[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1295 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1295

To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide for accountability 
         and funding of the National Indian Gaming Commission.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2005

  Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide for accountability 
         and funding of the National Indian Gaming Commission.

    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 ``National Indian Gaming Commission 
Accountability Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION ACCOUNTABILITY AND FUNDING.

    (a) Powers of the Commission.--Section 7 of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2706) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) Application of Government Performance and Results Act.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out any action under this 
        Act, the Commission shall be subject to the Government 
        Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-62; 107 
        Stat. 285).
            ``(2) Plans.--In addition to any plan required under the 
        Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-
        62; 107 Stat. 285), the Commission shall submit a plan to 
        provide technical assistance to tribal gaming operations in 
        accordance with that Act.''.
    (b) Commission Funding.--Section 18(a)(2) of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2717(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) The total amount of all fees imposed during 
                any fiscal year under the schedule established under 
                paragraph (1) shall not exceed 0.080 percent of the 
                gross gaming revenues of all gaming operations subject 
                to regulation under this Act.''.
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