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this section among the Bureau, Office, tribal

governments and Courts of Indian Offenses, the

Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that such allocation is carried

out in a manner that is fair and equitable to all

tribal governments and is proportionate to base

support funding under section 3613 of this title

received by the Bureau, Office, tribal governments, and Courts of Indian Offenses.

(h) No offset

No Federal agency shall offset funds made

available pursuant to this chapter for tribal justice systems against other funds otherwise

available for use in connection with tribal justice systems.

(Pub. L. 103–176, title II, §201, Dec. 3, 1993, 107

Stat. 2009.)

SUBCHAPTER III—DISCLAIMERS

§ 3631. Tribal authority

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to—

(1) encroach upon or diminish in any way the

inherent sovereign authority of each tribal

government to determine the role of the tribal

justice system within the tribal government

or to enact and enforce tribal laws;

(2) diminish in any way the authority of

tribal governments to appoint personnel;

(3) impair the rights of each tribal government to determine the nature of its own legal

system or the appointment of authority within the tribal government;

(4) alter in any way any tribal traditional

dispute resolution forum;

(5) imply that any tribal justice system is an

instrumentality of the United States; or

(6) diminish the trust responsibility of the

United States to Indian tribal governments

and tribal justice systems of such governments.

(Pub. L. 103–176, title III, §301, Dec. 3, 1993, 107

Stat. 2009.)

CHAPTER 39—AMERICAN INDIAN

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Sec.

3701. Findings.

3702. Purposes.

3703. Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER I—RANGELAND AND FARMLAND

ENHANCEMENT

3711. Management of Indian rangelands and farmlands.

(a) Management objectives.

(b) Indian agricultural resource management planning program.

3712. Indian participation in land management activities.

(a) Tribal recognition.

(b) Tribal laws.

(c) Waiver of regulations.

(d) Sovereign immunity.

3713. Indian agricultural lands trespass.

(a) Civil penalties; regulations.

(b) Treatment of proceeds.

(c) Concurrent jurisdiction.

3714. Assessment of Indian agricultural management programs.

(a) Assessment.

(b) Purposes.

Sec.

(c) Implementation.

3715. Leasing of Indian agricultural lands.

(a) Authority of Secretary.

(b) Authority of tribe.

(c) Rights of individual landowners.

SUBCHAPTER II—EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE

MANAGEMENT

3731. Indian and Alaska Native agriculture management education assistance programs.

(a) Agricultural resources intern program.

(b) Cooperative education program.

(c) Scholarship program.

(d) Educational outreach.

(e) Adequacy of programs.

3732. Postgraduation recruitment, education and

training programs.

(a) Assumption of loans.

(b) Postgraduate intergovernmental internships.

(c) Continuing education and training.

3733. Cooperative agreement between Department

of the Interior and Indian tribes.

(a) Cooperative agreements.

(b) Supervision.

(c) Savings clause.

3734. Obligated service; breach of contract.

(a) Obligated service.

(b) Breach of contract; repayment.

SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

3741. Regulations.

3742. Trust responsibility.

3743. Severability.

3744. Federal, State and local authority.

(a) Disclaimer.

(b) Duplication of services.

3745. Authorization of appropriations.

(a) General authorization.

(b) Funding source.

3746. Tribal immunity.

§ 3701. Findings

The Congress finds and declares that—

(1) the United States and Indian tribes have

a government to government relationship;

(2) the United States has a trust responsibility to protect, conserve, utilize, and manage

Indian agricultural lands consistent with its

fiduciary obligation and its unique relationship with Indian tribes;

(3) Indian agricultural lands are renewable

and manageable natural resources which are

vital to the economic, social, and cultural welfare of many Indian tribes and their members;

and

(4) development and management of Indian

agricultural lands in accordance with integrated resource management plans will ensure

proper management of Indian agricultural

lands and will produce increased economic returns, enhance Indian self-determination, promote employment opportunities, and improve

the social and economic well-being of Indian

and surrounding communities.

(Pub. L. 103–177, §2, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2011.)

SHORT TITLE

Section 1 of Pub. L. 103–177 provided that: ‘‘This Act

[enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘American

Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act’.’’

§ 3702. Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are to—