<enum>IV</enum><header>Tribal Self-Governance</header> <section id="H22997EEAC625448F958871F5C7D88F6C"><enum>401.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="H667794EE4D424768AA1CD0DEDD42EFDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compact</header><text>The term <term>compact</term> means a self-governance compact entered into under section 404.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2DF107D7D8964A16A13F1EE1602092B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction program</header><text>The term <term>construction program</term> or <term>construction project</term> means a tribal undertaking relating to the administration, planning, environmental determination, design, construction, repair, improvement, or expansion of roads, bridges, buildings, structures, systems or other facilities for purposes of housing, law enforcement, detention, sanitation, water supply, education, administration, community, health, irrigation, agriculture, conservation, flood control, transportation, or port facilities, or for other tribal purposes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB4664126591F4BEFB1EC26F4604EB62C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H326379468D804420B2FF008965DB3BD2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding Agreement</header><text>The term <term>funding agreement</term> means a funding agreement entered into under section 405(b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE4022B578ABD4528B4377E6FCC8EB15F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Gross mismanagement</header><text>The term <term>gross mismanagement</term> means a significant violation, shown by clear and convincing evidence, of a compact, funding agreement, or statutory or regulatory requirement applicable to Federal funds transferred to an Indian tribe under a compact or funding agreement that results in a significant reduction of funds available for the programs assumed by an Indian tribe.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF9FFA30A0BDA40DC89D22878FD3CFEF4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>program</term> means any program, function, service, or activity (or portion thereof) within the Department of the Interior that is included in a funding agreement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAE766CB9ABDB46A896FE0081CA2EE220"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term>, in a case in which an Indian tribe authorizes another Indian tribe or a tribal organization to plan for or carry out a program on its behalf in accordance with section 403(a)(2), includes the other authorized Indian tribe or tribal organization.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H478654B339E341548D25D58661008F1F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Inherent federal function</header><text>The term <term>inherent Federal function</term> means a Federal function that cannot legally be delegated to an Indian tribe.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H41D80CC0BC264877AAD6F8185BCBB657"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEEC1C02556284008838F02353701F61B"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Self-governance</header><text>The term <term>self-governance</term> means the program of self-governance established under section 402.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD102400F0D2745EF94061D2C71BB39CE"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Tribal share</header><text>The term <term>tribal share</term> means an Indian tribe’s portion of all funds and resources that support Secretarial programs that are not required by the Secretary for the performance of inherent Federal functions.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="HC9FCC92C2045436DA519316FD02B8346"><enum>402.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program within the Department to be known as the <quote>Tribal Self-Governance Program.</quote>.</text> </section><section id="H149E6025970F46DB8F61F6CFDCB3DFCF"><enum>403.</enum><header>Selection of participating indian tribes</header> <subsection id="H20D743119ABC49BABCD92DCEEEFBFF82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="H260620695C2E4A84B700D4BA6D133462"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Participants</header> <subparagraph id="H80E4D780F8444DA1A868C3C171479973"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office of Self-Governance, may select up to 50 new Indian tribes per year from those eligible under subsection (b) to participate in self-governance.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB8AD716A9C54C81B39558A325DC4D3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If each Indian tribe requests, two or more otherwise eligible Indian tribes may be treated as a single Indian tribe for the purpose of participating in Self-Governance.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC415F9816D404938A7DC131696EDC602"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other authorized indian tribe or tribal organization</header><text>If an Indian tribe authorizes another Indian tribe or a tribal organization to plan for or carry out a program on its behalf under this title, the authorized Indian tribe or tribal organization shall have the rights and responsibilities of the authorizing Indian tribe (except as otherwise provided in the authorizing resolution).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0D56E8ACAC1844949E654F3D73A59EE3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Joint participation</header><text>Two or more Indian tribes that are not otherwise eligible under subsection (b) may be treated as a single Indian tribe for the purpose of participating in self-governance as a tribal organization if—</text> <subparagraph id="H603BD3029AEA48538550A2B072446A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each Indian tribe so requests; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5D2CDB24BD041F8B5510733EB68DCBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the tribal organization itself or at least one of the tribes participating in the tribal organization is eligible under subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1293A87E31634C5E94F8D795A0B664AA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tribal Withdrawal from a Tribal Organization</header> <subparagraph id="H4F1CA25477FB404086C1A7B16B23936"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe that withdraws from participation in a tribal organization, in whole or in part, shall be entitled to participate in self-governance if the Indian tribe is eligible under subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9ABBDC1B99E94FC000B6564531B935CB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of withdrawal</header><text>If an Indian tribe withdraws from participation in a tribal organization, the Indian tribe shall be entitled to its tribal share of funds and resources supporting the programs that the Indian tribe is entitled to carry out under the compact and funding agreement of the Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF38751E6125149DBB9D7D3FAACCA000"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Participation in self-governance</header><text>The withdrawal of an Indian tribe from a tribal organization shall not affect the eligibility of the tribal organization to participate in self-governance on behalf of one or more other Indian tribes.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H597F3123177D4DC1ABEB9749F3042E5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Withdrawal Process</header> <clause id="HF3C695FF403F40EFBFB63799C4D63C00"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian tribe may, by tribal resolution, fully or partially withdraw its tribal share of any program in a funding agreement from a participating tribal organization.</text> </clause><clause id="H3CCE0CF0F81042E30013004FF7ABED8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effective date</header> <subclause id="HBCACD61805624FBCBD8308B93804AE68"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A withdrawal under clause (i) shall become effective on the date specified in the tribal resolution.</text> </subclause><subclause id="H5D8AF1D1A30945AFA26ECE007D589026"><enum>(II)</enum><header>No specified date</header><text>In the absence of a date specified in the resolution, the withdrawal shall become effective on—</text> <item id="H96426AA179F5487A910066FC5274BCF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the earlier of—</text> <subitem id="HA3015F4B82D84CF7A52848EF045684A"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>1 year after the date of submission of the request; or</text> </subitem><subitem id="HAD1FCFDD95D244AF8F31BAD0B92B2528"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the date on which the funding agreement expires; or</text> </subitem></item><item id="H21772D978B91400A9869E9B8DDB1F72"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>such date as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary, the withdrawing Indian tribe, and the tribal organization that signed the compact and funding agreement on behalf of the withdrawing Indian tribe or tribal organization.</text> </item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FC9225044D046838E7B0974EA2FA5A0"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>If an Indian tribe or tribal organization eligible to enter into a self-determination contract under title I or a compact or funding agreement under this title fully or partially withdraws from a participating tribal organization, the withdrawing Indian tribe—</text> <clause id="H74BB59F2979A48C7BFB988A0872DA121"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may elect to enter a self-determination contract or compact, in which case—</text> <subclause id="H7F0B857722DF4B5EBCE8F6CF001C8569"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the withdrawing Indian tribe or tribal organization shall be entitled to its tribal share of unexpended funds and resources supporting the programs that the Indian tribe will be carrying out under its own self-determination contract or compact and funding agreement (calculated on the same basis as the funds were initially allocated to the funding agreement of the tribal organization); and</text> </subclause><subclause id="H016F47986FA141C791BBC94D8FC27591"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the funds referred to in subclause (I) shall be withdrawn by the Secretary from the funding agreement of the tribal organization and transferred to the withdrawing Indian tribe, on the condition that the provisions of sections 102 and 105(i), as appropriate, shall apply to the withdrawing Indian tribe; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H6EC240B6EC4E49DB9F2D0060B3FDC32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may elect not to enter a self-determination contract or compact, in which case all funds not obligated by the tribal organization associated with the withdrawing Indian tribe’s returned programs, less close-out costs, shall be returned by the tribal organization to the Secretary for operation of the programs included in the withdrawal.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A3D7524C8494292AF755EBDA5F2D128"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Return to mature contract status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an Indian tribe elects to operate all or some programs carried out under a compact or funding agreement under this title through a self-determination contract under title I, at the option of the Indian tribe, the resulting self-determination contract shall be a mature self-determination contract as defined in section 4(h) of this Act.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E7CE11836F9486987C7D44D7FE7BB8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to participate in self-governance, an Indian tribe shall—</text> <paragraph id="HC8CBB0F045EA4D51957F21B7E1D3D65F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>successfully complete the planning phase described in subsection (c);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7B99E95EB1B94440A933138C256DE133"><enum>(2)</enum><text>request participation in self-governance by resolution or other official action by the tribal governing body; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAFD64804FCF0403E9D34FC1541CBA445"><enum>(3)</enum><text>demonstrate, for the 3 fiscal years preceding the date on which the Indian tribe requests participation, financial stability and financial management capability as evidenced by the Indian tribe having no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of its self-determination or self-governance agreements with any Federal agency.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H45D5742766CC4345B733A79292DBE86C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planning phase</header> <paragraph id="H72E3D9D23E164E24A9C823344D9657D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe seeking to begin participation in Self-Governance shall complete a planning phase in accordance with this subsection.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1DCAF18CAA4A4900B87DADFD00054D73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>The planning phase—</text> <subparagraph id="HB006066786574916B40273C275C550B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be conducted to the satisfaction of the Indian tribe; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8003185AE60844398432678017DC9C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall include—</text> <clause id="H5B811019CAF14FBCB489286263206014"><enum>(i)</enum><text>legal and budgetary research; and</text> </clause><clause id="HFF48F1FAC4784CD09B002D284992FEC2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>internal tribal government planning and organizational preparation.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC4A4CDC33EF94C50A55DFAFFCA9C9E04"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grants</header> <paragraph id="H805C1AE4C91348149539471684495203"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of appropriations, an Indian tribe or tribal organization that meets the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall be eligible for grants—</text> <subparagraph id="HDD1D33D11C744FB2A47B74AABB38B1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to plan for participation in self-governance; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F0D2B3428124A83B3569F727FFA004F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to negotiate the terms of participation by the Indian tribe or tribal organization in self-governance, as set forth in a compact and a funding agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H87BB7777A7E84295AD7E349CE81E9742"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt of grant not required</header><text>Receipt of a grant under paragraph (1) shall not be a requirement of participation in self-governance.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFF7A270103E54EF3A4AEB2605BA6B600"><enum>404.</enum><header>Compacts</header> <subsection id="H9BD80DF67711443497C5C920818C9C25"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written compact with each Indian tribe participating in self-governance in a manner consistent with the trust responsibility of the Federal Government, treaty obligations, and the government-to-government relationship between Indian tribes and the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HC06A71D6EE29498EAE1712C5DE9E304"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A compact under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H8E8A8CC3C77E480A93A9D055EB6F6065"><enum>(1)</enum><text>specify and affirm the general terms of the government-to-government relationship between the Indian tribe and the Secretary, and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H183AF4ED570440E4AA1F8830884C3663"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include such terms as the parties intend shall control during the term of the compact.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57C0B83FA86D4CD7B5DC5119FD5D4DDF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>A compact under subsection (a) may be amended only by agreement of the parties.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H95ADB8C23D5E4EE4B1CB69821FA766E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The effective date of a compact under subsection (a) shall be—</text> <paragraph id="H6EB2414C0D104AC491D58C731CACB5A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the date of the execution of the compact by the parties; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7426861B79BE40268798E4174622B696"><enum>(2)</enum><text>another date agreed upon by the parties.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA898C2999AB24309A373B1E112C2D2CA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A compact under subsection (a) shall remain in effect for so long as permitted by Federal law or until termination by written agreement, retrocession, or reassumption.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2DAB44957B264344BDA135A189D3E7B2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Existing compacts</header><text>An Indian tribe participating in self-governance under this title, as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2007, shall have the option at any time after that date—</text> <paragraph id="HC661AF15AADB4F4D95F19FD030C7AEB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to retain its negotiated compact (in whole or in part) to the extent that the provisions of the compact are not directly contrary to any express provision of this title; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H733EF878543B4F2C9538B8D9C4794CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to negotiate a new compact in a manner consistent with this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7E41341B38C244AEAD27FC2FC258338E"><enum>405.</enum><header>Funding agreements</header> <subsection id="HA24EB48191E4428083219EE7B818CD88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written funding agreement with the governing body of an Indian tribe or tribal organization in a manner consistent with the trust responsibility of the Federal Government, treaty obligations, and the government-to-government relationship between Indian tribes and the United States.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H25F9BCAE333B4E120094B542C5825FE2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Included programs</header> <paragraph id="HEB81FA65A0A4420290775500ECB51B84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bureau of indian affairs and office of special trustee</header> <subparagraph id="HECF49523A0934AE2B9A347FD409D3CBB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A funding agreement shall, as determined by the Indian tribe, authorize the Indian tribe to plan, conduct, consolidate, administer, and receive full tribal share funding for all programs carried out by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special Trustee, without regard to the agency or office within which the program is performed (including funding for agency, area, and central office functions in accordance with subsection 409(c)), that—</text> <clause id="H3BAE1DE5D8D64F128044ADA94E779F28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are provided for in the Act of April 16, 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/452">25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.</external-xref>);</text> </clause><clause id="H09375898C0604940BC1E5100C1883080"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary administers for the benefit of Indians under the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), or any subsequent Act;</text> </clause><clause id="H87C841A18E9E487F91D9ED83D507D770"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary administers for the benefit of Indians with appropriations made to agencies other than the Department of the Interior; or</text> </clause><clause id="HA585ECB1E972423BA7F1EB747322E67"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>are provided for the benefit of Indians because of their status as Indians.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57F1291501BF4C28BBC8DE8E49915B5C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Programs described in subparagraph (A) shall include all programs with respect to which Indian tribes or Indians are primary or significant beneficiaries.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H82A804A493254FBDB6A405EECB1C0000"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other agencies</header> <subparagraph id="H59934355EA9944E5BC00FC4284DF9F20"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A funding agreement under subsection (a) shall, as determined by the Indian tribe, authorize the Indian tribe to plan, conduct, consolidate, administer, and receive full tribal share funding for all programs carried out by the Secretary outside of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, without regard to the agency or office within which the program is performed, including funding for agency, area, and central office functions in accordance with subsection 409(c). The programs within the scope of this subparagraph are those provided for the benefit of Indians because of their status as Indians, or those programs with respect to which Indian tribes or Indians are primary or significant beneficiaries.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H10AC3C7157944623B0EB97F4A881B320"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federally reserved rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs described in subparagraph (A) shall include, at the option of the tribe, all programs (or portions thereof) that restore, maintain or preserve a resource (for example fisheries, wildlife, water, or minerals) in which an Indian tribe has a federally reserved right, as quantified by a Federal court. The Secretary shall make available a proportional share of the funding of such a program (or portion thereof) that the Secretary would otherwise provide to restore, maintain or preserve such a resource in an amount equal to the proportional share of the resource that is associated with the tribe’s federally reserved right.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1F76D781D89F4D47A8E8BCB71C9F309F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Discretionary programs</header><text>A funding agreement under subsection (a) may, in accordance with such additional terms as the parties consider to be appropriate, include programs administered by the Secretary, in addition to programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2), that are of special geographic, historical, or cultural significance to the Indian tribe.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEAC145EA0A7B4D1DB82FB18BAE81041C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Competitive bidding</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text> <subparagraph id="H5F86B659B7E54CC09F538CE4DBEC800"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supersedes any express statutory requirement for competitive bidding; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H707D61BD423E4DC98FB3D8DA00270641"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prohibits the inclusion in a funding agreement of a program in which non-Indians have an incidental or legally identifiable interest.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E6576C7B51D4C51A1F2E7DF2C6ED6B7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Excluded funding</header><text>A funding agreement shall not authorize an Indian tribe to plan, conduct, administer, or receive tribal share funding under any program that—</text> <subparagraph id="H482E9C4032A74FA6B7FB80BFE7A435CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is provided under the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEA65078736A4C23871BFE19B0A5AC6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is provided for elementary and secondary schools under the formula developed under section 1128 of the Educational Amendments of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2008">25 U.S.C. 2008</external-xref>).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABD115FD8E7B4460B8678F06577EEF82"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Services, functions, and responsibilities</header><text>A funding agreement shall specify—</text> <subparagraph id="H79D8C088777144A3A2BE2EFD758B3F61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the services to be provided under the funding agreement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD66C725E77124FD0B5D9892CCFD93342"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the functions to be performed under the funding agreement; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57104602B42B431B9F68FB818B0099E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the responsibilities of the Indian tribe and the Secretary under the funding agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H62C4233C1B8047FBB92B9350D0EE1383"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Base budget</header><text>A funding agreement shall, at the option of the Indian tribe, provide for a stable base budget specifying the recurring funds (including funds available under section 106(a)) to be transferred to the Indian tribe, for such period as the Indian tribe specifies in the funding agreement, subject to annual adjustment only to reflect changes in congressional appropriations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9F94D247569345DCAEE71E6DA8A857D7"><enum>(8)</enum><header>No waiver of trust responsibility</header><text>A funding agreement shall prohibit the Secretary from waiving, modifying, or diminishing in any way the trust responsibility of the United States with respect to Indian tribes and individual Indians that exists under treaties, Executive orders, court decisions, and other laws.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEA04BC833C504B9C99C82E6F2F4BAC49"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>The Secretary shall not revise, amend, or require additional terms in a new or subsequent funding agreement without the consent of the Indian tribe.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H30E2388626A64DB5A32B66D026BD3600"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>A funding agreement shall become effective on the date specified in the funding agreement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H76268A5CAF9249028549979CF6CC65F0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Existing and Subsequent funding agreements</header> <paragraph id="H1E43143A065B432C9FF2C56BA18EBF7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Subsequent funding agreements</header><text>Absent notification from an Indian tribe that it is withdrawing or retroceding the operation of one or more programs identified in a funding agreement, or unless otherwise agreed to by the parties to the funding agreement—</text> <subparagraph id="H72D0A864CB4E4217A0896352D400269E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a funding agreement shall remain in effect until a subsequent funding agreement is executed; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFADBB98597D42D296227BBACCCCC969"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term of the subsequent funding agreement shall be retroactive to the end of the term of the preceding funding agreement for the purposes of calculating the amount of funding to which the Indian tribe is entitled.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DF39A23B0274CA600E8BE9500C32CA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing funding agreements</header><text>An Indian tribe that was participating in self-governance under this title on the date of enactment of the Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2007 shall have the option at any time after that date—</text> <subparagraph id="H517C1388CFCB4C72B4B45100E8E1FF1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to retain its existing funding agreement (in whole or in part) to the extent that the provisions of that funding agreement are not directly contrary to any express provision of this title; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF97E5471105A4D0DA8630063CB574913"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to negotiate a new funding agreement in a manner consistent with this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41E52732E2A74D5000C06F322EBEA2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multi-year funding agreements</header><text>An Indian tribe may, at the discretion of the Indian tribe, negotiate with the Secretary for a funding agreement with a term that exceeds one year.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H658F03CC7C4C4B4CBFC9984F9603CDE"><enum>406.</enum><header>General provisions</header> <subsection id="H8D866C92B7734F2D007295AAFA57D2AD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>An Indian tribe may include in any compact or funding agreement provisions that reflect the requirements of this title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H33C33CAC76C2404C8EB0F100AEFEBD93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conflicts of interest</header><text>An Indian tribe participating in self-governance shall ensure that internal measures are in place to address, pursuant to tribal law and procedures, conflicts of interest in the administration of programs.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE2F50824A9E74AED9D9BC7380090286E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Audits</header> <paragraph id="H79DCAA0BE97444AA88287008E64FBA19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Single agency audit act</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/75">Chapter 75</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, shall apply to a funding agreement under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAA4C4FE850A1432C994F817DFB4BB8D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost principles</header><text>An Indian tribe shall apply cost principles under the applicable Office of Management and Budget circular, except as modified by—</text> <subparagraph id="H38339577476F462CA0D164F119ACBF17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any provision of law, including section 106 of this Act; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C444F64153F4CB09D007D44DC6F73FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any exemptions to applicable Office of Management and Budget circulars subsequently granted by the Office of Management and Budget.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4BEBA39050614D3097631C99F2DF923"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal claims</header><text>Any claim by the Federal Government against the Indian tribe relating to funds received under a funding agreement based on any audit under this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of section 106(f).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF315BA1DA335411E9200083805D62C00"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Redesign and consolidation</header><text>An Indian tribe may redesign or consolidate programs or reallocate funds for programs in any manner that the Indian tribe deems to be in the best interest of the Indian community being served, so long as the redesign or consolidation does not have the effect of denying eligibility for services to population groups otherwise eligible to be served under applicable Federal law.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H46630ED1946A4F1DB416007B28D316F6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Retrocession</header> <paragraph id="HEDF323D3F30E4AE6828300F3B0299157"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe may fully or partially retrocede to the Secretary any program under a compact or funding agreement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H741023AB0F6946A6B860AEB15B29D3A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header> <subparagraph id="H23A8ADD32C9242999793E408D3E61E3F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>Unless the Indian tribe rescinds the request for retrocession, such retrocession shall become effective on the date specified by the parties in the compact or funding agreement.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CA1CB986F7E4F99B2E8C155A9141FC7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No agreement</header><text>In the absence of a specification of an effective date in the compact or funding agreement, the retrocession shall become effective on—</text> <clause id="H0717E139439F4CD9872C1956A12F14A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the earlier of—</text> <subclause id="H6DD0BF627DB24360B008FFFD06A97213"><enum>(I)</enum><text>one year after the date of submission of such request; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H4D566361F0E14D708F536B00FCD64DED"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date on which the funding agreement expires; or</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H46AA0122F5DE46618B2512C0CC521F16"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such date as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary and the Indian tribe.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9A9465B0D51F4295B6ABD713EE06B7D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Nonduplication</header><text>A funding agreement shall provide that, for the period for which, and to the extent to which, funding is provided to an Indian tribe under this title, the Indian tribe—</text> <paragraph id="HA26B4461F77543A6A374ECF42BFCAA9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be entitled to contract with the Secretary for funds under section 102, except that such Indian tribe shall be eligible for new programs on the same basis as other Indian tribes; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF18808ADB4724F029D51E0A6784FA184"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be responsible for the administration of programs in accordance with the compact or funding agreement.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF16F1738172148A280CC06E31AA9E00"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Records</header> <paragraph id="H20EF4F755D2442F68CCDCC00ED6E5342"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Unless an Indian tribe specifies otherwise in the compact or funding agreement, records of an Indian tribe shall not be considered Federal records for purposes of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H15030641481C4FD293A12812CA87A3D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recordkeeping system</header><text>An Indian tribe shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H25FC78AA82E142F3BC00D346BCC6246B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain a recordkeeping system; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D064A00EA83483589D04141DE2E9170"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on 30 days’ notice, provide the Secretary with reasonable access to the records to enable the Department to meet the requirements of sections 3101 through 3106 of title 44, United States Code.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0C67E5B154AD4249931735D4DAC8D0AC"><enum>407.</enum><header>Provisions related to the secretary</header> <subsection id="H42D0057B1AC64D65892473418CE18EE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Trust evaluations</header><text>A funding agreement shall include a provision to monitor the performance of trust functions by the Indian tribe through the annual trust evaluation.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H0B44C63DD46247BDB7BB83127704FF3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reassumption</header> <paragraph id="HEA51A052487E4096A6EAD1136E1D70E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A compact or funding agreement shall include provisions for the Secretary to reassume a program and associated funding if there is a specific finding relating to that program of—</text> <subparagraph id="H63B85B3C6BFA46F2BF58706B56FFBE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>imminent jeopardy to a physical trust asset, natural resources, or public health and safety that—</text> <clause id="HD43BBAECD8784BD7908EC4EB68453D68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is caused by an act or omission of the Indian tribe; and</text> </clause><clause id="HDC298ECC0161417985988DF843BD0F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>arises out of a failure to carry out the compact or funding agreement; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD80E2E866EF54E47ADEA6467B91FEE3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>gross mismanagement with respect to funds transferred to an Indian tribe under a compact or funding agreement, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Inspector General, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41D3714153864E3596144EC776B7D0B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The Secretary shall not reassume operation of a program in whole or part unless—</text> <subparagraph id="H8EFD658D2DDF434AA95991CD0CA98F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary first provides written notice and a hearing on the record to the Indian tribe; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D8A429525A24523B345E245A978E0F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Indian tribe does not take corrective action to remedy gross mismanagement of the funds or the imminent jeopardy to a physical trust asset, natural resource, or public health and safety.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDAE13AD9A22F4093A9D9FA0000692BEE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exception</header> <subparagraph id="H590498223A8C4C54B5682000237FDDAB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Secretary may, on written notice to the Indian tribe, immediately reassume operation of a program if—</text> <clause id="H20CBF93A691542ECB3F1ED7E795F1199"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary makes a finding of both imminent and substantial jeopardy and irreparable harm to a physical trust asset, a natural resource, or the public health and safety caused by an act or omission of the Indian tribe; and</text> </clause><clause id="HDBF64CB4742B4233B2177CAAB6F374CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the imminent and substantial jeopardy, and irreparable harm to the physical trust asset, natural resource, or public health and safety arises out of a failure by the Indian tribe to carry out its compact or funding agreement.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H910D3D4B7DFE4D69A2667359A235C064"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reassumption</header><text>If the Secretary reassumes operation of a program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide the Indian tribe with a hearing on the record not later than 10 days after the date of reassumption.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E155752A0C14ADDA04E4B55A81C9E9B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inability To Agree on Compact or Funding Agreement</header> <paragraph id="HF77E073A58E9476C90D694236050B370"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Final offer</header><text>If the Secretary and a participating Indian tribe are unable to agree, in whole or in part, on the terms of a compact or funding agreement (including funding levels), the Indian tribe may submit a final offer to the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H66359349C8AC4784A2ADE1F92B181DAB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Not more than 45 days after the date of submission of a final offer, or as otherwise agreed to by the Indian tribe, the Secretary shall review and make a determination with respect to the final offer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7E809E436DBA46DC930312FFCCF5741B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No timely determination</header><text>If the Secretary fails to make a determination with respect to a final offer within the time specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall be deemed to have agreed to the offer.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3E5D3CAA2E49400B9E1F908D0086A961"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rejection of final offer</header> <subparagraph id="HA6DC9D31D76842BB9200119CE1D19CD3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary rejects a final offer (or one or more provisions or funding levels in a final offer), the Secretary shall—</text> <clause id="HD0E651A6CFC54CC6A0D46F3B89E846D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide timely written notification to the Indian tribe that contains a specific finding that clearly demonstrates, or that is supported by a controlling legal authority, that—</text> <subclause id="H6C9199850E824C0CA400D07079AA5928"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of funds proposed in the final offer exceeds the applicable funding level to which the Indian tribe is entitled under this title;</text> </subclause><subclause id="HED83D666D46E40A88D47C023E07363DF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the program that is the subject of the final offer is an inherent Federal function;</text> </subclause><subclause id="H5BDCA63DECC34E69A9820059A72C1367"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Indian tribe cannot carry out the program in a manner that would not result in significant danger or risk to the public health; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="H715036D8C20E42BCA92FDBD2ABAEF583"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Indian tribe is not eligible to participate in self-governance under section 403(b);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HF4BEC8FEA44642F68E5C02FEFDB62500"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to overcome the objections stated in the notification required by clause (i);</text> </clause><clause id="HC3A79BE833C443D196061CE900D9EC57"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide the Indian tribe with a hearing on the record with the right to engage in full discovery relevant to any issue raised in the matter and the opportunity for appeal on the objections raised (except that the Indian tribe may, in lieu of filing such appeal, directly proceed to initiate an action in a Federal district court under section 110(a)); and</text> </clause><clause id="HA0E8950D05FA4A8DA044E345E3D8F9F4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>provide the Indian tribe the option of entering into the severable portions of a final proposed compact or funding agreement (including a lesser funding amount, if any), that the Secretary did not reject, subject to any additional alterations necessary to conform the compact or funding agreement to the severed provisions.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H894A4920F35147E9B25E609DC7305CB1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of exercising certain option</header><text>If an Indian tribe exercises the option specified in subparagraph (A)(iv)—</text> <clause id="HD61A5E844ED5493EB6D9DF00BE51F1B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Indian tribe shall retain the right to appeal the rejection by the Secretary under this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="H7EBEA409F6324A01BC606B4557EDDC79"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall apply only to the portion of the proposed final compact or funding agreement that was rejected by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEFD06CB14A604006917F66519152764B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Burden of proof</header><text>In any administrative hearing or appeal or civil action brought under this section, the Secretary shall have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence the validity of the grounds for rejecting a final offer made under subsection (c) or the grounds for a reassumption under subsection (b).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H1AA45128ABE44F59B82303009600EFDD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Good faith</header> <paragraph id="HE323E6672D69403EB74DB1FB42C6F7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the negotiation of compacts and funding agreements, the Secretary shall at all times negotiate in good faith to maximize implementation of the self-governance policy.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H44C66C98DA6E4F319DD11683C39D798B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Policy</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out this title in a manner that maximizes the policy of tribal self-governance.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE33295059F141ADAB16FF9AA32B57C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Savings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent that programs carried out by Indian tribes and tribal organizations under this title reduce the administrative or other responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to the operation of Indian programs and result in savings that have not otherwise been included in the amount of tribal shares and other funds determined under section 409(c), the Secretary shall make such savings available to the Indian tribes or tribal organizations for the provision of additional services to program beneficiaries in a manner equitable to directly served, contracted, and compacted programs.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H5B1784CAD9B24409BE2EBC00AB4936C1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Trust responsibility</header><text>The Secretary may not waive, modify, or diminish in any way the trust responsibility of the United States with respect to Indian tribes and individual Indians that exists under treaties, Executive orders, other laws, or court decisions.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H3122242A09434099A9161F74185904E9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Decisionmaker</header><text>A decision that constitutes final agency action and relates to an appeal within the Department conducted under subsection (c)(4) may be made—</text> <paragraph id="H8B2065B5832F41A7A08D78D11B493B1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by an official of the Department who holds a position at a higher organizational level within the Department than the level of the departmental agency in which the decision that is the subject of the appeal was made; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H43A5092554D444A0A5F0129711A066EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by an administrative law judge.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H81713A15A6E749C2AD4F40F189A80859"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rules of construction</header><text>Each provision of this title and each provision of a compact or funding agreement shall be liberally construed for the benefit of the Indian tribe participating in self-governance, and any ambiguity shall be resolved in favor of the Indian tribe.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H81F7338672BE4363AA2FE552604257B"><enum>408.</enum><header>Construction programs and projects</header> <subsection id="H4C1CEB720A634DB09CF48DA2E838AB38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title shall be construed to alter the applicability of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>), the National Historic Preservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/470">16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.</external-xref>), and related provisions of law to any construction project undertaken pursuant to this title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HA734FF10CE6D4D8D8DCA19363C0015F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Negotiations</header> <paragraph id="HEE1AC8B99FE74DBE9C5F61833EF3C3A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction projects</header><text>A provision shall be included in the funding agreement that, for each construction project—</text> <subparagraph id="H2161BF18BD864AE19E045F8EEC74B7A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>states the approximate start and completion dates, which may extend for one or more years;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68FAD0D7A7AE41419DCDF15E09E03CB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides a general description of the construction project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6790759BAC1B4F0BA635D3A994AD00C9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>states the responsibilities of the Indian tribe and the Secretary with respect to the construction project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97DA8A10546149109770DE75AFF4CD4C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describes—</text> <clause id="HC3EBC9026A0E4AD39C079C615BF46C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the ways in which project-related environmental considerations shall be addressed; and</text> </clause><clause id="H404E9EB10954460880FC29EBB81732"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the standards by which the Indian tribe shall accomplish the project;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D52E0016C664DB09DCAA201F6609342"><enum>(E)</enum><text>states the amount of funds provided for the project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC57A5A51EA23457588E1A2F4FCF07368"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">states that each project must comply with applicable Federal laws, program statutes and regulations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED69A2DA3E894C6392F41CDA0579AFD0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Codes and standards; tribal assurances</header> <paragraph id="H0400E2AADD3547A38DE44838865FD713"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funding agreement shall specify how the Indian tribe shall ensure that proper health and safety standards are followed in carrying out all construction-related activities, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HBAB197D0763C4F0888995EA1B709D56F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of architects and engineers licensed and qualified to perform the type of construction involved in the funding agreement;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF15B7935A97A4AB8B2A4EF5300395E42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applicable Federal, State, local, or tribal codes and applicable engineering standards, appropriate for the particular project; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB1D37E28B614B23BA57C3AC4D534BCB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>necessary inspections and testing by the Indian tribe.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E6FECBFA4C1462E863B3E4BA9586923"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assurances set forth in paragraph (1) may be satisfied if the funding agreement contains a certification by the Indian tribe that the Indian tribe will establish and enforce procedures designed to ensure that all construction-related programs undertaken through the funding agreement adhere to building and other codes and architectural and engineering standards (including public health and safety standards, licensing requirements, and procedures identified in paragraph (1)).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4CECD033E0064E70AEF83B30DB09B7D4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Responsibility for completion</header><text>The Indian tribe shall assume responsibility for the successful completion of the construction project in accordance with the funding agreement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H384709017EBC4A5D9089CCDD855BD414"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header> <paragraph id="H60F511E6230B4584B517B649B8642941"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funding for construction projects carried out under this title shall be included in funding agreements as annual advance payments, with semiannual payments at the option of the Indian tribe. Annual advance and semiannual payment amounts shall be determined based on mutually agreeable project schedules reflecting work to be accomplished within the advance payment period, work accomplished and funds expended in previous payment periods, and the total prior payments, subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD482E82FEA294D02A3937C3000F0D299"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contingency funds</header><text>The Secretary shall include associated project contingency and retention funds in an advance payment described in paragraph (1), and the Indian tribe shall be responsible for the management of the contingency funds included in the funding agreement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE07EF9486EB74D0F9FE5AF1C67C65742"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallocation of savings</header> <subparagraph id="H5DA1444F0D4D46BD8C55969D248783DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe may reallocate any financial savings realized by the Indian tribe arising from efficiencies in the design, construction, or any other aspect of a construction program or construction project.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF7166C4EBB4A4431BF9F413FDA5D1F5B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>A reallocation under subparagraph (A) shall be for construction-related activity purposes for which the funds were appropriated and distributed to the Indian tribe under the funding agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A76DEE7582D4F02A4ACEE36C3E6AF86"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Approval</header> <paragraph id="H26C2F986A29B48948435490080010078"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall have at least one opportunity to approve project planning and design documents prepared by the Indian tribe in advance of construction of the facilities specified in the scope of work for each negotiated construction project agreement or any amendment thereof which results in a significant change in the original scope of work.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEE421373517E4E22B46D8634D56BB68"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consistent with certification</header><text>If the planning and design documents for a construction project have been prepared by an Indian tribe in a manner consistent with the certification by a licensed and qualified architect or engineer given by the Indian tribe as required under subsection (c), approval by the Secretary of a funding agreement providing for the assumption of the construction project shall be deemed to be an approval by the Secretary of the construction project planning and design documents.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3993D048B7C1486AA100389BDE57D870"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The Indian tribe shall provide the Secretary with project progress and financial reports not less than semiannually.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3C9A767F291A4943B6E1FFF000466646"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Inspection</header><text>The Secretary may conduct onsite project inspections at a construction project semiannually or on an alternate schedule agreed to by the Secretary and the Indian tribe.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H78779BFEDAA845C0B056A64384BD00D3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Wages</header> <paragraph id="HF4E974191B9E43678843E314DD654EF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All laborers and mechanics employed by a contractor or subcontractor in the construction, alteration, or repair (including painting or decorating) of a building or other facility in connection with construction projects funded under this title shall be paid wages at not less than those prevailing wages on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">chapter 31</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCC1487DE4DB14C71B8A6EC00C001E29B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to construction alteration, or repair work to which that subchapter is applicable under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions specified in the Reorganization Plan numbered 14, of 1950, and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3145">section 3145</external-xref> of title 40.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE591911E72BC4ACABE231CD564445686"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Applicability of other law</header><text>Unless otherwise agreed to by the Indian tribe, no provision of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or any other law or regulation pertaining to Federal procurement (including Executive orders) shall apply to any construction program or project conducted under this title.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H2575E8DA50A045029E464323299330C2"><enum>409.</enum><header>Payment</header> <subsection id="HC7C1592A68CE46EAA201116097FE9600"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At the request of the governing body of the Indian tribe and under the terms of an agreement, the Secretary shall provide funding to the Indian tribe to carry out the funding agreement.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H8746F804205A400AAA59A075835D17FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advance annual payment</header><text>At the option of the Indian tribe, a funding agreement shall provide for an advance annual payment to an Indian tribe.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HF2C49FCC949743D59BC25EF0D4B731B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>Subject to subsection (e) and sections 405 and 406 of this title, the Secretary shall provide funds to the Indian tribe under a funding agreement for programs in an amount that is equal to the amount that the Indian tribe would have been entitled to receive under contracts and grants under this Act (including amounts for direct program and contract support costs and, in addition, any funds that are specifically or functionally related to the provision by the Secretary of services and benefits to the Indian tribe or its members) without regard to the organization level within the Department in which the programs are carried out.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HA91AE768ADAB4E609EFEBFA23631197C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Unless the funding agreement provides otherwise, the transfer of funds shall be made not later than 10 days after the apportionment of funds by the Office of Management and Budget to the Department.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H12B5F0D411C5412E81A1923136B8EB37"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Funds for trust services to individual Indians shall be available under a funding agreement only to the extent that the same services that would have been provided by the Secretary are provided to individual Indians by the Indian tribe.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H5ECCC48A0C524B7FB34F5F10521D3713"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Multiyear funding</header><text>A funding agreement may provide for multiyear funding.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H79CB52FE650A4EB593C574DEFCFF65A8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitations on authority of the secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall not—</text> <paragraph id="H7603D352D2E747DE8FFB80F4008D08B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fail to transfer to an Indian tribe its full share of any central, headquarters, regional, area, or service unit office or other funds due under this title, except as required by Federal law;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H584F6E024BD5402FAAD6027138544162"><enum>(2)</enum><text>withhold any portion of such funds for transfer over a period of years; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCC2897BEDA3544C8969B4275C896004C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reduce the amount of funds required under this title—</text> <subparagraph id="H820363A25678436D888504FA73567C6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to make funding available for self-governance monitoring or administration by the Secretary;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49772001D6E5445B8BBD4BCBF293600"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsequent years, except as necessary as a result of—</text> <clause id="HF98CD96FC44046BDB203476D2B267160"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a reduction in appropriations from the previous fiscal year for the program to be included in a compact or funding agreement;</text> </clause><clause id="H9FD6FCBB62B2409C8FBD864DC0D0F5D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a congressional directive in legislation or an accompanying report;</text> </clause><clause id="H545D645C94E241E3BABE3C416234975C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a tribal authorization;</text> </clause><clause id="HFA9A6FDFFB9247C69D5659349889EFCF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a change in the amount of pass-through funds subject to the terms of the funding agreement; or</text> </clause><clause id="HEBAFB1A808704D7D882D2EA5FC1CE447"><enum>(v)</enum><text>completion of an activity under a program for which the funds were provided;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12CB8905DF9C4382BC8FDD87B00CE9B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to pay for Federal functions, including—</text> <clause id="HAD7972E5A25141FDB782DA9F9B9FACBE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal pay costs;</text> </clause><clause id="HC3943B4A533B40EC9633EFEDF0F809B0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Federal employee retirement benefits;</text> </clause><clause id="H30AF5504F265462BA7107582F700DA98"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>automated data processing;</text> </clause><clause id="H7AB832FB70814C59958044970092974C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>technical assistance; and</text> </clause><clause id="H35F09C27931446EC9BCD22477652B500"><enum>(v)</enum><text>monitoring of activities under this title; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62257F5C8376483EB519E0E05B2CA8E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to pay for costs of Federal personnel displaced by self-determination contracts under this Act or self-governance under this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF8E9EB33BBA245E9819C62E800621251"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Federal resources</header><text>If an Indian tribe elects to carry out a compact or funding agreement with the use of Federal personnel, Federal supplies (including supplies available from Federal warehouse facilities), Federal supply sources (including lodging, airline transportation, and other means of transportation including the use of interagency motor pool vehicles) or other Federal resources (including supplies, services, and resources available to the Secretary under any procurement contracts in which the Department is eligible to participate), the Secretary shall acquire and transfer such personnel, supplies, or resources to the Indian tribe.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H30A0064F101D49D80000564250B7C189"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prompt payment act</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/39">Chapter 39</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, shall apply to the transfer of funds due under a compact or funding agreement authorized under this title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HB57ACEB954774822B21D72B3E212006B"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Interest or other income</header> <paragraph id="H2C01D2C7AB4840B9899FCAAA8820392B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe may retain interest or income earned on any funds paid under a compact or funding agreement to carry out governmental purposes</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H11FBE01C8E8D4B3F85356D584CF72893"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No effect on other amounts</header><text>The retention of interest or income under paragraph (1) shall not diminish the amount of funds an Indian tribe is entitled to receive under a funding agreement in the year the interest or income is earned or in any subsequent fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE3DD9747C64448A68CDB789E6B21C32"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Investment standard</header><text>Funds transferred under this title shall be managed using the prudent investment standard.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H17AF4D04668746199BBF078B93C37BD8"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Carryover of funds</header> <paragraph id="HB1D7E30C17C546CBA6F73874B31B59CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of an Act of appropriation, all funds paid to an Indian tribe in accordance with a compact or funding agreement shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H822F0E3D7B4F45349D52F97D5427A8C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of carryover</header><text>If an Indian tribe elects to carry over funding from 1 year to the next, the carryover shall not diminish the amount of funds the Indian tribe is entitled to receive under a funding agreement in that fiscal year or any subsequent fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC0513F4E64984C8880BBE32CDE1DF7A8"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Limitation of costs</header> <paragraph id="H4806556AAE5C40B9815BB65999F6FABA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Indian tribe shall not be obligated to continue performance that requires an expenditure of funds in excess of the amount of funds transferred under a compact or funding agreement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H29041018C4FB46FDBE57F5F04B9E007D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice of insufficiency</header><text>If at any time the Indian tribe has reason to believe that the total amount provided for a specific activity under a compact or funding agreement is insufficient the Indian tribe shall provide reasonable notice of such insufficiency to the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCB00FF0C6D9B4E3AB10050801F4E1F70"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Suspension of performance</header><text>If, after notice under paragraph (2), the Secretary does not increase the amount of funds transferred under the funding agreement, the Indian tribe may suspend performance of the activity until such time as additional funds are transferred.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60F1F4C61F434CDCBCE9BC0887AAAD40"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>The Office of Self-Governance shall be responsible for distribution of all Bureau of Indian Affairs funds provided under this title unless otherwise agreed by the parties.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H5995C89BCE2341BBA7514991CB019666"><enum>410.</enum><header>Facilitation</header> <subsection id="H93CBCCD37DDB4BD4B88E00E6722173E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided by law, the Secretary shall interpret each Federal law and regulation in a manner that facilitates—</text> <paragraph id="H845B15619AE94CAB972FCBFAC4312300"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the inclusion of programs in funding agreements; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5162DBB836A44206A531FB9CA3C02097"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the implementation of funding agreements.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB6C38A1E4571442C81A3686EE6C815EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulation waiver</header> <paragraph id="H129A2BCCD72C43939B333BAD07A2C929"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Request</header><text>An Indian tribe may submit a written request for a waiver to the Secretary identifying the specific text in regulation sought to be waived and the basis for the request.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDB12CB16A1984EA4855D5E64A72832D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination by the secretary</header><text>Not later than 120 days after receipt by the Secretary of a request under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall approve or deny the requested waiver in writing to the Indian tribe.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2FFB4ADB7CD3427A867DC8595FF802EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ground for denial</header><text>The Secretary may deny a request under paragraph (1) only upon a specific finding by the Secretary that the identified text in the regulation may not be waived because such a waiver is prohibited by Federal law.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H134167574AEF4741BDBD69D980B22D16"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Failure to make determination</header><text>If the Secretary fails to approve or deny a waiver request within the time required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall be deemed to have approved the request.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA84E288084E4493FAE2C24197D60D882"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Finality</header><text>The Secretary’s decision shall be final for the Department.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2926FC0490E44106AF7F99485CD1583C"><enum>411.</enum><header>Disclaimers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title expands or alters any statutory authority of the Secretary so as to authorize the Secretary to enter into any agreement under sections 405(b)(2) or 405(b)(3)—</text> <paragraph id="H5A7501F6909A49BC89898F15CA8B54E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to an inherent Federal function;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H42DB7A27AE6C4BF8BE5518F259730663"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in a case in which the law establishing a program explicitly prohibits the type of participation sought by the Indian tribe (without regard to whether one or more Indian tribes are identified in the authorizing law); or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0866AF6E17D24BB780AFB17B1B14D718"><enum>(3)</enum><text>limits or reduces in any way the services, contracts, or funds that any other Indian tribe or tribal organization is eligible to receive under section 102 or any other applicable Federal law.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H8218E2774DF54EC1A256F1A7CACB6E46"><enum>412.</enum><header>Application of other sections of the act</header> <subsection id="HAB8E0E5015474FA29357CD893CD3F5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandatory application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 5(d), 6, 7, 102(c), 104, 105(f), 105(m)(1)(B), 110, and 111 apply to compacts and funding agreements under this title.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H52191F6A812A40F6A11DCDFAE7B9C5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Discretionary application</header> <paragraph id="H5CF6040A1ECC4FAF95CF7B9461E234F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At the option of a participating Indian tribe or Indian tribes, any or all of the provisions of title I shall be incorporated in any Department compact or funding agreement.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8D0537D4B54C467DB564F60542D12773"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Each incorporated provision—</text> <subparagraph id="H0DBA6E17B58C4C60983F51D2D4541DDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall have the same force and effect as if set out in full in this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88812A8B10EC46218F5CC6BAB5D88F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be deemed to supplement or replace any related provision in this title and to apply to any agency otherwise governed by this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD415FA9902F4494D944C9FD6EF657403"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>If an Indian tribe requests incorporation at the negotiation stage of a compact or funding agreement, the incorporation—</text> <subparagraph id="H6D8BBA5958C147648687ABE986463C05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be deemed effective immediately; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H699D40FAED5A4803809D9CFBC970638F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall control the negotiation and resulting compact and funding agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCD40E8D1736044429990B4FE64FE6CF9"><enum>413.</enum><header>Budget request</header> <subsection id="H0E8FB16F3A2748018F575241F9457FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement of annual budget request</header> <paragraph id="H12C8CC44D0EB40DAB48603A6A6E37006"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President shall identify in the annual budget request submitted to Congress under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">section 1105</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, all funds necessary to fully fund all funding agreements authorized under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HAD23320445BC447CA974432B29E807C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duty of secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that there are included, in each budget request, requests for funds in amounts that are sufficient for planning and negotiation grants and sufficient to cover any shortfall in funding identified under subsection (b).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H081BAC9DA9A74573960310874903A0FD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to reduce the amount of funds that an Indian tribe is otherwise entitled to receive under a funding agreement or other applicable law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF755AF8F7FF40CE82FE22654E663E61"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Present funding; shortfalls</header><text>In all budget requests, the President shall identify the level of need presently funded and any shortfall in funding (including direct program costs, tribal shares, and contract support costs) for each Indian tribe, either directly by the Secretary, under self-determination contracts, or under compacts and funding agreements.</text> </subsection></section><section id="H2FB26D06F1454F82A2BAE98D316554A"><enum>414.</enum><header>Reports</header> <subsection id="H4B9BC28F3F3D40D8005861F95B2786CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="H4DCEAD3117E049D78C002038D2CAEE5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>On January 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report regarding the administration of this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDB23EC80A1AF4034ABBCCFD395D33935"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text>A report under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed analysis of tribal unmet need for each Indian tribe, either directly by the Secretary, under self-determination contracts under title I, or under compacts and funding agreements authorized under this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7BBAB0EDF0A8400A9287A066F7D2F0A8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No additional reporting requirements</header><text>In preparing reports under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not impose any reporting requirements on participating Indian tribes not otherwise provided by this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8F7DE33B02D426E804977850000F3B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report under subsection (a)(1) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H566C9F1F58964787BF03F07CB9136F83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be compiled from information contained in funding agreements, annual audit reports, and data of the Secretary regarding the disposition of Federal funds;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4DC7C8E8DDC04903A203CFE00086F65F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify—</text> <subparagraph id="HEFD34B1D008F490CB562443446A5BDEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the relative costs and benefits of self-governance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H671921F1620843F5B333A0009E91D0C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 members of Indian tribes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56BF9820116D4DA189D84E927B30F7A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the funds transferred to each Indian tribe and the corresponding reduction in the Federal employees and workload;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEFF2CE6DFDA41A5B09610F300890072"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the funding formula for individual tribal shares of all Central Office funds, together with the comments of affected Indian tribes, developed under subsection (d); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DA953561C49402C8788009300A346DC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>amounts expended in the preceding fiscal year to carry out inherent Federal functions, including an identification of inherent Federal functions by type and location;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBE15F062C0F547BF8995907C1F3408AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>contain a description of the methods used to determine the individual tribal share of funds controlled by all components of the Department (including funds assessed by any other Federal agency) for inclusion in compacts or funding agreements;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB810719036974445AFE83B118968D32"><enum>(4)</enum><text>before being submitted to Congress, be distributed to the Indian tribes for comment (with a comment period of no less than 30 days); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4E0670373A034FDCBB91BA049E1B4D1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include the separate views and comments of each Indian tribe or tribal organization.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H25BEA9787B294649AF40EEDF857753"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on non-bia programs</header> <paragraph id="H67AF68161C5E44A1B369CDA02C2BCA40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In order to optimize opportunities for including non-Bureau of Indian Affairs programs in agreements with Indian tribes participating in self-governance under this title, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB0AF906C96BB4AF7BDE7C5EE5EC0E786"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review all programs administered by the Department, other than through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, without regard to the agency or office concerned; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15E3DE623A0B4655ADF47EEC7C494227"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than January 1 of each year, submit to Congress—</text> <clause id="H89BC641DFC814EA49C00A120E6B69917"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of all such programs that the Secretary determines, with the concurrence of Indian tribes participating in self-governance under this title, are eligible to be included in a funding agreement at the request of a participating Indian tribe; and</text> </clause><clause id="HF83AE8D654BF4C2596D9919892F0066"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a list of all such programs for which Indian tribes have requested to include in a funding agreement under section 405(b)(3) due to the special geographic, historical, or cultural significance of the program to the Indian tribe, indicating whether each request was granted or denied, and stating the grounds for any denial.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFCD886317F544BC92357D3DB99B0800"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Programmatic targets</header><text>The Secretary shall establish programmatic targets, after consultation with Indian tribes participating in self-governance, to encourage bureaus of the Department to ensure that a significant portion of those programs are included in funding agreements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H81802EE91862484E912EA900DDE0F151"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The lists and targets under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be published in the Federal Register and made available to any Indian tribe participating in self-governance.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB571573BFFDF47ADB4987DEED47D3212"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual review</header> <subparagraph id="HE56F15247C9B4427BE1FFB691D9157E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall annually review and publish in the Federal Register, after consultation with Indian tribes participating in self-governance, revised lists and programmatic targets.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9099D1A2E8F1412BBDF46246FC024977"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The revised lists and programmatic targets shall include all programs that were eligible for contracting in the original list published in the Federal Register in 1995, except for programs specifically determined not to be contractible as a matter of law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H268261F84180434188CD85C2FFEFA5C8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report on central office funds</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2010, the Secretary shall, in consultation with Indian tribes, develop a funding formula to determine the individual tribal share of funds controlled by the Central Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for inclusion in the compacts.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HC57D1696A21D4E14BA8F67DBC52B3D"><enum>415.</enum><header>Regulations</header> <subsection id="H4862AB9F8B5D4036B8319BE98F6FC345"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="H4FD396525CFC47BEA95C63EA61EFD46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Promulgation</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2007, the Secretary shall initiate procedures under subchapter III of chapter 5, of title 5, United States Code, to negotiate and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H962B737B3F3F42F7A21449A1A9A0815C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of Proposed regulations</header><text>Proposed regulations to implement the amendments shall be published in the Federal Register not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this title.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6D6142BE1B4941BEA227A21245051505"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expiration of Authority</header><text>The authority to promulgate regulations under paragraph (1) shall expire on the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H247285A5F1F94357BCC8007215240400"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Committee</header> <paragraph id="H496E18FEE75F468E866305595E005D70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>A negotiated rulemaking committee established pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/565">section 565</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, to carry out this section shall have as its members only Federal and tribal government representatives.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFF416964E2E94402B38FEBCE1BDF5677"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>Among the Federal representatives, the Office of Self-Governance shall be the lead agency for the Department.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H77D74C2564E1453EA9FCFF7FB58B9E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adaptation of procedures</header><text>The Secretary shall adapt the negotiated rulemaking procedures to the unique context of self-governance and the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Indian tribes.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H4024670B92EA4B6DA56E00724BD25C67"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect</header> <paragraph id="H524B23DF86374B8993AABBCC8F5EEB39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>All regulatory provisions under part 1000 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, inconsistent with this title are repealed on the date of the enactment of the Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2007.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0AAE673DE3C04493873D416078007CA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effectiveness without regard to regulations</header><text>The lack of promulgated regulations shall not limit the effect of this title.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H242598F6AE354F41AEAFE96E75F8F11E"><enum>416.</enum><header>Effect of circulars, policies, manuals, guidances, and rules</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unless expressly agreed to by a participating Indian tribe in the compact or funding agreement, the participating Indian tribe shall not be subject to any agency circular, policy, manual, guidance, or rule adopted by the Department, except for—</text> <paragraph id="HCE3C65CB8C4D482785E76E96BF8FD1F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the eligibility provisions of section 105(g); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6466ACA12C1842E596A1F1C23EE91308"><enum>(2)</enum><text>regulations promulgated under section 415.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H9A0117B44D814B0DAE5482AD01765B21"><enum>417.</enum><header>Appeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In any administrative appeal or civil action for judicial review of any decision made by the Secretary under this title, the Secretary shall have the burden of proof of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence—</text> <paragraph id="H09672F1BF23449DAA4DF2435BF543ED8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the validity of the grounds for the decision; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE1E9A282A4914419B0CAD5BB06E9A875"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the consistency of the decision with the provisions and policies of this title.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H8F591AB6304D4C358C1FA061B797B73E"><enum>418.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title.</text> </section>

Tribal Self-governance

Title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: