject to such withdrawn application in full and final satisfaction of the right of the Navajo Nation to select land in New Mexico and to facilitate land consolidation and mineral development in northwest New Mexico; and (2) issue a certificate of bidding rights in the amount of the fair market value of the coal reserves of such application. Provides that the Secretary's duties in issuing such patents and certificates shall be considered nondiscretionary and enforceable in a mandamus proceeding. Sets forth provisions regarding the use of exchange bidding rights. 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z  
108-hr-4906 108 hr 4906 Tribal Labor Relations Restoration Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-07-22 2004-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] AZ R H000413 4 Tribal Labor Relations Restoration Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that businesses owned and operated by Indian tribes and located on Indian lands are not considered employers for purposes of such Act. 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z  
108-hr-4908 108 hr 4908 Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-07-22 2004-11-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 477. House Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] CA R I000056 0 Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2004 - Transfers certain land in Riverside County, California, from the Bureau of Land Management to the United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians as part of the Pechanga Indian Reservation. Restricts the use of the transferred land to the protection, preservation, and maintenance of its archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources. 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z  
108-hr-4933 108 hr 4933 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Petition Act Native Americans 2004-07-22 2004-08-02 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] MA D D000210 8 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Petition Act - Requires the prompt review by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, of the long-standing petition by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe for Federal recognition. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the prompt review of the petition for Federal recognition will not unnecessarily delay the review of pending fully documented petitions for Federal recognition as an Indian tribe awaiting active consideration as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z  
108-hr-4934 108 hr 4934 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe. Native Americans 2004-07-22 2004-07-29 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] WA D D000327 2 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take certain tribally-owned reservation land into trust for the Puyallup Tribe. 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z  
108-hr-4948 108 hr 4948 Indian Country Educational Empowerment Zone Act Native Americans 2004-07-22 2004-09-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. House Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] SD D H001037 3 Indian Country Educational Empowerment Zone Act -Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program of repaying the student loans for any borrower who obtains employment in Indian country. 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z  
108-hr-4949 108 hr 4949 Tribal Parity Act Native Americans 2004-07-22 2004-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. House Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] SD D H001037 0 Tribal Parity Act - Amends the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act to increase from $39.3 million to $186,822,140 the aggregate amount to be deposited into the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury to provide compensation to the Lower Brule Tribe of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River. Amends the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act of 1996 to increase from $27.5 million to $105,917,853 the aggregate amount to be deposited into the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund by the Secretary to provide compensation to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota for such damage. 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z  
108-s-2734 108 s 2734 Indian Tribal Detention Facility Reform Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-07-22 2004-11-17 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 3 Indian Tribal Detention Facility Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act with respect to the operation of tribal detention systems in American Indian communities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Division of Law Enforcement Services a separate Branch of Detention Services. Requires the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to develop and implement protocols for reporting on serious incidents, particularly escapes, to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Requires the Division of Law Enforcement Services to conduct a preliminary inquiry of any serious incident to determine whether a full investigation is warranted. Directs the BIA to complete an assessment of the physical conditions and needs of all detention facilities. 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z  
108-s-2770 108 s 2770 A bill to establish a National Commission on American Indian Trust Holdings. Native Americans 2004-07-22 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8759-8760) Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 2 Establishes the National Commission on American Indian Trust Holdings to fully examine: (1) the allegations made in the letter dated April 5, 2004, from Special Master Alan L. Balaran to the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth; (2) whether grazing, leasing, and other trust asset interests have been managed equitably and in a manner consistent with Federal trust law (including regulations); and (3) such other alleged breaches of the fiduciary responsibility owed by the United States to Indian tribes and individual Indians that come to the Commission's attention. Requires the Commission to: (1) build on the investigations of other entities, and avoid unnecessary duplication, by reviewing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of earlier studies of the management by the Department of Interior of Indian trust assets and trust funds; and (2) report to the President and Congress its findings and recommendations for corrective measures that can be taken to recoup any losses suffered by Indian tribes or individual Indians as a result of breaches of fiduciary duty by the Department or to prevent any breaches of fiduciary duty in the future. 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z  
108-hr-4786 108 hr 4786 To provide grants to tribes to assist those tribes in participating in the Federal acknowledgement process. Native Americans 2004-07-08 2004-07-15 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 5 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant of up to $500,000 in any fiscal year to an entity to assist it in preparing, submitting, or otherwise supporting a petition to the Bureau of Acknowledgement and Recognition in the Department of the Interior for recognition or rerecognition of such entity as an Indian tribe. 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z  
108-hr-4734 108 hr 4734 To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to include a definition of initial reservation and consultation, and for other purposes. Native Americans 2004-06-25 2004-07-06 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7] LA D J000110 0 Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to define initial reservation (geographical area) and consultation (with State, local, and tribal governments within 50 miles of land proposed to be taken into trust for a gaming facility). Revises consultation requirements for an exception to gaming restrictions on certain land. Specifies that the State or local governments or nearby Indians tribes with which the Secretary of the Interior is required to consult on a proposed gaming establishment must have jurisdiction over land located within 50 miles of the land proposed to be taken into trust for the establishment. Declares as a favorable determination alternative to the currently required best interest of the Indian tribe and its members, with no detriment to the surrounding community, that the gaming establishment would not have a negative economic impact on businesses, governments, or Indian tribes within a 50 mile radius of the land proposed to be taken into trust. 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z  
108-hr-4680 108 hr 4680 Tribal Labor Relations Act Native Americans 2004-06-24 2004-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. House Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] AZ R H000413 5 Tribal Labor Relations Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that Indian tribes and organizations owned, controlled, or operated by Indian tribes are not considered employers for purposes of such Act. 2023-01-15T04:49:17Z  
108-s-2605 108 s 2605 Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-06-24 2004-11-20 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. Senate Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] ID R C000858 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 - (Sec. 4) Approves, ratifies, and confirms the Mediator's Term Sheet dated April 20, 2004 (the Agreement) to resolve the Snake River Basin Adjudication litigation involving the United States, the Nez Perce Tribe (the Tribe), and the State of Idaho. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the heads of other Federal agencies to execute and perform all actions that are necessary to carry out the Agreement. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take necessary actions consistent with the Agreement, this Act, and water law of the State to carry out the Snake River Flow Component of the Agreement. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for a one-time payment to local governments to mitigate for the change of use of water acquired by the Bureau of Reclamation under the Component. (Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to transfer land selected by the Tribe to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Tribe. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for a one-time payment to local governments to mitigate for such land transfer. (Sec. 7) Provides that the consumptive use and the springs or fountains water rights shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe. Requires the Tribe to enact a water code, to be approved by the Secretary, that: (1) manages, regulates, and controls the consumptive use reserved water right so as to allocate water for irrigation, domestic, commercial, municipal, industrial, cultural, or other uses; (2) includes a due process system for the consideration and determination of any request by an allottee (who holds a beneficial real property interest in an Indian allotment located within the Nez Perce Reservation, and held in trust by the United States), or any successor in interest, for an allocation of such water for irrigation purposes on allotted land, including a process… 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z  
108-hr-4666 108 hr 4666 To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Native Americans 2004-06-23 2004-07-06 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] MI D D000355 0 Provides for and approves the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to take certain alternative lands into trust for the Tribe's benefit, upon fulfillment of a specified condition, as part of the settlement and extinguishment of the Tribe's Charlotte Beach land claims. Extinguishes such claims. 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z  
108-s-2571 108 s 2571 Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-06-23 2004-11-16 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] WY R E000285 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act of 2004 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-determination Act of 1996 to require Federal guarantees for tribal housing activities to guarantee repayment of 95 percent of the unpaid principal and interest due on the notes or other obligations guaranteed. 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z  
108-hr-4647 108 hr 4647 To provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe. Native Americans 2004-06-22 2004-06-24 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 0 Amends the California Indian Land Transfer Act to provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe. 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z  
108-hjres-98 108 hjres 98 To acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States. Native Americans 2004-06-18 2004-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] VA R D000597 1 Declares that the United States acting through Congress: (1) recognizes the special legal and political relationship the Indian tribes have with it and the solemn covenant with the land we share; (2) commends and honors the Native Peoples for the thousands of years that they have stewarded and protected this land; (3) acknowledges years of official depredations, ill-conceived policies, and the breaking of covenants by the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes; (4) apologizes on behalf of the people of the United States to all Native Peoples for the many instances of violence, maltreatment, and neglect inflicted on them by U.S. citizens; (5) expresses its regret for the ramifications of former offenses and its commitment to build on the positive relationships of the past and present to move toward a brighter future where all the people of this land live reconciled as brothers and sisters, and harmoniously steward and protect this land together; (6) urges the President to acknowledge the offenses of the United States against Indian tribes in U.S. history in order to bring healing to this land by providing a proper foundation for reconciliation between such entities; and (7) commends the State governments that have begun reconciliation efforts with recognized Indian tribes located in their boundaries and encourages all State governments similarly to do the same. Provides that nothing in this Joint Resolution authorizes any claim against the United States or serves as a settlement of any claim against it. 2023-01-15T04:49:10Z  
108-s-2539 108 s 2539 A bill to amend the Tribally Controlled Colleges or University Assistance Act and the Higher Education Act to improve Tribal Colleges and Universities, and for other purposes. Native Americans 2004-06-17 2004-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/18/2004 S7007-7009) Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 5 Revises the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 and related Federal education law to include: (1) reauthorization of programs for grants to tribally controlled colleges or universities and for renovation; (2) a definition of Indian student; (3) an accreditation requirement; (4) various specified colleges and universities, such as the Bay Mills Community College and the Blackfeet Community College, as a tribal college or university; (5) distance learning as an authorized activity; and (6) loan repayment or cancellation for individuals who teach in tribal colleges or universities. Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2004 - States that Congress authorizes Dine College to receive all Federal funding and resources under this Act and other laws for the operation, improvement, and growth of the College. Authorizes the College to expend money received under this Act to undertake all renovations and repairs to its infrastructure. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on all capital projects and facility needs. Repeals the Navajo Community College Act. 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z  
108-hr-4601 108 hr 4601 To amend that Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to recognize Alexander Creek as Native village, and for other purposes. Native Americans 2004-06-16 2004-06-24 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to recognize Alexander Creek in Seward Meridian, Alaska, as a Native village. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Alexander Creek account in the Treasury to be available to Alexander Creek Incorporated (an Alaska Native Group corporation) for bidding on and purchasing property sold at public sale, subject to this Act. Requires the: (1) Secretary of the Interior to enter into negotiations to attempt to conclude a land exchange to acquire the surface estate in lands not within any conservation system unit from the State of Alaska or the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to enable Alexander Creek to select additional public lands within its original withdrawal area; and (2) conveyance, without consideration, of the subsurface estate to such conveyed lands to the Cook Inlet Region Incorporated (the Regional Corporation for Alexander Creek). Provides that: (1) upon certification by the Secretary of the appraisal of lands selected for purchase, the Alexander Creek Incorporated shall be deemed to have accepted the terms of this Act in lieu of any other land entitlement it could have received pursuant to this Act; and (2) the acceptance shall satisfy all claims such Corporation had or may have had against the United States on the enactment of this Act. 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z  
108-hr-4602 108 hr 4602 Alaska Native Allotment Subdivision Act Native Americans 2004-06-16 2004-06-16 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Alaska Native Allotment Subdivision Act - Authorizes an Alaskan Native owner of restricted land (land in Alaska subject to Federal restrictions against alienation and taxation), with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to: (1) subdivide the restricted land in accordance with State laws or applicable local platting authority; and (2) execute a certificate of ownership and dedication regarding such land with the same effect under State law as if the subdivided and dedicated land were held by unrestricted fee simple title. Ratifies and confirms prior subdivisions and dedications as of the date of the Secretary's approval. Provides that, except in a case in which a specific interest in such restricted land is dedicated, nothing in this Act terminates, diminishes, or otherwise affects the continued existence and applicability of Federal restrictions against alienation and taxation on restricted land or interests in restricted land (including such subdivided restricted land). 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z  
108-s-2523 108 s 2523 A bill to exempt the Great Plains Region and Rocky Mountain Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from trust reform reorganization pending the submission of Agency-specific reorganization plans. Native Americans 2004-06-16 2004-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6885-6886) Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 1 Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from: (1) reorganizing the BIA at the Agency level in its Great Plains Region or its Rocky Mountain Region except with respect to the reform of probate procedure and efforts to encourage land consolidation; and (2) imposing trust management infrastructure reforms on, or altering, the existing trust resource management system of a BIA Agency within such Regions unless the reforms are expressly agreed to by the Indian tribe covered by the Agency. 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z  
108-hr-4577 108 hr 4577 To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting the land within the Gila River Indian Community Reservation. Native Americans 2004-06-15 2004-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] AZ D G000551 0 Amends specified Federal law to allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts, including leases (as under current law), affecting the land within the Gila River Indian Community Reservation. 2023-01-15T04:49:13Z  
108-hr-4471 108 hr 4471 Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-06-01 2004-10-30 Became Public Law No: 108-393. House Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] AZ R R000574 3 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act of 2004 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to require Federal guarantees for tribal housing activities to guarantee repayment of 95 percent of the unpaid principal and interest due on the notes or other obligations. 2023-01-15T04:49:11Z  
108-hr-4460 108 hr 4460 Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-05-20 2004-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. House Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] AZ R R000574 2 Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Navajo Nation's Dine College to receive all Federal funding and resources under this Act and other laws for its operation, improvement, and growth. Authorizes the College to expend certain funds to undertake all renovations and repairs to its infrastructure, as identified by a strategic plan approved by it College and submitted to the Secretary of the Interior. Allows funds to be treated as non-Federal, private funds of the College. Authorizes appropriations to the College for: (1) operation and maintenance, to be funded by the Secretary separately from funding institutions under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978; and (2) facilities and capital projects, to be funded through any of specified Federal agencies. Supersedes and repeals the Navajo Community College Act. 2023-01-15T04:49:03Z  
108-s-2436 108 s 2436 A bill to reauthorize the Native American Programs Act of 1974. Native Americans 2004-05-18 2004-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 2 Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to make the Commissioner for Native American Programs (the current chairperson) and the Director of the Indian Health Service (the current vice-chairperson) both co-chairpersons of the Intra-Departmental Council on Native American Affairs. Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY 2005 through 2009. Changes from annual to every five years the Secretary of the Interior's periodic report to Congress on the social and economic conditions of American Indians, Native Hawaiians, other Native American Pacific Islanders (including American Samoan Natives), and Alaska Natives. Amends the Native Hawaiian Education Act to authorize activities under such Act to include research and education activities relating to Native Hawaiian law. 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z  
108-sjres-37 108 sjres 37 A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian Tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States. Native Americans 2004-05-06 2004-07-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638. Senate Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] KS R B000953 6 Declares that the United States acting through Congress: (1) recognizes the special legal and political relationship the Indian tribes have with it, the solemn covenant with the land we share, and that there have been years of official depredations, ill-conceived policies, and the breaking of covenants by the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes; (2) commends and honors the Native Peoples for the thousands of years that they have stewarded and protected this land; (3) apologizes on behalf of the people of the United States to all Native Peoples for the many instances of violence, maltreatment, and neglect inflicted on them by U.S. citizens; (4) expresses its regret for the ramifications of former offenses and its commitment to build on the positive relationships of the past and present to move toward a brighter future where all the people of this land live reconciled as brothers and sisters, and harmoniously steward and protect this land together; (5) urges the President to acknowledge the wrongs of the United States against Indian tribes in U.S. history in order to bring healing to this land by providing a proper foundation for reconciliation between such entities; and (6) commends the State governments that have begun reconciliation efforts with recognized Indian tribes located in their boundaries and encourages all State governments similarly to do the same. Provides that nothing in this Joint Resolution authorizes any claim against the United States or serves as a settlement of any claim against it. 2023-01-15T04:49:08Z  
108-hr-4282 108 hr 4282 Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-05-05 2004-10-06 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 460. House Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] HI D A000014 8 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 4) Declares that the United States reaffirms that: (1) Native Hawaiians are a unique and distinct, indigenous, native people with whom the United States has a special political and legal relationship; (2) the United States has a special political and legal relationship with the Native Hawaiian people which includes promoting their welfare; and (3) Congress possesses the authority under the U.S. Constitution to enact legislation to address the conditions of Native Hawaiians and has exercised this authority through the enactment of specified laws. Declares that Native Hawaiians have: (1) an inherent right to autonomy in their internal affairs; (2) an inherent right of self-determination and self-governance; (3) the right to reorganize a Native Hawaiian governing entity; and (4) the right to become economically self-sufficient. Declares that the United States shall continue to engage in a process of reconciliation and political relations with the Native Hawaiian people. Declares that the purpose of this Act is to provide a process for the reorganization of the Native Hawaiian governing entity and the reaffirmation of the political and legal relationship between the United States and the Native Hawaiian governing entity for purposes of continuing a government-to-government relationship. (Sec. 5) Establishes the U.S. Office for Native Hawaiian Relations within the Office of the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) continue the process of reconciliation with the Native Hawaiian people in furtherance of the Apology Resolution (Public Law 103-150, a Joint Resolution extending an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the participation of U.S. agents in the January 17, 1893, overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii); (2) effectuate and coordinate the special political and legal relationship between the Native Hawaiia… 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z  
108-s-2382 108 s 2382 Native American Connectivity Act Native Americans 2004-05-04 2004-09-07 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 691. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 4 Native American Connectivity Act - Establishes within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration a Native American telecommunications block grant program to provide grants on a competitive basis to an Indian tribe or organization, tribal college or university, or institution of higher education acting jointly with an Indian tribe to carry out activities for the development of telecommunications capacities in Indian country. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide training and technical assistance grants to: (1) facilitate local use and maintenance of new telecommunications technologies; (2) develop and implement telecommunications and information technology work study programs and related education, development, planning, and management programs; (3) develop a training program for telecommunications employees; or (4) provide assistance to students who participate in programs under (2), above. Provides for: (1) fiscal year block grant set-asides for the training and technical assistance grants; (2) Comptroller General audits of grant fund uses; (3) environmental compliance in the development of telecommunications facilities; and (4) remedies for noncompliance with block grant requirements. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress on progress made in accomplishing this Act's objectives, the use of grant funds, and an evaluation of the status of telephone, Internet, and personal computer penetration among Indian households. Authorizes appropriations. 2023-01-15T04:49:05Z  
108-hr-4213 108 hr 4213 To provide uniform criteria for the administrative acknowledgment and recognition of Indian tribes, and for other purposes. Native Americans 2004-04-22 2004-04-26 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] CT R S001152 4 Requires an Indian tribe to meet specified criteria before Federal acknowledgement or recognition is granted. Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to repeal the revolving door exemption that allows, under certain conditions, current and former Federal employees and officers assigned to or employed by an Indian tribe to act as agents or attorneys for or appear on behalf of such tribe in connection with matters pending before any department, agency, court, or commission, including matters in which the United States is a party or has a direct and substantial interest. 2023-01-15T04:48:35Z  
108-s-2301 108 s 2301 Native American Fish and Wildlife Resources Management Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-04-07 2004-07-21 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 1 Native American Fish and Wildlife Resources Management Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Tribal Fish and Wildlife Resource Management Program and the Alaska Native Fish and Wildlife Resource Management Program to conduct specified activities in support of the tribal administration of resources. Directs the Secretary, upon the request of an Indian tribal government, to conduct a survey of the reservation or traditional use area of that tribal government to assess needs regarding management of fish and wildlife resources. Requires the development of Fish and Wildlife Resource Management Plans by Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native fish and wildlife organizations (or alternatively, by the Secretary). Requires such plans to govern the management and administration of tribal or Indian fish and wildlife resources by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the tribal government. Requires the Secretaries of the Interior, Commerce, and Agriculture to review the management of resources in regional resource management and traditional use areas. Establishes programs supporting research, education, and employment in connection with tribal resource management. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer a Tribal Fish Hatchery Assistance Program. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish Alaska Native and Tribal Seafood and Resource Marketing Assistance Programs. 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z  
108-hr-4115 108 hr 4115 To amend the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1112), to allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting the land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation. Native Americans 2004-04-01 2004-10-16 Became Public Law No: 108-329. House Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] AZ R H000413 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends specified Federal law to allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts, including leases (as under current law), affecting the land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation. 2023-01-15T04:48:38Z  
108-s-2277 108 s 2277 A bill to amend the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1112), to allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting the land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation. Native Americans 2004-04-01 2004-07-20 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends specified Federal law to allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts, including leases (as under current law), affecting the land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation. 2023-01-15T04:48:33Z  
108-s-2232 108 s 2232 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2004 Native Americans 2004-03-25 2004-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3182-3184) Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 0 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to define a regulated person or entity to be a Indian tribe, a tribal operator of an Indian gaming operation, or any related management contractor or associated person, including certain concessionaires. Revises procedures for filling vacancies on the National Indian Gaming Commission and the powers of the Chairman. Directs the Commission to monitor, inspect, and access records of class III gaming. Authorizes it, in the case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey any subpoena issued to, any person, to request the Attorney General to invoke the jurisdiction of any U.S. court to compel compliance. Authorizes the Commission to accept gifts on its behalf, subject to specified prohibitions. Requires the Commission to develop a nonbinding minimum five-year regulatory plan to carry out its activities. Adjusts the salary of the General Counsel to the Commission and of other staff. Requires Commission Chairman approval of any tribal gaming ordinance that provides for a system ensuring background investigations and continuing oversight of tribal gaming commissioners and key tribal gaming commission employees (as well as primary management officials and key employees of a class II gaming enterprise, as under current law). Allows an Indian tribe to enter into a management contract for the operation and management of a class III gaming activity, subject to specified requirements currently applicable to class II gaming management contracts. Revises the authority of the Chairman to levy and collect appropriate civil fines up to $25,000 per violation to specify up to $25,000 per violation, per day. Authorizes the Chairman to issue orders: (1) requiring accounting and disgorgement, including interest; and (2) of reprimand, censure, or the placement of limitations on gaming activities and functions of any regulated person or entity for violations of Federal law or Commission or tribal regulations or ordinances. Requires the Commission to prov… 2023-01-15T11:03:07Z  
108-s-2172 108 s 2172 Tribal Contract Support Cost Technical Amendments of 2004 Native Americans 2004-03-08 2004-06-16 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 1 Tribal Contract Support Cost Technical Amendments of 2004 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to entitle Indian tribes or tribal organizations to receive, and use at their own discretion, Federal payments for certain contract support costs. Applies such contract support cost entitlement requirements to tribal agreements with: (1) the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Indian Health Service. 2023-01-15T10:47:53Z  
108-hr-3846 108 hr 3846 Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-02-26 2004-07-22 Became Public Law No: 108-278. House Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] CA R P000419 8 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 20, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management) or the Secretary of Agriculture (with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service), within 120 days after the request of an Indian tribe to enter into an agreement or contract to carry out a project to protect Indian forest land or rangeland (including a project to restore Federal land that borders on or is adjacent to such land) that meets specified criteria, to issue public notice of initiation of any necessary environmental review or of the potential of entering into such an agreement or contract under which the Indian tribe would carry out activities to achieve land management goals for Federal land under the Secretary's jurisdiction and bordering or adjacent to the Indian forest land or rangeland under the Indian tribe's jurisdiction. States as criteria for the selection of Indian land that, among other things, the bordering or adjacent Federal land: (1) pose a fire, disease, or other threat to Indian land or a tribal community, or be in need of land restoration activities; and (2) present or involve a feature or circumstance unique to the particular tribe (including treaty rights or biological, archaeological, historical, or cultural circumstances). Authorizes the appropriate Secretary to enter into such an agreement or contract following completion of any necessary environmental analysis. Specifies proposal evaluation and determination factors. Requires, within four years after enactment of this Act, the Secretary to report to Congress on the Indian tribal requests received and agreements or contracts that have been entered into. 2023-01-15T09:47:44Z  
108-s-2134 108 s 2134 Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 Native Americans 2004-02-26 2004-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 4 Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management) or the Secretary of Agriculture (with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service), upon request of an Indian tribe to enter into an agreement or contract to carry out a project to protect Indian forest land that meets specified criteria, to issue public notice of initiation of any necessary environmental review or of the potential of entering into such an agreement or contract under which the Indian tribe would carry out certain activities. Authorizes the appropriate Secretary to enter into such an agreement or contract following completion of any necessary environmental analysis. 2023-01-15T10:03:16Z  
108-hr-3838 108 hr 3838 To provide grants to local governments to assist such local governments in participating in certain decisions related to certain Indian groups and Indian tribes. Native Americans 2004-02-25 2004-03-02 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] CT R J000163 3 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide grants to: (1) assist local governments in participating (including through administrative and judicial appeals) in decisions related to specified actions if they are likely to significantly affect the people represented by such governments; and (2) reimburse such governments for participation costs incurred. Specifies among such actions ones in which: (1) an Indian group is seeking Federal recognition and is likely to assert trust status over land within the government's jurisdiction; (2) an acknowledged Indian tribe is requesting such trust status; and (3) an Indian group or tribe is claiming interest in land based on a law specifically applicable to land or natural resource transfers from, by, or on behalf of Indians. 2023-01-15T09:47:45Z  
108-hr-3745 108 hr 3745 Tribal and Local Communities Relationship Improvement Act Native Americans 2004-01-28 2004-01-30 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CT R S001144 4 Tribal and Local Communities Relationship Improvement Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to make invalid any tribal-State compact entered into after the enactment of this Act unless it is approved by the Governor and legislature of the State with which the compact was negotiated (with an exception for compact renewals that do not expand covered gambling operations). Requires approval by a State legislature (as well as by the State Governor, as under current law) of Indian gaming as regulated under such Act on lands acquired in trust by the Secretary of the Interior after October 17, 1988. Prohibits the conduct of class III gaming on more than one parcel of land of an Indian tribe (unless under valid existing Tribal-State compacts, but on no more parcels than those on which gaming is conducted on the date of enactment of this Act). Directs the President to establish the Advisory Committee on Minimum Regulatory Requirements and Licensing Standards for Indian Gaming. Requires Committee recommendations to be submitted to specified congressional committees, the National Indian Gaming Commission, and each federally recognized Indian tribe. Establishes the Commission on Native American Policy to study and report to Congress on living standards in Indian country, including health, infrastructure, economic development, educational opportunities, housing, crime control on Indian reservations, the influence of organized crime on Indian gaming, and other specified matters. 2023-01-15T09:32:50Z  
108-s-1996 108 s 1996 Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act Native Americans 2003-12-09 2004-11-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 3 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 20, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act - Title I: Modernization - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) carry out the modernization and improvement of irrigation facilities at the Angostura Unit as described in a specified report; and (2) provide for the delivery of water saved through such modernization and improvement for fish and wildlife purposes and environmental restoration on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Title II: Development - (Sec. 201) Establishes the Oglala Sioux Tribal Development Trust Fund in the Treasury. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make specified deposits into the Fund and payments from it to the Tribe beginning in the 11th fiscal year after enactment of this Act. Requires the governing body of the Tribe to prepare a development plan that provides for the manner in which the Tribe shall expend such payments to promote: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; (3) the educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the Tribe and its members; or (4) any combination of these activities. Requires the Tribal Council to make a copy of the plan available for review and comment by members of the Tribe before it becomes final. Authorizes the Tribal Council to revise and update the plan on an annual basis, subject to review and comment procedures. States that activities of the Tribe in carrying out the plan shall be audited as part of the annual single-agency audit that the Tribe is required to prepare pursuant to a specified Office of Management and Budget circular. Requires a copy of the audit findings to be inserted into the Tribal Council's published minutes of proceedings. Prohibits distribution of any portion of any payment to the Tribe to any member on a per capita basis. (Sec. 202) States that no payment made to the Tribe shall result in the r… 2023-01-15T09:17:37Z  
108-s-1955 108 s 1955 Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004 Native Americans 2003-11-25 2004-05-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 0 Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004 - Makes technical amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Financing Act of 1974, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act, the Crow Boundary Settlement Act of 1994, the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990, the California Indian Land Transfer Act, and other specified Federal law with regard to: (1) replacing "American Indian Education Foundation" with "National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education"; (2) loan guaranties and insurance with respect to eligible borrowers and loan approval; (3) Indian trust land; (4) Indian tribal justice technical and legal assistance; (5) tribal justice systems; (6) authorization of 99-year leases for the Prairie Band of Potawatomi; (7) certain Navajo Healthcare contracting; (8) distribution of capital gains and any other noninterest income received on funds in the Crow Tribal Trust Fund; (9) use of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe Settlement Fund; (10) deeming of specified lands in Alaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to a Native Corporation; and (11) certain lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Benton Paiute Reservation. Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act - Specifies the required distribution and use of funds awarded in Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington. Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2003 - Specifies the required distribution and use of funds awarded to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in the case of Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation v. United States of America, Docket No. 773-87-L. 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z  
108-hr-3605 108 hr 3605 Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-11-21 2004-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. House Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] AZ R H000413 14 Governmental Pension Plan Equalization Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to specify that rules for governmental plans also apply to plans established for their employees by Indian tribal governments or their subdivisions, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities which they wholly-own or control. 2023-01-15T08:33:22Z  
108-s-1905 108 s 1905 Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2004 Native Americans 2003-11-20 2004-11-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 806. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide funds to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation to make grants or loans to a school district located within a qualified community for: (1) construction of new housing units within the community, and the purchase and rehabilitation of existing structures to be used as such; (2) rehabilitation or leasing of housing units within a qualified community and the purchase or lease of real property on which such housing units will be constructed, purchased, or rehabilitated; (3) repayment of a loan used for such purposes or any other activities normally associated with them; and (4) funding of any remaining costs not financed by loans or other sources of funding. Defines qualified community as a home rule or general law city incorporated under the laws of Alaska, or an unincorporated community situated outside the city limits, which: (1) has a population of 6,500 or fewer individuals; (2) is situated within or near a Native Village that includes the Metlakatla Indian Community of the Annette Islands Reserve, as determined by the Corporation; and (3) is not connected by road (except the Alaska Marine Highway System or a road through Canada) or railroad to the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Requires occupants of such housing units, with certain exceptions, to be teachers, administrators, other school staff, and members of their households. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Agriculture to carry out this Act from FY 2006 through 2015. 2023-01-15T09:03:29Z  
108-hr-3504 108 hr 3504 To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to redesignate the American Indian Education Foundation as the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education. Native Americans 2003-11-17 2004-07-02 Became Public Law No: 108-267. House Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] AZ R R000574 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to redesignate the American Indian Education Foundation as the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education. 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z  
108-s-1823 108 s 1823 A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to lease tribally-owned land on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation for 1 or more interstate gas pipelines. Native Americans 2003-11-05 2003-11-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S140043) Senate Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] MT R B001126 1 Permits (under specified conditions) the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation to lease to the Northern Border Pipeline Company tribally-owned land on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation for one or more interstate gas pipelines. 2023-01-15T08:48:05Z  
108-s-1802 108 s 1802 Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-10-30 2003-10-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs with instructions that when the Committee reports, the bill be referred pursuant to the order of May 27, 1988, to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban affairs for a period not to exceed 60 days. Senate Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] SD D J000177 1 Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to define, with respect to a dwelling unit, "fair market rent" as one, determined at least annually by the Secretary of the Interior, for existing or newly constructed dwelling units of a size and type similar to, and located in the same market area as, the dwelling unit. Modifies program requirements concerning rents and housing payments. Provides that, in the case of a low-income family residing in a rental dwelling unit assisted with grant amounts under this Act, the monthly rent for the dwelling unit shall not exceed the fair market rent. States that, if such a family resides in a lease purchase dwelling unit assisted with such grant amounts, the monthly homebuyer payment shall not exceed, at the recipient's election, either 30 percent of the monthly adjusted family income, or the fair market rent. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring mandatory recertification of the incomes of families residing in rental or lease purchase dwelling units assisted with such grant amounts. Requires grant recipients to reserve amounts out of such grants to ensure payment of: (1) principal and interest as it becomes due on any bonds or other obligations relating to the housing; and (2) the costs of insurance and administrative expenses for such housing. Prohibits the Secretary from restricting access to, as well as reducing, a grant amount for any Indian tribe based solely on certain conditions relating to retention of grant income. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to declare that the giving of a preference to members of an Indian tribe for the use of any dwelling or other building constructed, improved, altered, repaired, replaced, or otherwise aided with assistance provided under such Act to the Indian tribe shall not constitute a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Amends the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act to make Indian tribes, tribally designated housing entiti… 2021-09-30T00:42:51Z  
108-hr-3394 108 hr 3394 To clarify the lands over which Indian tribes shall have jurisdiction or exercise governmental power. Native Americans 2003-10-29 2003-10-29 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] NY R B000586 6 States that no Indian tribe shall have jurisdiction over, or shall exercise governmental power within, any land that is not located in the same State as the reservation, trust lands, or other tribal lands that constituted the principal residence and location of that Indian tribe on the enactment of this Act, unless such land is: (1) contiguous to the lands that constituted the principal residence and location of the Indian tribe as of the enactment; or (2) has been taken into trust. Provides that an Indian tribe that had no such reservation, trust lands, or other tribal lands shall not have jurisdiction over, or exercise governmental power within, any land located outside of the State in which that Indian tribe was principally located as of such enactment, until and unless land has been taken into trust on behalf of that Indian tribe. 2023-01-15T07:47:45Z  
108-s-1770 108 s 1770 Indian Money Account Claim Satisfaction Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-10-21 2003-10-29 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-389. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 2 Indian Money Account Claim Satisfaction Act of 2003 - Establishes the Indian Money Account Claim Satisfaction Task Force: (1) to complete an analysis of records, data, and other historical information with regard to the conduct of an historical accounting submitted by the parties in the class action to the district court in January 2003 (Cobell v. Norton (No. 96cv01285, D.D.C.)); and (2) after such completion to hold meetings with representatives of the plaintiffs in the civil action, the Departments of Justice and of the Interior and any other parties that, in the discretion of the Task Force, are necessary to carryout out its duties. Requires the Task Force to develop appropriate methodologies or models to conduct an accounting to determine in current dollars the balances of: (1) all individual Indian money accounts opened in or after 1985; (2) all individual Indian money accounts opened on or after the enactment of a certain Act of June 24, 1938, regarding deposit, care, and investment of Indian moneys, and before 1985; and (3) all individual Indian money accounts opened before such enactment. Establishes the Indian Money Claims Tribunal to serve as arbitrator if an eligible individual elects to have the amount of the balance in the individual Indian money account determined through arbitration. Binds the individual and the United States to any determination made by the Tribunal. Requires payments made pursuant to this Act to be derived from the permanent judgment appropriation (commonly known as the Judgment Fund), without further appropriations. 2023-01-15T08:03:18Z  
108-sres-248 108 sres 248 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the individual Indian money account trust fund lawsuit. Native Americans 2003-10-21 2004-11-19 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11584) Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 4 Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the interests of Indian beneficiaries and the United States would best be served by a voluntary alternative dispute resolution process, not limited to mediation, that will lead to a full, fair, and final settlement of potential individual Indian money account claims; and (2) Federal legislation may be necessary to ensure a full, fair, and final resolution of specified class action litigation. 2023-01-15T08:03:16Z  
108-sres-246 108 sres 246 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that November 22, 1983, the date of the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, should be memorialized. Native Americans 2003-10-17 2003-11-21 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] OR R S001142 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the Senate that November 22,1983, should be memorialized as the date on which the Federal Government restored Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. 2023-01-15T08:03:16Z  
108-s-1721 108 s 1721 American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 Native Americans 2003-10-14 2004-10-27 Became Public Law No: 108-374. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 13, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Indian Land Consolidation Act to require that any trust or restricted interest in land or interest in trust personalty, subject to applicable Federal law, that is not disposed of by a valid will shall descend: (1) according to an applicable tribal probate code approved in the Act; or (2) if such tribal code does not apply, in accordance with this Act. Repeals the limitation of any devise of an interest in trust or restricted land to a decedent's Indian spouse. Provides that such surviving spouse shall receive: (1) one-third of the decedent's trust personalty and a life estate in the interests of trust or restricted lands if there are one or more eligible heirs (children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, parents, or siblings); or (2) all of such trust personalty and life estate if there are none. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to maintain trust personalty passing to a surviving spouse in an account as trust personalty, but only if the spouse is Indian. Provides that if property does not pass under such requirements, it shall pass to the Indian tribe with jurisdiction over the interests in trust or restricted lands. Allows an Indian co-owner of a parcel of trust or restricted land, however, to acquire an interest that would otherwise descend to the tribe by paying the fair market value into the estate before the close of probate. Requires the interests in trust or restricted lands, if there is no Indian tribe with jurisdiction, to be: (1) divided equally among co-owners of trust or restricted interests in the parcel; or (2) passed to the United States if there are no co-owners. Requires the Secretary to sell such interests and deposit the proceeds into the Acquisition Fund to acquire additional fractional interests in trust or restricted lands. Provides for the purchase of such an interest by the owner of a … 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z  
108-s-1715 108 s 1715 Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2004 Native Americans 2003-10-03 2004-11-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 804. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 1 Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act to revise title IV provisions for tribal self-governance. Authorizes participation in the tribal self-governance program within the Department of the Interior by any Indian tribe that meets specified eligibility criteria. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from limiting the number of additional tribes to be selected each year from among tribes that are so eligible. Allows an Indian tribe to opt to authorize another Indian tribe, an intertribal consortium, or a tribal organization to plan for or carry out an included program on its behalf under title IV. Allows two or more Indian tribes, not otherwise eligible, to be treated as a single tribe to participate in self-governance as a consortium, if each tribe so requests and if the consortium itself is eligible. Allows a tribe to withdraw from a consortium and participate in self-governance on its own if it meets eligibility criteria. Requires the planning phase to be conducted to the satisfaction of the Indian tribe. Makes eligible for planning and negotiation grants those Indian tribes that have met certain requirements (involving their official request for participation in self-governance and their demonstration of financial stability and management capability); but provides that receipt of such a grant is not a requirement for participation in self-governance. Revises requirements for compacts and funding agreements. Eliminates a requirement that funding agreements be annual. Continues requirements that funding agreements include all programs carried out by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that are provided for or administered by the Secretary under specified Acts or for the benefit of Indians from funds of agencies other than the Department. Adds to existing programs under this category those carried out by the Office of Special Trustee, programs provided for the benefit of Indians because of their status as Indians… 2023-01-15T08:03:20Z  
108-s-1696 108 s 1696 Department of Health and Human Services Tribal Self-Governance Amendments Act of 2004 Native Americans 2003-10-01 2004-11-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 803. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 1 Department of Health and Human Services Tribal Self-Governance Amendments Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide for further self-governance by Indian tribes. Establishes a five-year project to demonstrate the effectiveness of tribal operation of certain programs currently operated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Entitles up to 50 eligible Indian tribes to participate in the demonstration project; but authorizes the Secretary of HHS, if more than 50 request participation, to select additional tribes to participate. Makes a tribe eligible for a project only if it is party to a tribal self-governance compact or a funding agreement relating to certain Federal programs. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to award planning and negotiation grants to eligible tribes, but states that receipt of such a grant is not a requirement for project participation. Sets forth requirements for compacts and funding agreements. Makes eligible for inclusion in a funding agreement the following programs: (1) grants for older Native Americans; (2) tribal temporary assistance for needy families; (3) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance; (4) Community Services Block Grant; (5) Child Care and Development Fund; (6) native employment works; (7) Head Start; (8) child welfare services; (9) promoting safe and stable families; (10) family violence prevention grants for battered women's shelters; (11) targeted capacity expansion, related to substance abuse and mental health services; (12) mental health and substance abuse block grant; and (13) community health center grants. Authorizes the Secretary to identify up to six additional programs annually for inclusion in the demonstration project, including: (1) all other programs in which Indian tribes are eligible to participate, or for which Indians are eligible beneficiaries; and (2) competitive grants for which an Indian tribe receives an individual or cooperative award, upon agreement to such grant restricti… 2023-01-15T08:03:21Z  
108-s-1648 108 s 1648 A bill to modify the date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is deemed to be held in trust. Native Americans 2003-09-24 2003-09-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11915) Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Amends the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to repeal the declaration that specified lands accepted by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Lytton Rancheria in California, shall be deemed to have been held in trust and part of the reservation before October 17, 1988. 2023-01-15T07:02:58Z  
108-s-1600 108 s 1600 Indian Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-09-09 2003-09-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11251-11252) Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 2 Indian Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a uniform method, criteria, and procedures for determining, analyzing, and compiling the program and service assistance needs of Indian tribes and Indians. Requires Federal agencies to conduct Indian needs assessments to determine the actual needs of tribes and Indians eligible for programs and services administered by such departments and agencies. Directs the Secretary to develop a uniform method, criteria, and procedures for compiling, maintaining, keeping current, and reporting to Congress all information concerning: (1) annual Federal expenditures for programs and services for which Indians are eligible; (2) services or programs specifically for the benefit of Indians; and (3) methods of delivery of services and funding. Requires Federal departments and agencies responsible for providing services or programs to or for the benefit of tribes or Indians to: (1) file annual Indian program evaluations with specified congressional committees; and (2) publish annual listings in the Federal Register of all agency programs and services for which Indian tribes may be eligible. Directs the Secretary to file a strategic plan for the coordination of Federal assistance for Indians. 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z  
108-s-1601 108 s 1601 Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2004 Native Americans 2003-09-09 2004-11-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 5 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 9, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Reauthorizes the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act. (Sec. 3) Amends the Act to define "child abuse" as any case in which a child is exposed to family violence. (Sec. 4) Requires the local law enforcement agency (if other than the State law enforcement agency) to report the occurrence immediately to the State law enforcement agency if: (1) a report of abuse or family violence involves an alleged abuser who is a non-Indian; and (2) a preliminary inquiry indicates a criminal violation has occurred. (Sec. 5) Repeals the requirement for a feasibility study on the establishment of a Central Register for reports or information on the abuse of children in Indian country. Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), instead, to: (1) identify impediments to the reduction of child abuse on Indian reservations; (2) evaluate the interagency and intergovernmental cooperation and jurisdictional impediments in investigations and prosecutions; and (3) report to Congress on ways to eliminate those impediments. (Sec. 6) Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Health and Human Services (Secretaries) to include contracted and volunteer positions on their respective list of all authorized positions within their departments whose duties and responsibilities involve regular contact with, or control over, Indian children. Requires a background check, based on a set of fingerprints of such employees, volunteers, or contractors, that may be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Authorizes the character investigation to include a review of applicable State and tribal criminal history repositories. Requires each Indian tribe or tribal organization that receives funds under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act or the Tribally Controlled School… 2023-01-15T10:47:54Z  
108-s-1565 108 s 1565 A bill to reauthorize the Native American Programs Act of 1974. Native Americans 2003-08-01 2003-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 0 Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY 2003 through 2007. 2023-01-15T06:32:51Z  
108-s-1528 108 s 1528 Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-31 2003-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 8/1/2003 S10651-10653) Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 2 Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to select up to 24 Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or consortia of tribes or organizations per fiscal year to participate in projects to foster community, economic, and business development in Native American communities through grants or other financial assistance provided through Federal programs or projects. Outlines procedures for processing requests for joint financing (financing by at least two Federal assistance programs). Authorizes the establishment of a joint assistance fund to ensure that amounts received from more than one Federal program or appropriation are more effectively administered.Provides for the financial management, accountability, and audits of the use of financial assistance provided.Authorizes the provision of technical assistance and personnel training under a project approved for joint financing. Authorizes the head of an executive agency to enter into an agreement with a State to extend the benefits of this Act to a project that involves assistance from at least one executive agency, the State, and at least one tribal agency or instrumentality. 2023-01-15T06:17:47Z  
108-s-1529 108 s 1529 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2004 Native Americans 2003-07-31 2004-09-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 739. Senate Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] CO R C000077 1 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to exempt from the Gambling Devices Transportation Act (Johnson Act) class II gaming (bingo and certain card games) for which an electronic aid, computer, or other technological aid is used in connection with such gaming. Revises requirements for filling vacancies on the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). Revises the powers of its Chairman to permit the Chairman to delegate any of his or her authorities to an individual Commissioner. Directs the NIGC to: (1) develop a minimum five-year strategic plan meeting specified criteria, and updated biennially, to carry out its activities; and (2) require the registration of any electronic aid, computer, or other technological gaming aid intended for use on Indian land, and of any manufacturer, seller, dealer, buyer, lessor, or any other person engaged in the business of repairing, reconditioning, or reprogramming such technological aids. Requires such manufacturers and others required to register also to: (1) number sequentially each technological aid (or computer or other technological aid in the person's physical possession); and (2) affix permanently to the aid the serial number, legal and trade name of the manufacturer or registrant, and date of manufacture or, as appropriate, the date on which the serial number is affixed. Prescribes recordkeeping requirements for persons required to register. Prescribes civil penalties for failure to comply with registration, aid numbering, and recordkeeping requirements. Adjusts the salary of the General Counsel to the Commission and of other staff. Extends to tribal gaming commissioners and key tribal gaming commission employees of a class II gaming enterprise the requirement for background investigations applicable to the primary management officials and key employees. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from approving any Tribal-State compact or other agreement that includes an apportionment of net revenues with a Sta… 2023-01-15T06:17:47Z  
108-s-1530 108 s 1530 Tribal Parity Act Native Americans 2003-07-31 2004-11-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on September 21, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Tribal Parity Act - Amends the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act to increase from $39.3 million to $186,822,140 the aggregate amount to be deposited into the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury to provide compensation to the Lower Brule Tribe of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River. Amends the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act of 1996 to increase from $27.5 million to $105,917,853 the aggregate amount to be deposited into the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund by the Secretary to provide compensation to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota for such damage. 2023-01-15T06:17:47Z  
108-s-1540 108 s 1540 Indian Trust Payment Equity Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-31 2003-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 0 Indian Trust Payment Equity Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior for each of FY 2004 through 2008 to use $2 billion of the amounts in the Indian Trust Payment Equity Fund established by this Act to provide payments to Indian tribes for amounts owed by the United States to individual Indian money account holders as a result of mismanagement of the individual Indian money fund. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to enter into a contract with an Indian tribe under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, or amend such a contract, to provide funds to the Indian tribe from the Fund to assist it in performing audits of individual Indian money accounts in accordance with generally accepted Federal accounting standards; and (2) if the account holder accepts the results of an audit, to use amounts in the Fund as partial payment until a full accounting is satisfied. Provides that nothing in this Act: (1) negates or otherwise affects the requirement of the Department of the Interior to complete the accounting; or (2) constitutes a settlement regarding any individual Indian money account or any civil action to compel an accounting and payment of amounts owed to such account holders. Establishes the Indian Trust Payment Equity Fund in the Treasury to be used to carry out this Act, consisting of amounts appropriated under this Act. 2023-01-15T06:17:46Z  
108-s-1542 108 s 1542 Tribal Economic Enhancement Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-31 2003-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] SD D J000177 0 Tribal Economic Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit certain Indian governments or subdivisions to make the subchapter S (small business) election; (2) permit tax exemption for interest from tribal bonds; (3) exempt from volume cap limits any qualified bond of an Indian tribal government; (4) modify requirements concerning the authority of tribal governments to issue tax-exempt bonds; (5) require consideration of Indian housing waiting lists for low-income housing credit allocations; and (6) provide for an Indian set-aside for the new markets tax credit. Savings for Working Families Act of 2003 - States as a purpose of this Act to provide for the establishment of individual development account programs that will provide individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to accumulate assets and to enter the financial mainstream. Provides procedures for opening and maintaining such an account and qualifying for matching funds. Amends Federal law concerning national banks to permit the establishment of de novo branches on Indian lands. 2023-01-15T06:17:46Z  
108-s-1488 108 s 1488 Native American Entrepreneurs Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-29 2003-07-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 0 Native American Entrepreneurs Act of 2003 - Amends the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, through the Office of Native American Affairs, to establish a Native American entrepreneurs program to provide grants to qualified organizations to provide training and technical assistance to disadvantaged Native American entrepreneurs who are seeking to start their own small business. 2023-01-15T06:17:48Z  
108-s-1469 108 s 1469 Tribal Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership Act Native Americans 2003-07-28 2003-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10058) Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 4 Tribal Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership Act - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants of at least five years duration to Tribal Colleges and Universities to: (1) implement education programs that include tribal culture and language and increase the number of associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees in early childhood education and related fields that are earned by Indian Head Start agency staff members, parents of children served by such an agency, and members of the tribal community involved; (2) develop and implement such programs in technology-mediated formats; and (3) provide technology literacy programs for Indian Head Start agency staff members and children and families of children served by such an agency. 2023-01-15T06:17:48Z  
108-hr-2912 108 hr 2912 To reaffirm the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government. Native Americans 2003-07-25 2004-12-03 Became Public Law No: 108-431. House Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] OK R L000491 4 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares the term " legal membership" in the Osage Allotment Act of June 28, 1906, to mean the persons eligible for allotments of Osage Reservation lands and a pro rata share of the Osage mineral estate in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, as provided in such Act, not membership in the Osage Tribe for all purposes. Reaffirms the inherent sovereign right of the Tribe to determine its own: (1) membership, provided that the rights of any person to Osage mineral estate shares are not diminished; and (2) form of government. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the Tribe, to provide assistance in conducting elections and referenda to implement this Act. 2023-01-15T05:47:32Z  
108-hr-2941 108 hr 2941 Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act Native Americans 2003-07-25 2004-09-29 Received in the Senate. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] AZ D G000551 7 Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act - Declares that the boundaries of the Colorado River Indian Reservation are the boundaries delineated by the Robbins Survey of 1875 and affirmed by the Harrington Resurvey of 1912 (which include 16,000 acres known as the La Paz lands). Restores to the Reservation all right, title, and interest of the United States to those lands within such boundaries that were excluded from the Reservation pursuant to Executive Order No. 2273 (November 22, 1915), which shall be held in trust by the United States on behalf of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. (Excludes from such restored lands specified lands under title to the Arizona State Lands Department.) Subjects the restored lands to all existing rights-of-way, easements, leases, and mining claims. Declares that the United States reserves the right to continue all Reclamation projects, including the right to access and remove mineral materials for Colorado River maintenance on the restored lands. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to grant additional rights-of-way, expansions, or renewals of existing rights-of-way for roads, utilities, and other accommodations to adjoining landowners or existing right-of-way holders, if certain criteria are met. Prohibits gaming on lands taken into trust under this Act. 2023-01-15T06:02:46Z  
108-hr-2981 108 hr 2981 American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-25 2003-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] CO D U000038 1 American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 to revise the accounting duties of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the daily and annual balances of all monies or proceeds derived from trust assets and funds held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian. Requires an annual audit only for accounts with over $1,000 in trust funds, but for accounts with less than $1,000, only statistical sampling audit procedures of all such accounts grouped separately. Specifies minimum additional responsibilities of the Secretary. Allows an Indian tribe to use authority granted to the tribe under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to manage Indian trust funds and trust assets without terminating the trust responsibility of the Secretary or the trust status of the funds and assets. Replaces the current Office of Special Trustee for American Indians with a Deputy Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs to: (1) oversee the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (2) carry out all duties currently assigned to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; and (3) oversee all Indian trust fund and trust asset matters, and consult with Indian tribes and individual trust asset and trust fund account holders. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary the Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight, headed by such Deputy Secretary, to supervise and direct day-to-day activities concerning such assets or funds, including providing accurate inventories, revenue postings, monthly statements, and annual audits. Establishes a Commission for Review of Indian Trust Fund Management Responsibilities to assess the fiduciary and management responsibilities of the Federal Government with respect to Indian tribes and individual Indian beneficiaries. 2023-01-15T06:02:45Z  
108-s-1459 108 s 1459 American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-25 2003-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9964-9967) Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 3 American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 to revise the accounting duties of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the daily and annual balances of all monies or proceeds derived from trust assets and funds held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian. Requires an annual audit only for accounts with over $1,000 in trust funds, but for accounts with less than $1,000, only statistical sampling audit procedures of all such accounts grouped separately. Specifies minimum additional responsibilities of the Secretary. Allows an Indian tribe to use authority granted to the tribe under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to manage Indian trust funds and trust assets without terminating the trust responsibility of the Secretary or the trust status of the funds and assets. Replaces the current Office of Special Trustee for American Indians with a Deputy Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs to: (1) oversee the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (2) carry out all duties currently assigned to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; and (3) oversee all Indian trust fund and trust asset matters, and consult with Indian tribes and individual trust asset and trust fund account holders. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary the Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight, headed by such Deputy Secretary, to supervise and direct day-to-day activities concerning such assets or funds, including providing accurate inventories, revenue postings, monthly statements, and annual audits. Establishes a Commission for Review of Indian Trust Fund Management Responsibilities to assess the fiduciary and management responsibilities of the Federal Government with respect to Indian tribes and individual Indian beneficiaries 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z  
108-s-1438 108 s 1438 Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act Native Americans 2003-07-22 2004-12-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 2 Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - (Sec. 5) Establishes in the Treasury the Spokane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund. Requires the payment of compensation to the Spokane Tribe for the use of their lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make deposits in the Fund for FY 2006 of $17.8 million, and of $12.8 million for each of the following four fiscal years. States that at any time after funds are deposited in the Fund, the Spokane Business Council may submit to the Secretary written notice of its adoption of a resolution requesting that the Secretary pay to it all or a portion of the amounts in the Fund. Requires that, out of the initial deposit made to the Fund for FY 2006, $5 million be used by the Council for the planning, design, construction, equipping, and continuing operation and maintenance of a Cultural Resource Repository and Interpretive Center to: (1) house, preserve, and protect the burial remains, funerary objects, and other cultural resources affected by the operation of the Grand Coulee Dam; and (2) provide an interpretive and educational facility regarding the culture and history of the Spokane Tribe. Requires the reservation by the Council of: (1) 25 percent of all other amounts deposited in the Fund for discretionary purposes of general benefit to all members of the Spokane Tribe; and (2) 75 percent for resource development, credit, scholarship, and economic development. (Sec. 6) Directs the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to pay the Spokane Tribe: (1) 29 percent of the Computed Annual Payment (CAP), for FY 2005, adjusted for inflation; (2) 29 percent of the CAP for FY 2006; and (3) on or before March 1, 2008, and each following March 1, 29 percent of the CAP for the previous fiscal year. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the Council and the Tribe to use or invest payments made to them under this Act in the same manner and for the same purposes as… 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z  
108-hr-2793 108 hr 2793 To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Native Americans 2003-07-18 2004-06-24 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] MI D D000355 0 Requires the Secretary of the Interior, within 30 days of receiving a title insurance policy for them, to take certain lands located in Otsego County, Michigan, and the city of Romulus, Michigan, and identified as alternative lands in a specified Settlement of Land Claim, into trust for the benefit of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Declares that the alternative lands shall become part of the Tribe's reservation immediately upon attaining trust status and to be taken into trust as part of the settlement and extinguishment of the Tribe's claims to Charlotte Beach lands in Michigan. Deems such alternative lands to be lands obtained in settlement of a land claim under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (thus exempt from a certain prohibition against gaming). 2023-01-15T05:47:35Z  
108-s-1423 108 s 1423 Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-17 2004-05-06 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500. Senate Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] VA R A000121 1 Title I: Chickahominy Indian Tribe - (Sec. 103) Extends Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe. Provides that the service area of the Tribe shall be Charles City County, Virginia. (Sec. 104) Declares that the: (1) membership roll and governing documents of the Tribe shall be the ones most recently submitted to the Secretary of the Interior before enactment of this Act; and (2) the governing body of the Tribe shall be the one in place as of such enactment or any subsequent governing body elected in accordance with election procedures specified in the governing documents. (Sec. 106) Provides that if, within 25 years after the enactment of this Act, the Tribe transfers to the Secretary land within the boundaries of the Virginia counties of Charles City, James City, or Henrico, the Secretary shall take the land into trust for the Tribe's benefit. Prohibits a reservation or tribal land or land taken into trust for the Tribe's benefit from being eligible to satisfy the terms for an exception under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act that prohibits gaming on land acquired by the Secretary in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after October 17, 1988. (Sec. 107) States that nothing in this title expands, reduces, or effects in any manner any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights of the Tribe and its members. Title II: Chickahominy Indian Tribe - Eastern Division - (Sec. 203) Extends Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe - Eastern Division. Provides that the service area of the Tribe shall be New Kent County, Virginia. (Sec. 204) Declares that the: (1) membership roll and governing documents of the Tribe shall be the ones most recently submitted to the Secretary before enactment of this Act; and (2) the governing body of the Tribe shall be the one in place as of such enactment or any subsequent governing body elected in accordance with election procedures specified in the governing documents. (Sec. 206) Provide that if, within 25 years after the enactment of this Act, the… 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z  
108-s-1421 108 s 1421 Alaska Native Allotment Subdivision Act Native Americans 2003-07-16 2004-10-18 Became Public Law No: 108-337. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 29, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Alaska Native Allotment Subdivision Act - Authorizes an Alaskan Native owner of restricted land (land in Alaska subject to Federal restrictions against alienation and taxation), with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to: (1) subdivide the restricted land in accordance with State laws or applicable local platting authority; and (2) execute a certificate of ownership and dedication regarding such land with the same effect under State law as if the subdivided and dedicated land were held by unrestricted fee simple title. Ratifies and confirms prior subdivisions and dedications as of the date of the Secretary's approval. Provides that, except in a case in which a specific interest in such restricted land is dedicated, nothing in this Act terminates, diminishes, or otherwise affects the continued existence and applicability of Federal restrictions against alienation and taxation on restricted land or interests in restricted land (including such subdivided restricted land). 2023-01-15T10:47:54Z  
108-hr-2750 108 hr 2750 Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-15 2003-07-24 Executive Comment Requested from Interior, HHS. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 3 Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 concerning: (1) the application of the Act to any Indian child involved in a child custody proceeding regardless of whether such child has ever been part of an Indian family or maintained a social or cultural relationship with an Indian tribe; (2) jurisdiction over child custody and child adoption proceedings; (3) transfer of jurisdiction to tribal court; (4) intervention in state court proceedings, including the intervention rights of the extended family; (5) full faith and credit of tribal court judgments; (6) pending involuntary child custody proceedings, including a prohibition against prebirth involuntary custody proceedings; (7) voluntary termination of parental rights; (8) withdrawal of consent before a final decree; (9) notice to Indian tribes of the voluntary termination of parental rights or voluntary placement of a child; (10) intervention by an Indian tribe upon filing a notice of intent or a written objection; (11) written notice to parents of a terminated or changed adoptive placement or a commenced proceeding to adopt; (12) notice to extended family members; (13) invalidation of child custody proceedings; (14) expanded release of information concerning the tribal affiliation of biological parents; (15) assumption of jurisdiction over child custody proceedings by Indian tribes; (16) agreements between States and Indian tribes as they affect jurisdiction; (17) the content of notices with respect to pending involuntary child custody proceedings; (18) criminal sanctions for fraudulent representation during Indian child adoption proceedings; (19) visitation as an enforceable right; (20) Alaska Native postadoption inheritance rights; (21) promulgation of regulations governing compliance reviews; and (22) the application of these requirements to children of State-recognized and Canadian tribes. Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to deem investigations conducted under such Act, and … 2023-01-15T05:47:36Z  
108-hr-2690 108 hr 2690 Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-09 2003-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. House Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] NM R W000789 6 Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Native American Languages Act to require the Secretary of Education to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, Native American language educational organizations, Native American language colleges, Indian tribal governments, organizations that demonstrate the potential to become Native American language educational organizations, or consortia of such entities to establish Native American nests that meet specified requirements for students under the age of seven and families of the students. Requires the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, Native American language educational organizations, Native American language colleges or universities where such languages are taught, Indian tribal governments, or consortia of such entities, to operate, expand, and increase the number of Native American language survival schools throughout the United States and its territories for Native American children and Native American language-speaking children. Specifies eligibility requirements for recipients of such funds. Requires the Secretary to make grants, or enter into contracts, to establish four demonstration programs that will provide assistance to Native American language survival schools and Native American languages nests located at: (1) Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani College of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, in consortium with the 'Aha Punana Leo, Inc., and with other entities if determined to be appropriate by the College; (2) Piegan Institute of Browning, Montana; (3) the Alaska Native Language Center of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, in consortium with other entities as the Center determines to be appropriate; and (4) the Native American Studies Department of the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque in consortium with the Linguistic Institute for Native Americans and other entities as determined to be appropriate by the consortium. 2023-01-15T05:32:38Z  
108-s-1377 108 s 1377 Southwest Native American Language Revitalization Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-07-08 2003-07-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 1 Southwest Native American Language Revitalization Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants or enter into contracts to establish a demonstration program at the Native American Studies Department of the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, in consortium with the Linguistic Institute for Native Americans and other entities that will provide assistance to Native American language survival schools and community-based Native American language nests. Authorizes such program to: (1) establish endowments to further the activities of the program relating to the study and preservation of Native American languages; and (2) use funds to provide for the rental, lease, purchase, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities. 2023-01-15T06:02:43Z  
108-s-1342 108 s 1342 A bill to amend the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act to give the Secretary of the Interior discretion regarding taking land into trust. Native Americans 2003-06-26 2003-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8732) Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Amends the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act to specify that no land taken into trust for the benefit of the Graton Rancheria Tribe of California shall be construed to satisfy the terms of an exception in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to the prohibition of gaming on lands acquired by the Secretary of the Interior after October 17, 1988 as: (1) part of a settlement of a land claim; (2) the initial reservation of an Indian tribe acknowledged by the Secretary under the Federal acknowledgment process; or (3) Indian tribe lands that are restored to Federal recognition. Changes from mandatory to discretionary the Secretary's authority to accept real property located in Marin or Sonoma County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tribe after the property is transferred to the Secretary. 2023-01-15T17:04:09Z  
108-hr-2597 108 hr 2597 Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-06-25 2003-07-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] HI D A000014 1 Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Reauthorizes for FY 2004 through 2009 and revises the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. Requires any Department of Health and Human Services grant to or contract with Papa Ola Lokahi (an organization of public agencies and private organizations focused on improving the health status of Native Hawaiians) to support community-based initiatives that reflect holistic approaches to health.Requires Papa Ola Lokahi to report to Congress on the impact of Federal and State health care financing mechanisms and policies on the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians.Makes Papa Ola Lokahi eligible to receive research endowments under the Public Health Service Act.Adds to authorized services the support of culturally appropriate activities enhancing health and wellness, including land-, water-, ocean-, and spiritually-based projects and programs.Allows a priority for Native Hawaiian health scholarships to be provided to employees of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems and the Native Hawaiian Health Centers. Allows the provision of financial assistance to a scholarship recipient during the period of obligated service in any of such health care systems or health centers.Authorizes Papa Ola Lokahi to provide fellowships to Native Hawaiian health professionals. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allocate funds to carry out Native Hawaiian demonstration projects of national significance, including the establishment of specified Native Hawaiian Centers of Excellence. Deems the Papa Ola Lokahi as a qualified Center of Excellence. 2023-01-15T16:33:40Z  
108-hr-2489 108 hr 2489 Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act Native Americans 2003-06-17 2004-04-30 Became Public Law No: 108-222. House Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] WA D B001229 0 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on November 17, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act - Creates a plan under which the Secretary of the Interior shall distribute the judgment funds and certain accrued interest awarded to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington by the Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 (ICCD). Prohibits the distribution of principal (funds awarded by ICCD and all accrued interest as of one year before enactment of this Act) under this Act, except as provided by this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) maintain undistributed current judgment funds (funds awarded by ICCD and all accrued interest as of the enactment of this Act) in an interest bearing account in trust for the tribe; and (2) disburse principal or interest in accordance with this Act within 30 days after receipt by the Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, or a request by the tribe's governing body for such disbursement. Requires the Secretary to set aside 20 percent of the current judgment fund for a tribal elderly assistance program to provide one elderly assistance payment to each enrolled tribal elder within 30 days after: (1) the tribe's governing body has compiled and reviewed for accuracy a list of all enrolled tribal members that are both a minimum of one-sixteenth Cowlitz blood and 62 years of age or older as of February 14, 2000; (2) the Secretary has verified the blood quantum and age of the tribal member; and (3) the tribe's governing body has made a request for such disbursement. Provides that if a tribal elder eligible for the payment dies before receiving it, the payment shall be added to and distributed in accordance with the emergency assistance program under this Act. Requires the Secretary to set aside specified percentages of the principal and after a two year period in some circumstances, disburse the interest earned on it for tribal: (1) emergency assistance; (2) education and vocati… 2023-01-15T16:18:29Z  
108-hr-2495 108 hr 2495 To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe. Native Americans 2003-06-17 2003-06-17 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] TX D R000170 0 Amends the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to decrease from 1/8 to 1/16 the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian Tribe in Texas. 2023-01-15T16:18:29Z  
108-hr-2425 108 hr 2425 Quinault Permanent Fisheries Fund Act Native Americans 2003-06-11 2003-11-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217. House Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] WA D D000327 0 Specifies the distribution and use of funds appropriated on September 19, 1989, in satisfaction of an award granted to the Quinault Indian Nation under Dockets 772-71, 773-71, 774-71, and 775-71 before the United States Claims Court. Requires distribution and deposit of such funds into three accounts (for Principal Amount, for Investment Income, and for Income on Judgment Funds), to be established by the Tribe, maintained separately, and audited annually. Requires use of the Account for Principal Amount to establish a Permanent Fisheries Fund. Exempts the United States from any trust responsibility or liability for funds upon their disbursement to the Tribe. 2023-01-15T16:18:31Z  
108-hr-2440 108 hr 2440 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2004 Native Americans 2003-06-11 2004-11-22 House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 10, 2004. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 63 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) to revise requirements for health care programs and services for Indians, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations under a new Title I (Indian Health, Human Resources, and Development). Declares that it is the policy of the United States that the health status of American Indians be raised by 2010 to at least the levels set forth in the goals contained within the Healthy People 2010 or successor objectives. Establishes a policy to require meaningful consultation with Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations to implement such Act and the national policy of Indian self-determination. Revises requirements for: (1) the Indian psychology career recruitment grant program, including the Quentin N. Burdick American Indians Into Psychology Program at the University of North Dakota; (2) Indian Health Service (IHS) Extern Program (for high school students); (3) the IHS Loan Repayment Program; (4) the Indian Health Scholarship and Loan Repayment Recovery Fund; (5) the tribal recruitment and retention program; and (6) advanced training and research. Revises the grant program for increasing the number of nurses, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners who deliver health care services to Indians, including the Quentin N. Burdick American Indians Into Nursing Program at the University of North Dakota. Repeals the specific mandate for a grant porgram for nursing school clinics. Revises requirements for: (1) the "Indians Into Medicine Program" (INMED); (2) grants for health training programs of community colleges; (3) retention bonuses; (4) the nursing residency program; and (5) the Community Health Aide Program for Alaska (CHAPA). Directs the Secretary, acting through the IHS CHAPA, to ensure that no dental health aide is certified to perform treatment of dental caries, pulpotomies, or extractions of teeth. Directs the Secretary, acting throu… 2023-01-15T16:18:30Z  
108-hr-2362 108 hr 2362 Native American Languages Act Amendments of 2003 Native Americans 2003-06-05 2003-06-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. House Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] HI D C001055 2 Native American Languages Act Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Native American Languages Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide funds to Native American Language Educational Organizations (Organizations), Native American Language Colleges, Indian tribal governments, organizations that demonstrate potential to become Organizations, or a consortia of such organizations, colleges, or tribal governments to establish Native American Language Nest programs (site-based education programs conducted through a Native American language) for students below the age of seven and their families. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to or enter into contracts with such Organizations, colleges, or governments to operate, expand, and increase Native American Language Survival Schools throughout the United States and its territories for Native American children and Native American language-speaking children. Requires the Secretary to make grants or enter into contracts to establish three specified demonstration programs that will provide assistance to Schools and Nests at: (1) Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani College of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, in consortium with the 'Aha Punana Leo, Inc., and with other entities if deemed appropriate by such college; (2) Piegan Institute of Browning, Montana; and (3) the Alaska Native Language Center of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, in consortium with other entities deemed appropriate by such center. Authorizes such programs to: (1) establish endowments for furthering their activities relative to the study and preservation of Native American languages; and (2) use funds to provide for the rental, purchase, construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities. 2023-01-15T16:18:33Z  
108-hr-2388 108 hr 2388 To authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians. Native Americans 2003-06-05 2003-06-05 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] CA D T000460 1 Authorizes the leasing of lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and lands held in trust for the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for public, religious, educational, residential, or business purposes for terms not exceeding 99 years. 2023-01-15T16:18:32Z  
108-s-1205 108 s 1205 Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2003 Native Americans 2003-06-05 2003-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7496) Senate Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] AK R S000888 1 Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide funds to an eligible State (with a population of fewer than one million people) to make grants to eligible school districts located within a qualified municipality (with a population of 6,500 or fewer and no direct access to either a State or interstate highway system) within the boundaries of Indian lands, one or more Native villages, or land owned by one or more Village Corporations). Requires such grants to be used for: (1) construction of new housing units within a qualified municipality; (2) the purchase and rehabilitation of existing housing units within a qualified municipality; or (3) the rehabilitation of housing units within a qualified municipality that are owned by an eligible school district. Requires the occupants of such housing units to be teachers or other staff employed by the public school district in which the housing units are located. 2023-01-15T16:48:45Z  
108-s-1165 108 s 1165 American Indian Reservation Transportation Improvement Program Act Native Americans 2003-06-02 2003-06-04 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-122. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 3 American Indian Reservation Transportation Improvement Program Act - Amends the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to authorize appropriations for Indian reservation roads under the Federal Lands Highways Program through FY 2009. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the planning, design, engineering, preconstruction, construction, and inspection of certain projects concerning deficient Indian reservation road bridges through FY 2009. Directs the Secretary to issue grants to Indian tribes to establish rural transit programs on reservations or other land under the jurisdiction of the tribes. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain: (1) intra-agency cooperation between the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in administering tribal transit programs funded by the FHA, and exploring options for the transfer of funds from the FHA to the FTA for the direct funding of tribal transit programs; and (2) working relationships with representatives of regional tribal technical assistance programs to ensure proper administration of ongoing and future tribal transit programs carried out using Federal funds. 2023-01-15T16:48:46Z  
108-s-1146 108 s 1146 Three Affiliated Tribes Health Facility Compensation Act Native Americans 2003-05-23 2004-12-03 Became Public Law No: 108-437. Senate Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] ND D C000705 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 15, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Three Affiliated Tribes Health Facility Compensation Act - Amends the Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to reauthorize appropriations for each of the Tribes' economic recovery fund. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the construction of, and such sums as are necessary for other expenses relating to, a rural health care facility on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation of the Three Affiliated Tribes, North Dakota. 2023-01-15T15:48:18Z  
108-hr-2242 108 hr 2242 Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act Native Americans 2003-05-22 2003-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] RI D K000113 30 Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include the participation of Indian tribes with respect to activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security, including information analysis and infrastructure protection, science and technology, the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security, emergency preparedness and response, treatment of charitable trusts for members of the Armed Forces and other governmental organizations, coordination with non-Federal entities, and training of law enforcement officers by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms of the Department of Justice. Amends the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA Patriot Act), and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to include Indian tribes among the participating entities. 2023-01-15T15:33:22Z  

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