Self Determination Commitment to Tribes Act

Bill: 113-s-2669
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2014-07-24
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations

Federal-Indian relations

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Self Determination Commitment to Tribes Act - Changes from discretionary to mandatory the funding for payments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into pursuant to the Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2669 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2014 Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To ensure funding for certain payments to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Self Determination Commitment to Tribes Act . 2. Indian self-determination contract support costs Section 1305 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (11) Indian self-determination contract support costs To make payments required under paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of section 106(a) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450j–1 ) to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into pursuant to that Act. .