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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4087
To amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstra-
tion Act of 1992 to provide for the transfer of services and personnel
from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Office of Self-Governance,
to emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 18, 1998
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related
Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to provide for the
transfer of services and personnel from the Bureau of
Indian Affairs to the Office of Self-Governance, to em-
phasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Indian Employment,
Training and Related Services Demonstration Act Amend-
ments of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that—
(1) Indian tribes and Alaska Native organiza-
tions that have participated in carrying out pro-
grams under the Indian Employment, Training and
Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25
U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) have—
(A) improved the effectiveness of services
provided by those tribes and organizations;
(B) enabled more American Indians to se-
cure employment;
(C) assisted welfare recipients who are
American Indians; and
(D) otherwise demonstrated the value of
integrating education, employment, and train-
ing services;
(2) the initiative under the Indian Employment,
Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of
1992 should be strengthened by ensuring that all
programs that emphasize the value of work may be
included within a demonstration program of an In-
dian tribe or Alaska Native organization;
(3) the initiative under the Indian Employment,
Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of
1992 shares goals and innovative approaches of the
‘‘(5) the convening by an appropriate official of
the lead agency (whose appointment is subject to the
confirmation of the Senate) and a representative of
the Indian tribes that carry out demonstration
projects under this Act, in consultation with each
such Indian tribe, of a meeting not less than 2 times
during each fiscal year for the purpose of providing
an opportunity for all Indian tribes that carry out
demonstration projects under this Act to discuss
with officials of each department specified in sub-
section (a) issues relating to the implementation of
this Act.’’.
(g) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—In assuming
the responsibilities for carrying out the duties of a lead
agency under section 11(a) of the Indian Employment,
Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992
(25 U.S.C. 3410(a)) pursuant to the amendments made
to that section by subsection (f) of this section, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Self-Governance of the Department
of the Interior shall ensure that an orderly transfer of
those lead agency functions to the Office occurs in such
a manner as to eliminate any potential adverse effects on
any Indian tribe that participates in a demonstration
project under the Indian Employment, Training and Re-
lated Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C.
3401 et seq.).
(h) PERSONNEL.—In carrying out the amendment
made by subsection (f)(1), the Secretary of the Interior
shall transfer from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the
Office of Self-Governance of the Department of the Inte-
rior such personnel and resources as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate.
(i) DEADLINE FOR TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—The
transfer of functions to the Office of Self-Governance of
the Department of the Interior required by the amend-
ment made by section 3(f)(1) shall be carried out not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. CONSOLIDATED ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
The Indian Employment, Training and Related Serv-
ices Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 19. CONSOLIDATED ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal agency
specified in section 4 that otherwise has jurisdiction over
a program that is integrated under this Act (in accordance
with a plan under section 6) shall permit a tribal govern-
ment that carries out that plan to establish a consolidated
advisory committee to carry out the duties of each advi-
sory committee that would otherwise be required under ap-
plicable law (including any council or commission relating
to private industry) to carry out the programs integrated
under the plan.
‘‘(b) WAIVERS.—As necessary to carry out subsection
(a), each agency head referred to in that subsection shall
waive any statutory requirement, regulation, or policy re-
quiring the establishment of an advisory committee (in-
cluding any advisory commission or council).’’.
SEC. 5. ALASKA REGIONAL CONSORTIA.
The Indian Employment, Training and Related Serv-
ices Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.),
as amended by section 4 of this Act, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 20. ALASKA REGIONAL CONSORTIA.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall
permit a regional consortium of Alaska Native villages or
regional or village corporations (as defined in or estab-
lished under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)) to carry out a project under a plan
that meets the requirements of this Act through a resolu-
tion adopted by the governing body of that consortium or
corporation.
‘‘(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Nothing in subsection (a) is in-
tended to prohibit an Alaska Native village or regional or
village corporation from withdrawing from participation in
any portion of a program conducted pursuant to that sub-
section.’’.
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