[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1478 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1478

  To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to provide 
 funds for training in tribal leadership, management, and policy, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2007

   Mr. Grijalva (for himself, Mr. Udall of Colorado, and Mr. Pastor) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
 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 amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to provide 
 funds for training in tribal leadership, management, and policy, 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. NATIVE NATIONS LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the policy of the United States favors self-
        determination for Indian tribes;
            (2) consistent with the policy described in paragraph (1), 
        Indian tribes are increasingly taking control of the affairs of 
        the tribes in order to realize in practice most of the status 
        afforded the tribes in treaties, court decisions, and 
        legislation;
            (3) as a result of the increasing control of the tribes, 
        tribes require enhanced leadership preparation and greater 
        access to information relating to research and analysis of 
        successful models for tribal government and business 
        operations, similar to the information regularly available to 
        Federal, State, and local government agencies;
            (4) enabling Indian tribes to develop strong leadership and 
        governing policy is consistent with Federal policy supporting 
        tribal self-determination and increases the likelihood that 
        tribal governments will achieve political and economic self-
        determination; and
            (5) during the last 5 years, the Morris K. Udall 
        Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy 
        Foundation, in cooperation with the Native Nations Institute at 
        the University of Arizona, pursuant to section 6(7) of the 
        Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
        Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 
        U.S.C. 5604(7)), has provided to Indian tribes the leadership 
        and management training, policy analysis, and research of the 
        quality and type required to assist Indian tribes to achieve 
        self-determination.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 4 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy 
Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5602) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) the terms `Indian tribe' and `tribe' have the meaning 
        given the term `Indian tribe' in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b);''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 13 of the Morris K. 
Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native 
American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Training in Tribal Leadership, Management, and Policy.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out section 6(7)--
                    ``(A) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 
                2009;
                    ``(B) $750,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
                    ``(C) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 
                2012.
            ``(2) Limitations.--An appropriation made pursuant to this 
        subsection shall not be subject to section 7(c).''.
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