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U.S. Code as of:
01/02/2006
Section 458aaa-13. Reports
(a) Annual report
(1) In general
Not later than January 1 of each year after August 18, 2000,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives a written report regarding the administration of
this part.
(2) Analysis
The report under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed
analysis of the level of need being presently funded or unfunded
for each Indian tribe, either directly by the Secretary, under
self-determination contracts under part A of this subchapter, or
under compacts and funding agreements authorized under this
subchapter. In compiling reports pursuant to this section, the
Secretary may not impose any reporting requirements on
participating Indian tribes or tribal organizations, not
otherwise provided in this subchapter.
(b) Contents
The report under subsection (a) of this section shall -
(1) be compiled from information contained in funding
agreements, annual audit reports, and data of the Secretary
regarding the disposition of Federal funds; and
(2) identify -
(A) the relative costs and benefits of self-governance;
(B) with particularity, all funds that are specifically or
functionally related to the provision by the Secretary of
services and benefits to self-governance Indian tribes and
their members;
(C) the funds transferred to each self-governance Indian
tribe and the corresponding reduction in the Federal
bureaucracy;
(D) the funding formula for individual tribal shares of all
headquarters funds, together with the comments of affected
Indian tribes or tribal organizations, developed under
subsection (c) of this section; and
(E) amounts expended in the preceding fiscal year to carry
out inherent Federal functions, including an identification of
those functions by type and location;
(3) contain a description of the method or methods (or any
revisions thereof) used to determine the individual tribal share
of funds controlled by all components of the Indian Health
Service (including funds assessed by any other Federal agency)
for inclusion in self-governance compacts or funding agreements;
(4) before being submitted to Congress, be distributed to the
Indian tribes for comment (with a comment period of no less than
30 days, beginning on the date of distribution); and
(5) include the separate views and comments of the Indian
tribes or tribal organizations.
(c) Report on fund distribution method
Not later than 180 days after August 18, 2000, the Secretary
shall, after consultation with Indian tribes, submit a written
report to the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate
that describes the method or methods used to determine the
individual tribal share of funds controlled by all components of
the Indian Health Service (including funds assessed by any other
Federal agency) for inclusion in self-governance compacts or
funding agreements.
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