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this chapter. The lead agency for a demonstration program under this chapter shall be the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. The responsibilities of the lead agency

shall include—

(1) the use of a single report format related

to the plan for the individual project which

shall be used by a tribal government to report

on the activities undertaken under the

project;

(2) the use of a single report format related

to the projected expenditures for the individual project which shall be used by a tribal government to report on all project expenditures;

(3) the development of a single system of

Federal oversight for the project, which shall

be implemented by the lead agency; and

(4) the provision of technical assistance to a

tribal government appropriate to the project,

except that a tribal government shall have the

authority to accept or reject the plan for providing such technical assistance and the technical assistance provider.

(b) Report requirements

The single report format shall be developed by

the Secretary, consistent with the requirements

of this chapter. Such report format, together

with records maintained on the consolidated

program at the tribal level shall contain such

information as will allow a determination that

the tribe has complied with the requirements incorporated in its approved plan and will provide

assurances to each Secretary that the tribe has

complied with all directly applicable statutory

requirements and with those directly applicable

regulatory requirements which have not been

waived.

(Pub. L. 102–477, §11, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2304.)

§ 3411. No reduction in amounts

In no case shall the amount of Federal funds

available to a tribal government involved in any

demonstration project be reduced as a result of

the enactment of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 102–477, §12, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2304.)

§ 3412. Interagency fund transfers authorized

The Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of

Labor, Secretary of Health and Human Services,

or the Secretary of Education, as appropriate, is

authorized to take such action as may be necessary to provide for an interagency transfer of

funds otherwise available to a tribal government

in order to further the purposes of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 102–477, §13, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2304.)

§ 3413. Administration of funds and overage

(a) Administration of funds

(1) In general

Program funds shall be administered in such

a manner as to allow for a determination that

funds from specific programs (or an amount

equal to the amount attracted from each program) are spent on allowable activities authorized under such program.

(2) Separate records not required

Nothing in this section shall be construed as

requiring the tribe to maintain separate

records tracing any services or activities conducted under its approved plan to the individual programs under which funds were authorized, nor shall the tribe be required to allocate

expenditures among such individual programs.

(b) Overage

All administrative costs may be commingled

and participating Indian tribes shall be entitled

to the full amount of such costs (under each program or department’s regulations), and no overage shall be counted for Federal audit purposes,

provided that the overage is used for the purposes provided for under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 102–477, §14, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2305.)

§ 3414. Fiscal accountability

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so

as to interfere with the ability of the Secretary

or the lead agency to fulfill the responsibilities

for the safeguarding of Federal funds pursuant

to the Single Audit Act of 1984 [31 U.S.C. 7501 et

seq.].

(Pub. L. 102–477, §15, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2305.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Single Audit Act of 1984, referred to in text, is

Pub. L. 98–502, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2327, as amended,

which is classified generally to chapter 75 (§7501 et seq.)

of Title 31, Money and Finance. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note

set out under section 7501 of Title 31 and Tables.

§ 3415. Report on statutory obstacles to program

integration

(a) Preliminary report

Not later than two years after October 23, 1992,

the Secretary shall submit a preliminary report

to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of

the House of Representatives on the status of

the implementation of the demonstration program authorized under this chapter.

(b) Final report

Not later than five years after October 23, 1992,

the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the

Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of

Representatives on the results of the implementation of the demonstration program authorized

under this chapter. Such report shall identify

statutory barriers to the ability of tribal governments to integrate more effectively their

employment, training, and related services in a

manner consistent with the purposes of this

chapter.

(Pub. L. 102–477, §16, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2305;

Pub. L. 103–437, §10(e)(1), (2)(C), Nov. 2, 1994, 108

Stat. 4589.)

AMENDMENTS

1994—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 103–437 substituted

‘‘Committee on Indian’’ for ‘‘Select Committee on Indian’’ and ‘‘Natural Resources’’ for ‘‘Interior and Insular Affairs’’.

CHANGE OF NAME

Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Re-