upon a request from the tribe, grant partial ap-
proval for those portions of the plan not af-
fected by the request for a waiver. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL
AFTER
RESOLUTION.— 
With respect to a plan described in subpara-
graph (A), on resolution of the request for a 
waiver under section 7, the Secretary shall, on 
a request from the tribe, approve the plan or 
amended plan not later than 90 days after the 
date on which the Secretary receives the re-
quest. 
‘‘(5) FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Secretary does 
not make a decision under paragraph (1) within 90 
days of the date on which the Secretary receives the 
plan, the plan shall be considered to be approved. 
‘‘(c) EXTENSION
OF TIME.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary may extend or other-
wise alter the 90-day period identified in subsection (b)(1) 
for not more than 90 additional days, if, before the expira-
tion of the period, the Secretary obtains the express writ-
ten consent of the Indian tribe. 
‘‘(d) REVIEW OF DENIAL.— 
‘‘(1) PROCEDURE UPON REFUSAL TO APPROVE 
PLAN.—If the Secretary denies a plan under sub-
section (b)(3), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) state any objections in writing to the 
Indian tribe; 
‘‘(B) provide assistance to the Indian tribe 
to overcome the stated objections; and 
‘‘(C) unless the Indian tribe brings a civil 
action under paragraph (2), provide the Indian 
tribe with a hearing on the record with the 
right to engage in full discovery relevant to any 
issue raised in the matter and the opportunity 
for appeal on the objections raised, under such 
rules and regulations as the Secretary may pro-
mulgate. 
‘‘(2) CIVIL
ACTIONS; CONCURRENT
JURISDIC-
TION; RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The district courts of 
the United States shall have original jurisdic-
tion of a civil action or claim against the appro-
priate Secretary arising under this section and 
over any civil action or claim against the Sec-
retary for money damages arising under con-
tracts authorized by this section. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND AP-
PEAL
NOT
REQUIRED.—An Indian tribe may 
bring a civil action or claim under this para-
graph without regard to whether the Indian 
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tribe had a hearing or filed an appeal under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) RELIEF.—In an action brought under 
this paragraph, the court may order appro-
priate relief, including— 
‘‘(i) money damages; 
‘‘(ii) injunctive relief against any ac-
tion by an officer or employee of the 
United States or any agency thereof con-
trary to this Act or regulations promul-
gated thereunder (including immediate in-
junctive relief to reverse a denial of a plan 
under this section or to compel the Sec-
retary to approve a plan); and 
‘‘(iii) a writ of mandamus to compel 
an officer or employee of the United 
States, or any agency thereof, to perform 
a duty provided under this Act or regula-
tions promulgated hereunder. 
‘‘(3) BURDEN OF PROOF AT HEARING OR AP-
PEAL
DECLINING
CONTRACT; FINAL
AGENCY
AC-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any 
hearing or appeal conducted under paragraph 
(1)(C) or any civil action brought under para-
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graph (2), the Secretary shall have the burden 
of proving by clear and convincing evidence the 
validity of the grounds for denying approval of 
a plan (or portion thereof). 
‘‘(B) AGENCY
ACTION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, a decision by an of-
ficial of the Department of the Interior or the 
Department of Health and Human Services, as 
appropriate (collectively referred to in this para-
graph as the ‘Department’) that constitutes 
final agency action and that relates to an ap-
peal within the Department that is conducted 
under paragraph (1)(C) shall be made— 
‘‘(i) by an official of the Department 
who holds a position at a higher organiza-
tional level within the Department than 
the level of the departmental agency (such 
as the Indian Health Service or the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs) in which the deci-
sion that is the subject of the appeal was 
made; or 
‘‘(ii) by an administrative judge. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION OF LAWS TO ADMINISTRA-
TIVE
APPEALS.—Section 504 of title 5, United 
States Code, and section 2412 of title 28, United 
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States Code, shall apply to any administrative ap-
peals pending on or filed after October 5, 1988, by 
an Indian tribe regarding a plan under this Act.’’. 
SEC. 10. EMPLOYER TRAINING PLACEMENTS. 
Section 10 of the Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3409) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 10. EMPLOYER TRAINING PLACEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), an In-
dian tribe that has in place an approved plan under this 
Act may use the funds made available for the plan under 
this Act— 
‘‘(1) to place participants in training positions 
with employers; and 
‘‘(2) to pay the participants a training allow-
ance or wage for a training period of not more than 
24 months, which may be nonconsecutive. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—An Indian tribe may carry 
out subsection (a) only if the Indian tribe enters into a 
written agreement with each applicable employer under 
which the employer shall agree— 
‘‘(1) to provide on-the-job training to the par-
ticipants; and 
‘‘(2) on satisfactory completion of the training 
period described in subsection (a)(2), to prioritize 
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the provision of permanent employment to the par-
ticipants.’’. 
SEC. 11. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Section 11 of the Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3410) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 11. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. 
‘‘(a) LEAD AGENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the lead agency responsible for im-
plementation of this Act shall be the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs. 
‘‘(2) INCLUSIONS.—The responsibilities of the 
Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in carrying 
out this Act shall include— 
‘‘(A) the development of a single model re-
port for each Indian tribe that has in place an 
approved plan under this Act to submit to the 
Director reports on any consolidated activities 
undertaken and joint expenditures made under 
the plan; 
‘‘(B) the provision, directly or through con-
tract, of appropriate voluntary and technical as-
sistance to participating Indian tribes; 
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‘‘(C) the development and use of a single 
monitoring and oversight system for plans ap-
proved under this Act; 
‘‘(D)(i) the receipt of all funds covered by 
a plan approved under this Act; and 
‘‘(ii) the distribution of the funds to the re-
spective Indian tribes by not later than 45 days 
after the date of receipt of the funds from the 
appropriate Federal department or agency; and 
‘‘(E)(i) the performance of activities de-
scribed in section 7 relating to agency waivers; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the establishment of an interagency 
dispute resolution process. 
‘‘(3) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Indian Em-
ployment, Training and Related Services Con-
solidation Act of 2015, the Secretary (acting 
through the Director of the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs), in conjunction with the Secretaries of 
Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, 
Health and Human Services, Homeland Secu-
rity, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, 
Transportation, and Veterans Affairs and the 
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Attorney General, shall enter into an inter-
departmental memorandum of agreement pro-
viding for the implementation of this Act. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The memorandum of 
agreement under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude provisions relating to— 
‘‘(i) an annual meeting of partici-
pating Indian tribes and Federal depart-
ments and agencies, to be co-chaired by— 
‘‘(I) a representative of the Presi-
dent; and 
‘‘(II) a representative of the par-
ticipating Indian tribes; 
‘‘(ii) an annual review of the achieve-
ments under this Act and any statutory, 
regulatory, administrative, or policy obsta-
cles that prevent participating Indian 
tribes from fully and efficiently carrying 
out the purposes of this Act; and 
‘‘(iii) a forum comprised of partici-
pating Indian tribes and Federal depart-
ments and agencies to identify and resolve 
interagency conflicts and conflicts between 
the Federal Government and Indian tribes 
in the administration of this Act. 
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‘‘(b) REPORT FORMAT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency shall de-
velop and distribute to Indian tribes that have in 
place an approved plan under this Act a single re-
port format, in accordance with the requirements of 
this Act. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The lead agency shall 
ensure that the report format developed under para-
graph (1), together with records maintained by each 
participating Indian tribe, contains information suf-
ficient— 
‘‘(A) to determine whether the Indian tribe 
has complied with the requirements of the ap-
proved plan of the Indian tribe; and 
‘‘(B) to provide assurances to the head of 
each applicable Federal department or agency 
that the Indian tribe has complied with all di-
rectly applicable statutory and regulatory re-
quirements not waived under section 7. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The report format devel-
oped under paragraph (1) shall not require a partici-
pating Indian tribe to report on the expenditure of 
funds (expressed by fund source or single agency 
code) transferred to the Indian tribe under an ap-
proved plan under this Act.’’. 
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SEC. 12. NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS. 
Section 12 of the Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3411) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 12. NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In no case shall the amount of 
Federal funds available to an Indian tribe that has in 
place an approved plan under this Act be reduced as a 
result of— 
‘‘(1) the enactment of this Act; or 
‘‘(2) the approval or implementation of a plan 
of an Indian tribe under this Act. 
‘‘(b) INTERACTION WITH OTHER LAWS.—The inclu-
sion of a program in a tribal plan under this Act shall 
not— 
‘‘(1) modify, limit, or otherwise affect the eligi-
bility of the program for contracting under the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.); or 
‘‘(2) eliminate the applicability of any provision 
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As-
sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), as the provi-
sion relates to a specific program eligible for con-
tracting under that Act.’’. 
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SEC. 13. TRANSFER OF FUNDS. 
Section 13 of the Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3412) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 13. TRANSFER OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, not later than 30 days after the date of ap-
portionment to the applicable Federal department or agen-
cy, the head of a Federal agency overseeing a program 
identified in a plan approved under this Act shall transfer 
to the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for dis-
tribution to an Indian tribe any funds identified in the 
approved plan of the Indian tribe. 
‘‘(b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, at the request of the Indian tribe, 
all program funds transferred to an Indian tribe in accord-
ance with the approved plan of the Indian tribe shall be 
transferred to the Indian tribe pursuant to an existing 
contract, compact, or funding agreement awarded pursu-
ant to title I or IV of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 14. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS. 
Section 14 of the Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3413) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (e); 
(2) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through subsection (a) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 14. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) CONSOLIDATION AND REALLOCATION 
OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, all amounts transferred to a tribe 
pursuant to an approved plan may be consoli-
dated, reallocated, and rebudgeted as specified 
in the approved plan to best meet the employ-
ment, training, and related needs of the local 
community served by the Indian tribe. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS.—The 
amounts used to carry out a plan approved 
under this Act shall be administered in such 
manner as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate to ensure the amounts are spent on 
activities authorized under the approved plan. 
‘‘(C) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section 
interferes with the ability of the Secretary or 
the lead agency to use accounting procedures 
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