[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2668 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2668

To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to 
    provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2014

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to 
    provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Self Determination Contract 
Reporting Commitment to Tribes Act''.

SEC. 2. INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACT FUNDING AND INDIRECT COSTS.

    Section 106(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450j-1(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively, and indenting 
        appropriately;
            (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``Not later than'' 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than'';
            (3) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such report'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Inclusions.--The report''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Presumption.--For any claim, appeal, or civil action 
        brought pursuant to subsections (a) and (d) of section 110 that 
        is pending on the date of enactment of this paragraph, it shall 
        be presumed, in the absence of fraud or mathematical error, 
        that the deficiency amounts reported to Congress under 
        paragraph (2)(B) accurately reflect the minimum damages due any 
        Indian tribe or tribal organization filing the claim, appeal, 
        or civil action.
            ``(4) Public availability.--Not later than June 1 of each 
        year, the report and accompanying data prepared under this 
        subsection for that year--
                    ``(A) shall be made available to the public; and
                    ``(B) shall not be subject to an exemption under 
                section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.''.
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