New Business, Agenda Topics for May Meeting FY 2013 appropriations update Indian Reservation MAP 21 Bureau of Indian Education Update, might include how BIE is coordinating with Department of Education on funding Trust Commission Administrative and streamlining update Unmet needs and data workgroup, how to ensure TPA receives increases. Tribal Data Exchange Update from Darren Cruzan on detention/ incarceration topic, try to identify who would be the contact person in the relevant agencies Indian Affairs/Co-Chairs Addressed at the May meeting, except for the BIE update due to conflicts with the BIE consultation schedule. December 2011 12/06/2011 Motion was made by Tex Hall and seconded by Rodney Bordeaux to restore water rights litigation attorney fees, 2,100,000 for FY 13 offset under administrative services line item. Motion carried. Indian Affairs 12/07/2011 Resolution: Requesting the Obama Administration to request full funding for all American Indian/Alaska Native federal programs in budget for FY 2013, including those administered by the Department of Interior; requesting Obama Administration and Congress to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011 to exempt all American Indian/Alaska Native federal funding programs from mandatory budget cuts in FY 2013 and beyond; and requesting that legislation be enacted that would mandate funding for all programs designed to assist American Indians and Alaska Natives, with mandatory adjustments to such programs based on inflation Indian Affairs 12/07/2011 A motion was made and passed to accept San Diego as the location for the 2012 August TIBC. Meeting planner 12/07/2011 A motion was passed to use option 2 for the Data Management Configuration Control but if in the event that option 2 isn’t allowed, that option 1 will be used. Data Management Committee August 2011
Protocol: A motion was made and passed to amend the protocol: Add to #3 protocol Jack Rever’s position, Director of Facilities, Environment, and Cultural Resources. Delete the director of the Office of Indian Gaming. Add three assistant directors for Bureau of Indian Education: Deputy Director, School Operations Assistant Deputy Director, Administration Deputy Director, Policy and Evaluation, Post Secondary AS-IA, BIA Amendments were incorporated into the protocol. Amended protocol will be presented for signature at the August 2009 . Dates were chosen by the : Upcoming Dates ; tribal caucus pm th, and 16th, 2009 March 15-17 for the 2010 . NCAI, AS-IA Agenda Items for August Strategic plan Movement on fixed costs Political appointees and changes in structure (from action items) Invite DOJ facilities Subcommittee report Presentation on Bob Middleton and his staff AS-IA, BIA, NCAI 17 – 18, 2009 Meeting:
A FY 2007 and FY 2008 Year-End report for the Office of Special Trustee that would display final allocations by program and by location. Central Office, AS-IA OST documents were sent, but perhaps needed in a different format. All organizational changes and staffing changes which have been made in the past year in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and the BIA should be describe in writing and explained to the , in particular special assistant positions in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development. Central Office, AS-IA As of May , waiting for to be named. When comes on board, he will bring in a team of political appointees. The BIA Central Office and the should develop a plan to return the administrative authorities, staff positions and funding to the BIA Regional Offices and the BIA Agencies that were centralized under the Departmental Manual order of April 2003. Central Office, AS-IA, Vacant BIA Regional Budget Officer positions should be filled as soon as possible and BIA Regional Budget Officers and Budget Analysts should be allowed to attend the meetings. Central Office, AS-IA Vacancies at Western, , those are being recruited, there is a pending offer at . Vacancy of a budget technician at Eastern, that position closes the 15th. The reports described above should be posted in the BIA internet site. Central Office, AS-IA The reports described above should be provided to the full on or before . Central Office, AS-IA Most documents were sent to tribal representatives by deadline. A motion was made and passed to suggest that carryover be directed by entire in May, 2009. Subcommittee will still supply, informed vote. , Central Office, AS-IA Carryover distribution was finalized by the full at the May 2009 .