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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1574 

To amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate 

the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal 

sources, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 16, 2013 

Ms. MURKOWSKI introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related 

Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the 

ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, 

training, and related services from diverse Federal 

sources, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Con6 solidation Act of 2013’’. 


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1 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly 

2 provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal 

3 is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, 

4 a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid5 ered to be made to a section or other provision of the In6 dian Employment, Training and Related Services Dem7 onstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.). 

8 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

9 Section 2 (25 U.S.C. 3401) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘The purposes of this Act are 

11 to demonstrate how Indian tribal governments can’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘The purpose of this Act is to facili13 tate the ability of Indian tribes to’’; 

14 (2) by inserting ‘‘from diverse Federal sources’’ 

15 after ‘‘they provide’’; 

16 (3) by striking ‘‘and serve tribally-determined’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘, serve tribally determined’’; and 

18 (4) by inserting ‘‘, reduce administrative, re19 porting, and accounting costs, and make permanent 

20 any demonstration project under any plan referred 

21 to in section 4’’ before the period at the end. 

22 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

23 Section 3 (25 U.S.C. 3402) is amended by adding 

24 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(5) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal 

2 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec3 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu4 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).’’. 

5 SEC. 4. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED. 

6 Section 4 (25 U.S.C. 3403) is amended to read as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 4. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED. 

9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall, in co10 operation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Ag11 riculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 

12 Education, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 

13 Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland 

14 Security, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop15 ment, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Transpor16 tation, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, after the 

17 Secretary approves a plan submitted by an Indian tribe 

18 or tribal organization under section 8, authorize the In19 dian tribe or tribal organization, as applicable, to coordi20 nate, in accordance with the plan, Federally funded em21 ployment, training, and related services programs in a 

22 manner that integrates the programs into a consolidated 

23 and comprehensive program. 

24 ‘‘(b) SINGLE INTEGRATED PLAN.—Consistent with 

25 section 8, after the Secretary approves a plan submitted 


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1 by an Indian tribe or tribal organization, the Indian tribe 

2 or tribal organization shall not be required to submit any 

3 additional budget, report, audit, supplemental audit, or 

4 other documentation.’’. 

5 SEC. 5. PROGRAMS AFFECTED AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS. 

6 Section 5 (25 U.S.C. 3404) is amended to read as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 5. PROGRAMS AFFECTED. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The programs that may be inte10 grated into a project under a plan described in section 4 

11 shall include— 

12 ‘‘(1) any program under which an Indian tribe 

13 or tribal organization is eligible for receipt of funds 

14 under a statutory or administrative formula; 

15 ‘‘(2) any funds to which an Indian tribe, tribal 

16 organization, or members of an Indian tribe or tribal 

17 organization may be under Federal law; 

18 ‘‘(3) any funds an Indian tribe or tribal organi19 zation may secure as a result of a competitive proc20 ess, a noncompetitive process, or a specific designa21 tion; and 

22 ‘‘(4) any program under which block grant 

23 funds may be provided to an Indian tribe or tribal 

24 organization, regardless of whether the block grant 

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1 zation because of the status of the Indian tribe or 

2 tribal organization or the status of the beneficiaries 

3 the grant serves, that are made available for the 

4 purposes of— 

5 ‘‘(A) job training; 

6 ‘‘(B) welfare to work and tribal work expe7 rience; 

8 ‘‘(C) creating or enhancing employment 

9 opportunities; 

10 ‘‘(D) higher education; 

11 ‘‘(E) skill development; 

12 ‘‘(F) assisting Indian youth and adults to 

13 succeed in the workforce; 

14 ‘‘(G) encouraging self-sufficiency; 

15 ‘‘(H) familiarizing individual participants 

16 with the world of work; 

17 ‘‘(I) facilitating the creation of job oppor18 tunities; and 

19 ‘‘(J) any services related to the activities 

20 described in subparagraphs (A) through (I). 

21 ‘‘(b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law, all funds for programs and services 

23 covered by an approved plan shall, at the request of the 

24 Indian tribe or tribal organization, be transferred to the 

25 Indian tribe or tribal organization pursuant to an existing 


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1 contract, compact, or funding agreement awarded pursu2 ant to the title I or IV of the Indian Self-Determination 

3 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).’’. 

4 SEC. 6. PLAN REVIEW; WAIVER AUTHORITY; AND DISPUTE 

5 RESOLUTION. 

6 Section 7 (25 U.S.C. 3406) is amended to read as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of a plan from an 

9 Indian tribe or tribal organization, the Secretary shall con10 sult with— 

11 ‘‘(1) the head of each Federal agency providing 

12 funds to be used to implement the plan; and 

13 ‘‘(2) the Indian tribe or tribal organization that 

14 submitted the plan. 

15 ‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF WAIVERS.—The parties de16 scribed in subsection (a) shall identify any waivers of ap17 plicable statutory, regulatory, or administrative require18 ments, or of Federal agency policies or procedures nec19 essary to enable the Indian tribe or tribal organization to 

20 efficiently implement the plan. 

21 ‘‘(c) TRIBAL WAIVER REQUEST.—In consultation 

22 with the Secretary, a participating Indian tribe or tribal 

23 organization may request the head of each affected agency 

24 to waive any statutory, regulatory, administrative require25 ment, policy, or procedure identified subsection (b). 


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1 ‘‘(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para3 graph (2), notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, the head of each affected agency shall waive 

5 any applicable statutory, regulatory, administrative 

6 requirement, regulation, policy, or procedure promul7 gated by the agency that has been identified by the 

8 parties under subparagraph (b). 

9 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The head of an affected 

10 agency shall not grant a waiver under paragraph (1) 

11 if the head of the affected agency determines that a 

12 waiver will be inconsistent with the purposes of this 

13 Act. 

14 ‘‘(e) DECISION ON WAIVER REQUEST.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

16 after the head of an affected agency receives a waiv17 er request, the head of the affected agency shall de18 cide whether to grant or deny the request. 

19 ‘‘(2) DENIAL OF REQUEST.—If the head of the 

20 affected agency denies a waiver request, not later 

21 than 90 days after the date on which the denial is 

22 made, the head of the affected agency shall provide 

23 the requesting Indian tribe or tribal organization 

24 and the Secretary with written notice of the denial 

25 and the reasons for the denial. 


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1 ‘‘(3) FAILURE TO ACT ON REQUEST.—If the 

2 head of an affected agency does not make a decision 

3 under paragraph (1) within 90 days after the date 

4 on which the head of the affected agency receives 

5 the waiver request, the request shall be granted. 

6 ‘‘(f) SECRETARIAL REVIEW.—If the head of an af7 fected agency denies a waiver request under subsection 

8 (e)(2), not later than 10 days after the date on which the 

9 request is denied, the Secretary shall review the denial and 

10 determine whether granting the waiver— 

11 ‘‘(1) will be inconsistent with the provisions of 

12 the Act; or 

13 ‘‘(2) will prevent the affected agency from ful14 filling its obligations under the Act. 

15 ‘‘(g) INTERAGENCY DISPUTE RESOLUTION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 20 days 

17 after the date on which the Secretary determines 

18 that granting the waiver will not be inconsistent 

19 with the provisions of the Act and would not prevent 

20 the lead agency from fulfilling its obligations under 

21 the Act, the Secretary shall establish and initiate an 

22 interagency dispute resolution process involving— 

23 ‘‘(A) the Secretary; 

24 ‘‘(B) the participating Indian tribe or trib25 al organization; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) the head of the affected agency. 

2 ‘‘(2) DURATION.—A dispute subject to para3 graph (1) shall be resolved not later than 30 days 

4 after the date on which the process is initiated. 

5 ‘‘(h) FINAL AUTHORITY.—If the dispute resolution 

6 process fails to resolve the dispute between a participating 

7 Indian tribe or tribal organization and an affected agency, 

8 the head of the affected agency shall have the final author9 ity to resolve the dispute. 

10 ‘‘(i) FINAL DECISION.—Not later than 10 days after 

11 the date on which the dispute is resolved under this sec12 tion, the Secretary shall inform the requesting Indian tribe 

13 or tribal organization— 

14 ‘‘(1) the final decision on the waiver request; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(2) notice of the right to file an appeal to the 

17 final decision in an appropriate district court of the 

18 United States.’’. 

19 SEC. 7. PLAN APPROVAL; SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY; RE20 VIEW OF DECISION. 

21 Section 8 (25 U.S.C. 3407) is amended to read as 

22 follows: 

23 ‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—A plan submitted to 

24 the Secretary for approval under this Act shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) identify the programs to be integrated and 

2 consolidated; 

3 ‘‘(2) be consistent with the purposes of this Act; 

4 ‘‘(3) describe— 

5 ‘‘(A) a comprehensive strategy identifying 

6 the full range of potential employment opportu7 nities on and near the service area of the In8 dian tribe or tribal organization; 

9 ‘‘(B) the education, training, and related 

10 services to be provided to assist Indians to ac11 cess those employment opportunities; 

12 ‘‘(C) the way in which services are to be 

13 integrated, consolidated, and delivered; and 

14 ‘‘(D) the results expected from the plan; 

15 ‘‘(4) identify the projected expenditures under 

16 the plan in a single budget covering all consolidated 

17 funds; 

18 ‘‘(5) identify any agency of the Indian tribe or 

19 tribal organization to be involved in the delivery of 

20 the services integrated under the plan; 

21 ‘‘(6) identify any statutory provisions, regula22 tions, policies, or procedures that the Indian tribe or 

23 tribal organization believes need to be waived to im24 plement the plan; and 


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1 ‘‘(7) be approved by the governing body of the 

2 Indian tribe or tribal organization. 

3 ‘‘(b) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.— 

4 The Secretary shall have exclusive authority to approve 

5 or disapprove a plan submitted by an Indian tribe or tribal 

6 organization in accordance with section 7. 

7 ‘‘(c) APPROVAL PROCESS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

9 after the date on which the Secretary receives a 

10 plan, the Secretary shall approve or deny the plan, 

11 including any request for a waiver that is made as 

12 part of the plan. 

13 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—If the Secretary approves a 

14 plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall au15 thorize the transfer of funds under the plan. 

16 ‘‘(3) DENIAL.—If the Secretary denies the plan 

17 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to 

18 the Indian tribe or tribal organization a written noti19 fication of disapproval of the plan that contains a 

20 specific finding that clearly demonstrates that, or 

21 that is supported by a controlling legal authority, 

22 the plan does not meet the requirements set forth in 

23 subsection (a). 

24 ‘‘(4) FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Secretary does 

25 not make a decision under paragraph (1) within 90 


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1 days after the date on which the Secretary receives 

2 the plan, the plan shall be approved. 

3 ‘‘(d) EXTENSION OF TIME.—Notwithstanding any 

4 other provision of law, the Secretary may extend or other5 wise alter the 90-day period specified in subsection (c)(1) 

6 above, if before the expiration of the period, the Secretary 

7 obtains the express written consent of the Indian tribe or 

8 tribal organization to extend or alter the period for up to 

9 90 additional days. 

10 ‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY.—If the Secretary denies the 

11 plan under subsection (c)(1), the following shall apply: 

12 ‘‘(1) Subsections (b) and (e) of section 102 of 

13 the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 450f). 

14 ‘‘(2) Subsections (a) and (c) of section 110 of 

15 that Act (25 U.S.C. 450m–1).’’. 

16 SEC. 8. JOB CREATION ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED. 

17 Section 9 (25 U.S.C. 3408) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘a tribal government may’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘an Indian tribe or tribal organi21 zation may’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘tribal government or of 

23 individual Indian people’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian 

24 tribes, tribal organizations, or Indians’’; and 


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1 (C) by striking ‘‘an overall regional eco2 nomic activity which has a reasonable likelihood 

3 of success and consistent with the purposes spe4 cifically applicable to Indian programs in the 

5 statute under which the funds are authorized’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘the plan’’; 

7 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(b) JOB CREATION OPPORTUNITIES.—Notwith10 standing any other provision of law, including any require11 ment of a program that is integrated under a plan under 

12 this Act, an Indian tribe or tribal organization may use 

13 the funds made available under this Act for the creation 

14 of employment opportunities, including providing private 

15 sector training placement under section 10.’’; and 

16 (3) by striking subsection (c). 

17 SEC. 9. EMPLOYER TRAINING PLACEMENTS. 

18 Section 10 (25 U.S.C. 3409) is amended to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 10. EMPLOYER TRAINING PLACEMENTS. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), an In22 dian tribe or tribal organization that has in place an ap23 proved plan under this Act may use the funds made avail24 able under the plan— 


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1 ‘‘(1) to place participants in training positions 

2 with employers; and 

3 ‘‘(2) to pay the participants a training allow4 ance or wage for a training period of not more than 

5 1 year. 

6 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—An Indian tribe or tribal or7 ganization may carry out subsection (a) only if the tribe 

8 or tribal organization enters into a written agreement with 

9 each applicable employer under which the employer shall 

10 agree— 

11 ‘‘(1) to provide on-the-job training to the par12 ticipants; and 

13 ‘‘(2) on satisfactory completion of the training 

14 period described in subsection (a)(2), to prioritize 

15 the provision of permanent employment to the par16 ticipants.’’. 

17 SEC. 10. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 

18 Section 11 (25 U.S.C. 3410) is amended to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 11. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 

21 ‘‘(a) LEAD AGENCY.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

23 provision of law, the lead agency for each program 

24 carried out under this Act shall be the Bureau of In25 dian Affairs. 


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1 ‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The responsibilities of the 

2 Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in carrying 

3 out this Act shall include— 

4 ‘‘(A) the development of a single model re5 port for each Indian tribe and tribal organiza6 tion that has in place an approved plan under 

7 this Act to submit to the Director reports on 

8 any consolidated activities undertaken and joint 

9 expenditures made under the plan; 

10 ‘‘(B) the provision, directly or through con11 tract, of appropriate voluntary and technical as12 sistance to participating tribes and tribal orga13 nizations; 

14 ‘‘(C) the development and use of a single 

15 monitoring and oversight system for plans ap16 proved under this Act; 

17 ‘‘(D)(i) the receipt of all funds covered by 

18 a plan approved under this Act; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) distribution of the funds to the re20 spective Indian tribes and tribal organizations 

21 by not later than 20 days after the date of re22 ceipt of the funds from the appropriate Federal 

23 department or agency; and 


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1 ‘‘(E)(i) the performance of activities de2 scribed in section 7 relating to agency waivers; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the establishment of an interagency 

5 dispute resolution process. 

6 ‘‘(3) INCORPORATION OF SELF-DETERMINA7 TION.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the election of an 

9 Indian tribe or tribal organization that has in 

10 place an approved plan under this Act, the plan 

11 may incorporate any provision of the Indian 

12 Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 450f et 

13 seq.). 

14 ‘‘(B) EFFECT.—On incorporation of a pro15 vision under subparagraph (A), the provision 

16 shall have the same force and effect as if incor17 porated in this Act. 

18 ‘‘(4) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

20 after the date of enactment of the Indian Em21 ployment, Training and Related Services Con22 solidation Act of 2013, the Secretary (acting 

23 through the Director of the Bureau of Indian 

24 Affairs), in conjunction with the Secretaries of 

25 Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, 


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1 Health and Human Services, Homeland Secu2 rity, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, 

3 Transportation, and Veterans Affairs and the 

4 Attorney General, shall enter into an inter5 departmental memorandum of agreement pro6 viding for the implementation of this Act. 

7 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The memorandum of 

8 agreement under subparagraph (A) shall in9 clude provisions relating to— 

10 ‘‘(i) an annual meeting of partici11 pating Indian tribes, tribal organizations, 

12 and Federal departments and agencies, to 

13 be cochaired by— 

14 ‘‘(I) a representative of the Presi15 dent; and 

16 ‘‘(II) a representative of the par17 ticipating tribes and tribal organiza18 tions; 

19 ‘‘(ii) an annual review of the achieve20 ments under this Act and any statutory, 

21 regulatory, administrative, or policy obsta22 cles that prevent participating Indian 

23 tribes or tribal organizations from fully 

24 and efficiently carrying out the purposes of 

25 this Act; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) a forum comprised of partici2 pating Indian tribes, tribal organizations, 

3 and Federal departments and agencies to 

4 identify and resolve interagency conflicts 

5 and conflicts between the Federal Govern6 ment and Indian tribes or tribal organiza7 tions in the administration of this Act. 

8 ‘‘(b) REPORT FORMAT.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 

10 and distribute to Indian tribes and tribal organiza11 tions that have in place an approved plan under this 

12 Act a single report format, in accordance with the 

13 requirements of this Act. 

14 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall en15 sure that the report format developed under para16 graph (1), together with records maintained by each 

17 participating Indian tribe or tribal organization, con18 tains information sufficient— 

19 ‘‘(A) to determine whether the tribe or 

20 tribal organization has complied with the re21 quirements of the approved plan of the tribe or 

22 tribal organization; and 

23 ‘‘(B) to provide assurances to the head of 

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1 plied with all directly applicable statutory and 

2 regulatory requirements. 

3 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The report format devel4 oped under paragraph (1) shall not require a partici5 pating Indian tribe or tribal organization to report 

6 on the expenditure of funds (expressed by fund 

7 source or single agency code) transferred to the tribe 

8 or tribal organization under an approved plan under 

9 this Act.’’. 

10 SEC. 11. NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS. 

11 Section 12 (25 U.S.C. 3411) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘a tribal government’’ and all that follows through the end 

13 of the section and inserting the following: ‘‘an Indian tribe 

14 or tribal organization that has in place an approved plan 

15 under this Act be reduced as a result of— 

16 ‘‘(1) the enactment of this Act; or 

17 ‘‘(2) the approval or implementation of a plan 

18 under this Act.’’. 

19 SEC. 12. INTERAGENCY TRANSFERS OF FUNDS. 

20 Section 13 (25 U.S.C. 3412) is amended to read as 

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 13. INTERAGENCY TRANSFERS OF FUNDS. 

23 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 

24 later than 20 days after the date of apportionment to the 

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1 with the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, 

2 Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, 

3 Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Transportation, 

4 and Veterans Affairs and the Attorney General, as appro5 priate, may transfer to the Director of the Bureau of In6 dian Affairs, for distribution to an Indian tribe or tribal 

7 organization that has in place an approved plan under this 

8 Act, any funds otherwise available to the applicable de9 partment or agency to achieve the purposes of this Act.’’. 

10 SEC. 13. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS. 

11 Section 14 (25 U.S.C. 3413) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub13 section (d); 

14 (2) by striking the section designation and 

15 heading and all that follows through subsection (a) 

16 and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 14. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS. 

18 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts used to carry 

20 out a plan approved under this Act shall be adminis21 tered in such manner as the Secretary determines to 

22 be appropriate to ensure the amounts are spent on 

23 activities authorized under the plan. 

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1 law (including regulations and circulars of any agen2 cy (including Office of Management and Budget Cir3 cular A–133)), an Indian tribe or tribal organization 

4 that has in place an approved plan under this Act 

5 shall not be required— 

6 ‘‘(A) to maintain separate records that 

7 trace any service or activity conducted under 

8 the approved plan to the program for which the 

9 funds were initially authorized or transferred; 

10 ‘‘(B) to allocate expenditures among such 

11 a program; or 

12 ‘‘(C) to audit expenditures by the original 

13 source of the program. 

14 ‘‘(b) CARRYOVER.—Any funds transferred to an In15 dian tribe or tribal organization under this Act that are 

16 not obligated or expended prior to the beginning of the 

17 fiscal year after the fiscal year for which the funds were 

18 appropriated shall remain available for obligation or ex19 penditure without fiscal year limitation, subject to the con20 ditions that— 

21 ‘‘(1) the funds shall be obligated or expended in 

22 accordance with the approved plan of the tribe or 

23 tribal organization; and 

24 ‘‘(2) the tribe or tribal organization shall not be 

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1 documentation of the purposes of the approved plan 

2 as a condition of receiving or expending the funds. 

3 ‘‘(c) INDIRECT COSTS.—Notwithstanding any other 

4 provision of law, an Indian tribe or tribal organization 

5 shall be entitled to recover the entire amount of indirect 

6 costs associated with any funds transferred to the tribe 

7 or tribal organization under this Act, in accordance with 

8 the applicable indirect cost rate specified in the approved 

9 plan of the tribe or tribal organization.’’; and 

10 (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para11 graph (1))— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘All administrative’’ and 

13 inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—All administrative’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘regulations)’’ and all that 

16 follows through the end of the subsection and 

17 inserting the following: ‘‘regulations). 

18 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT.—The amount equal to the 

19 difference between the amount of the commingled 

20 funds and the actual administrative cost of the pro21 grams, as described in paragraph (1), shall be con22 sidered to be properly spent for Federal audit pur23 poses if the amount is used to achieve the purposes 

24 of this Act.’’. 


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1 SEC. 14. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ON INDIAN WORK 

2 FORCE. 

3 Section 17 (25 U.S.C. 3416) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘, in a consistent and reli6 able manner,’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘, by gender,’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in the first sentence— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘and the National Cen11 ter for Native American Studies and Policy 

12 Development authorized by Public Law 

13 101–301,’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘and Alaska Native 

15 population throughout the entire United 

16 States’’ and inserting ‘‘throughout the 

17 United States’’; 

18 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 

19 tribal organizations,’’ after ‘‘Indian tribes’’; and 

20 (C) by striking the third sentence and in21 serting the following: ‘‘The report under this 

22 subsection shall be submitted to the Committee 

23 on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Com24 mittees on Natural Resources and Education 

25 and Labor of the House of Representatives by 

26 not later than October 30, 2015.’’. 


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1 SEC. 15. ASSIGNMENT OF FEDERAL PERSONNEL TO STATE 

2 INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRO3 GRAMS. 

4 Section 18 (25 U.S.C. 3417) is amended— 

5 (1) by inserting ‘‘or tribal organizations’’ after 

6 ‘‘Indian tribes’’; and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘1970, may deem’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), determines to be’’. 

9 SEC. 16. REPEALS; CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

10 (a) REPEALS.—Sections 15 and 16 (25 U.S.C. 3414, 

11 3415) are repealed. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 17 and 

13 18 (25 U.S.C. 3416, 3417) (as amended by this Act) are 

14 redesignated as sections 15 and 16, respectively. 

15 SEC. 17. EFFECT OF ACT. 

16 Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this 

17 Act— 

18 (1) affects any plan approved under the Indian 

19 Employment, Training and Related Services Dem20 onstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) be21 fore the date of enactment of this Act; 

22 (2) requires any Indian tribe or tribal organiza23 tion to resubmit a plan described in paragraph (1); 

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1 (3) modifies the effective period of any plan de2 scribed in paragraph (1). 

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