A bill to provide for the reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Reorganization Compacts
Title II: Amendment to the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act
Title III: Reform of the Regulations of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization Act of 1995 - Title I: Reorganization Compacts - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to enter into compacts with the appropriate Indian tribes to reorganize the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) at the area, agency, and central office levels. Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Amendment to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to: (1) direct the Secretary to establish a program of tribal participation in BIA budget requests; and (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a similar program for the Indian Health Service.
Authorizes appropriations.
Title III: Reform of the Regulations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs - Directs the Secretary to: (1) in consultation with Indian tribes, review the BIA manual, promulgate as proposed regulations those provisions appropriate under the new compacts, and revoke all other provisions of the manual; and (2) establish a related regulatory task force which shall include tribal representatives from each of the 12 BIA areas.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6810-6811)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 104-244.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held at Anchorage, Alaska.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator McCain with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-227.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator McCain with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-227.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 329.
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