109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 2093

AN ACT

To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence

in National Environmental and Native American Public

Policy Act of 1992 to provide funds for training in

tribal leadership, management, and policy, and for other

purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. NATIVE NATIONS LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT,

2 AND POLICY.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

4 (1) the policy of the United States favors self5 determination for Indian tribes;

6 (2) consistent with the policy described in para7 graph (1), Indian tribes are increasingly taking con8 trol of the affairs of the tribes in order to realize in

9 practice most of the status afforded the tribes in

10 treaties, court decisions, and legislation;

11 (3) as a result of the increasing control of the

12 tribes, tribes require enhanced leadership prepara13 tion and greater access to information relating to re14 search and analysis of successful models for tribal

15 government and business operations, similar to the

16 information regularly available to Federal, State,

17 and local government agencies;

18 (4) enabling Indian tribes to develop strong

19 leadership and governing policy is consistent with

20 Federal policy supporting tribal self-determination

21 and increases the likelihood that tribal governments

22 will achieve political and economic self-determina23 tion; and

24 (5) during the last 5 years, the Morris K. Udall

25 Scholarship and Excellence in National Environ26 mental Policy Foundation, in cooperation with the
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1 Native Nations Institute at the University of Ari2 zona, pursuant to section 6(7) of the Morris K.

3 Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Envi4 ronmental and Native American Public Policy Act of

5 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)), has provided to Indian

6 tribes the leadership and management training, pol7 icy analysis, and research of the quality and type re8 quired to assist Indian tribes to achieve self-deter9 mination.

10 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4 of the Morris K. Udall

11 Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental

12 and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20

13 U.S.C. 5602) is amended—

14 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through

15 (9) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;

16 and

17 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol18 lowing:

19 ‘‘(6) the terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribe’ have

20 the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in section

21 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education

22 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b);’’.

23 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

24 13 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in

25 National Environmental and Native American Public Pol-
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1 icy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended by striking

2 subsection (c) and inserting the following:

3 ‘‘(c) TRAINING IN TRIBAL LEADERSHIP, MANAGE4 MENT, AND POLICY.—

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be

6 appropriated to carry out section 6(7)—

7 ‘‘(A) $2,500,000 for the period of fiscal

8 years 2007 and 2008;

9 ‘‘(B) $4,000,000 for the period of fiscal

10 years 2009 and 2010; and

11 ‘‘(C) $13,500,000 for the period of fiscal

12 years 2011 through 2016.

13 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—An appropriation made

14 pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to

15 section 7(c).’’.

Passed the Senate December 13, 2005.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 2093

AN ACT

To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Exment, and policy, and for other purposes. funds for training in tribal leadership, manage- American Public Policy Act of 1992 to provide cellence in National Environmental and Native