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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