[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 952 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 952

  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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2007

  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 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. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Federal Government favors a policy of self-
        determination for Indian tribes;
            (2) consistent with the policy described in paragraph (1), 
        Indian tribes continue to assume more control of the affairs of 
        the Indian tribes in order to exercise the status provided to 
        the Indian tribes in treaties, court decisions, and 
        legislation;
            (3) as a result of that increased assumption of control, 
        Indian tribes require enhanced leadership preparation and 
        greater access to information--
                    (A) relating to the research and analysis of 
                successful models for tribal government and business 
                operations; and
                    (B) that is similar to the information regularly 
                available to Federal, State, and local governments;
            (4) enabling Indian tribes to develop a strong leadership 
        and governing policy--
                    (A) is consistent with the policy of the Federal 
                Government relating to the encouragement and support of 
                tribal self-determination; and
                    (B) increases the likelihood that tribal 
                governments will achieve political and economic self-
                determination; and
            (5) in accordance with 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)), the 
        Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
        Environmental Policy Foundation, in cooperation with the Native 
        Nations Institute at the University of Arizona, has provided to 
        Indian tribes leadership and management training, policy 
        analysis, and research of the quality and type required by 
        Indian tribes for the achievement of self-determination.

SEC. 2. NATIVE NATIONS LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND POLICY.

    (a) 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) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``For the purposes of this Act--'' and inserting ``In this 
        Act--'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; and
            (3) 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).''.

SEC. 3. 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 adding the 
following:
    ``(c) Training in Tribal Leadership, Management, and Policy.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are 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) Exception.--An appropriation made under paragraph (1) 
        shall not be subject to section 7(c).''.
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