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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1478 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2007 

Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. PASTOR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. NATIVE NATIONS LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, 

4 AND POLICY. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

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1 (1) the policy of the United States favors self2 determination for Indian tribes; 

3 (2) consistent with the policy described in para4 graph (1), Indian tribes are increasingly taking con5 trol of the affairs of the tribes in order to realize in 

6 practice most of the status afforded the tribes in 

7 treaties, court decisions, and legislation; 

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

9 tribes, tribes require enhanced leadership prepara10 tion and greater access to information relating to re11 search and analysis of successful models for tribal 

12 government and business operations, similar to the 

13 information regularly available to Federal, State, 

14 and local government agencies; 

15 (4) enabling Indian tribes to develop strong 

16 leadership and governing policy is consistent with 

17 Federal policy supporting tribal self-determination 

18 and increases the likelihood that tribal governments 

19 will achieve political and economic self-determina20 tion; and 

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

22 Scholarship and Excellence in National Environ23 mental Policy Foundation, in cooperation with the 

24 Native Nations Institute at the University of Ari25 zona, pursuant to section 6(7) of the Morris K. 

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1 Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Envi2 ronmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 

3 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)), has provided to Indian 

4 tribes the leadership and management training, pol5 icy analysis, and research of the quality and type re6 quired to assist Indian tribes to achieve self-deter7 mination. 

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

9 Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 

10 and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 

11 U.S.C. 5602) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 

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

14 and 

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol16 lowing: 

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

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

19 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 

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

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

22 13 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 

23 National Environmental and Native American Public Pol24 icy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended by striking 

25 subsection (c) and inserting the following: 

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1 ‘‘(c) TRAINING IN TRIBAL LEADERSHIP, MANAGE2 MENT, AND POLICY.— 

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

4 appropriated to carry out section 6(7)— 

5 ‘‘(A) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 

6 2008 and 2009; 

7 ‘‘(B) $750,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

8 ‘‘(C) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

9 2011 and 2012. 

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

11 pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to 

12 section 7(c).’’. 

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