[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4631 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4631

 To establish the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, 
   and Policy to provide opportunities for leadership and management 
training and policy analysis for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and 
  others involved in tribal leadership and management, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2000

Mr. George Miller of California (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, 
   and Policy to provide opportunities for leadership and management 
training and policy analysis for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and 
  others involved in tribal leadership and management, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native Nations Institute for 
Leadership, Management, and Policy Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The policy of the United States favors the self-
        determination of the American Indian tribes.
            (2) Consistent with that policy, the American Indian tribes 
        are increasingly taking control of their own affairs in order 
        to realize in practice much of the status afforded them in 
        treaties, court decisions, and legislation.
            (3) As a result, these American Indian tribes are 
        encountering challenges that require enhanced leadership 
        preparation and greater access to information and methods of 
        analysis other governments regularly employ in policymaking.
            (4) Enabling the American Indian tribes to better meet 
        these challenges is consistent with Federal policy regarding 
        these tribes and with the national interest of the United 
        States.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish an institute 
that can assist the present and future leadership of American Indian 
tribes and other indigenous peoples, including Alaska Natives and 
Native Hawaiians, to better meet challenges of management and policy 
analysis while reflecting the needs, circumstances, and concerns of 
those tribes and peoples.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Udall Center for 
        Studies in Public Policy established at the University of 
        Arizona in 1987.
            (2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Morris 
        K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
        Policy Foundation.
            (3) Native nations institute.--The term ``Native Nations 
        Institute'' means the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, 
        Management, and Policy established under section 4.

SEC. 4. NATIVE NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND 
              POLICY.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Native Nations 
Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy to promote leadership 
and management training and policy analysis for Native Americans, 
Alaska Natives, and others involved in tribal leadership and 
management. The Native Nations Institute shall be located at the 
Center.
    (b) Grants for Startup Funding.--The Foundation shall award grants 
to the Center to provide startup funding for the Native Nations 
Institute, conditioned on a 25 percent match from other sources. The 
Foundation's Board of Trustees shall approve the annual budget of the 
Native Nations Institute.
    (c) Application of Authorities.--The authorities set forth in 
section 7(a) and section 12(a) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy 
Act of 1992 (with the exception of section 12(a)(4) of such Act), shall 
apply to activities of the Foundation in connection with the Native 
Nations Institute.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation to carry out this section $12,300,000 
for the 5-year period after the date of the enactment of this section.
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