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[H.R. 228 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.228

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen


                                 An Act


 
     To amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to 
 integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse 
                Federal sources, 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 ``Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF SHORT TITLE.
    (a) In General.--Section 1 of the Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 note; 106 
Stat. 2302) is amended to read as follows:
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    ``This Act may be cited as the `Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Act of 1992'.''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in law to the ``Indian Employment, 
Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992'' shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ``Indian Employment, Training and 
Related Services Act of 1992''.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
    Section 2 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``The purposes of this Act are to demonstrate 
    how Indian tribal governments can'' and inserting ``The purpose of 
    this Act is to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes and tribal 
    organizations to'';
        (2) by inserting ``from diverse Federal sources'' after ``they 
    provide'';
        (3) by striking ``and serve tribally-determined'' and inserting 
    ``, and serve tribally determined''; and
        (4) by inserting ``, while reducing administrative, reporting, 
    and accounting costs'' after ``policy of self-determination''.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
    Section 3 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3402), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) Indian tribe.--
            ``(A) In general.--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. 5304).
            ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `Indian tribe' includes tribal 
        organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
        5304)).'';
        (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
        (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
        ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means a program described in 
    section 5(a).''.
SEC. 5. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED.
    Section 4 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3403), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 4. INTEGRATION OF SERVICES AUTHORIZED.
    ``The Secretary shall, after approving a plan submitted by an 
Indian tribe in accordance with section 8, authorize the Indian tribe 
to, in accordance with the plan--
        ``(1) integrate the programs and Federal funds received by the 
    Indian tribe in accordance with waiver authority granted under 
    section 7(d); and
        ``(2) coordinate the employment, training, and related services 
    provided with those funds in a consolidated and comprehensive 
    tribal plan.''.
SEC. 6. PROGRAMS AFFECTED AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
    Section 5 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3404), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 5. PROGRAMS AFFECTED.
    ``(a) Programs Affected.--
        ``(1) In general.--The programs that may be integrated pursuant 
    to a plan approved under section 8 shall be only programs--
            ``(A) implemented for the purpose of--
                ``(i) job training;
                ``(ii) welfare to work and tribal work experience;
                ``(iii) creating or enhancing employment opportunities;
                ``(iv) skill development;
                ``(v) assisting Indian youth and adults to succeed in 
            the workforce;
                ``(vi) encouraging self-sufficiency;
                ``(vii) familiarizing individual participants with the 
            world of work;
                ``(viii) facilitating the creation of job 
            opportunities;
                ``(ix) economic development; or
                ``(x) any services related to the activities described 
            in clauses (i) through (x); and
            ``(B) under which an Indian tribe or members of an Indian 
        tribe--
                ``(i) are eligible to receive funds--

                    ``(I) under a statutory or administrative formula 
                making funds available to an Indian tribe; or
                    ``(II) based solely or in part on their status as 
                Indians under Federal law; or

                ``(ii) have secured funds as a result of a 
            noncompetitive process or a specific designation.
        ``(2) Treatment of block grant funds.--For purposes of this 
    section, programs funded by block grant funds provided to an Indian 
    tribe, regardless of whether the block grant is for the benefit of 
    the Indian tribe because of the status of the Indian tribe or the 
    status of the beneficiaries the grant serves, shall be eligible to 
    be integrated into the plan.
    ``(b) Program Authorization.--The Secretary shall, in cooperation 
with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 
of Commerce, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary 
of Labor, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, after the Secretary approves a plan submitted by an 
Indian tribe or tribal organization under section 8, authorize the 
Indian tribe or tribal organization, as applicable, to coordinate, in 
accordance with the plan, federally funded employment, training, and 
related services programs and funding in a manner that integrates the 
programs and funding into a consolidated and comprehensive program.''.
SEC. 7. PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
    Section 6 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3405), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6. PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
    ``A plan submitted to the Secretary for approval under this Act 
shall--
        ``(1) identify the programs to be integrated and consolidated;
        ``(2) be consistent with the purposes of this Act;
        ``(3) describe--
            ``(A) a comprehensive strategy identifying the full range 
        of potential employment opportunities on and near the service 
        area of the Indian tribe;
            ``(B) the education, training, and related services to be 
        provided to assist Indians to access those employment 
        opportunities;
            ``(C) the way in which services and program funds are to be 
        integrated, consolidated, and delivered; and
            ``(D) the results expected, including the expected number 
        of program participants in unsubsidized employment during the 
        second quarter after exit from the program, from the plan;
        ``(4) identify the projected expenditures under the plan in a 
    single budget covering all consolidated funds;
        ``(5) identify any agency of the Indian tribe to be involved in 
    the delivery of the services integrated under the plan;
        ``(6) identify any statutory provisions, regulations, policies, 
    or procedures that the Indian tribe believes need to be waived to 
    implement the plan; and
        ``(7) be approved by the governing body of the Indian tribe.''.
SEC. 8. PLAN REVIEW; WAIVER AUTHORITY; AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
    Section 7 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3406), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 7 PLAN REVIEW.
    ``(a) In General.--Upon receipt of a plan from an Indian tribe, the 
Secretary shall consult with--
        ``(1) the head of each Federal agency overseeing a program 
    identified in the plan; and
        ``(2) the Indian tribe that submitted the plan.
    ``(b) Identification of Waivers.--The parties identified in 
subsection (a) shall identify any waivers of applicable statutory, 
regulatory, or administrative requirements, or of Federal agency 
policies or procedures necessary to enable the Indian tribe to 
efficiently implement the plan.
    ``(c) Tribal Waiver Request.--In consultation with the Secretary, a 
participating Indian tribe may request that the head of each affected 
agency waive any statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirement, 
policy, or procedure identified subsection (b).
    ``(d) Waiver Authority.--
        ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of each 
    affected Federal agency shall waive any applicable statutory, 
    regulatory, or administrative requirement, regulation, policy, or 
    procedure promulgated by the agency that has been identified by the 
    parties under subparagraph (b).
        ``(2) Exception.--The head of an affected Federal agency shall 
    not grant a waiver under paragraph (1) if the head of the affected 
    agency determines that a waiver will be inconsistent with--
            ``(A) the purposes of this Act; or
            ``(B) the provision of law from which the program included 
        in the plan derives its authority that is specifically 
        applicable to Indians.
    ``(e) Decision on Waiver Request.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the head of an 
    affected agency receives a waiver request, the head of the affected 
    agency shall decide whether to grant or deny the request.
        ``(2) Denial of request.--If the head of the affected agency 
    denies a waiver request, not later than 30 days after the date on 
    which the denial is made, the head of the affected agency shall 
    provide the requesting Indian tribe and the Secretary with written 
    notice of the denial and the reasons for the denial.
        ``(3) Failure to act on request.--If the head of an affected 
    agency does not make a decision under paragraph (1) by the deadline 
    identified in that paragraph, the request shall be considered to be 
    granted.
    ``(f) Secretarial Review.--If the head of an affected agency denies 
a waiver request under subsection (e)(2), not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the request is denied, the Secretary shall review the 
denial and determine whether granting the waiver--
        ``(1) will be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act; or
        ``(2) will prevent the affected agency from fulfilling the 
    obligations of the affected agency under this Act.
    ``(g) Interagency Dispute Resolution.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
    which the Secretary determines that granting the waiver will not be 
    inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and will not prevent 
    the affected agency from fulfilling the obligations of the affected 
    agency under this Act, the Secretary shall establish and initiate 
    an interagency dispute resolution process involving--
            ``(A) the Secretary;
            ``(B) the participating Indian tribe; and
            ``(C) the head of the affected agency.
        ``(2) Duration.--A dispute subject to paragraph (1) shall be 
    resolved not later than 30 days after the date on which the process 
    is initiated.
    ``(h) Final Authority.--If the dispute resolution process fails to 
resolve the dispute between a participating Indian tribe and an 
affected agency, the head of the affected agency shall have the final 
authority to resolve the dispute.
    ``(i) Final Decision.--Not later than 10 days after the date on 
which the dispute is resolved under this section, the Secretary shall 
provide the requesting Indian tribe with--
        ``(1) the final decision on the waiver request; and
        ``(2) notice of the right to file an appeal in accordance with 
    the applicable provisions described in section 8(d).''.
SEC. 9. PLAN APPROVAL; SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY; REVIEW OF DECISION.
    Section 8 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3407), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 8. PLAN APPROVAL; SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY; REVIEW OF DECISION.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall have exclusive authority to 
approve or disapprove a plan submitted by an Indian tribe in accordance 
with section 6.
    ``(b) Approval Process.--
        ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
    which the Secretary receives a plan, the Secretary shall, after 
    coordinating with the Secretary of each Federal agency providing 
    funds to be used to implement the plan, approve or deny the plan.
        ``(2) Approval.--If the Secretary approves a plan under 
    paragraph (1), the Secretary shall authorize the transfer of 
    program funds identified in the plan in accordance with section 13.
        ``(3) Denial.--If the Secretary denies the plan under paragraph 
    (1), the Secretary shall provide to the Indian tribe a written 
    notification of disapproval of the plan that contains a specific 
    finding that clearly demonstrates, or that is supported by a 
    controlling legal authority, that the plan does not meet the 
    requirements described in section 6.
        ``(4) Partial approval.--
            ``(A) In general.--If a plan is denied under paragraph (3) 
        solely on the basis that a request for a waiver that is part of 
        the plan has not been approved (or is subject to dispute 
        resolution) under section 7, the Secretary shall, upon a 
        request from the tribe, grant partial approval for those 
        portions of the plan not affected by the request for a waiver.
            ``(B) Approval after resolution.--With respect to a plan 
        described in subparagraph (A), on resolution of the request for 
        a waiver under section 7, the Secretary shall, on a request 
        from the tribe, approve the plan or amended plan not later than 
        90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the 
        request.
        ``(5) Failure to act.--If the Secretary does not make a 
    decision under paragraph (1) within 90 days of the date on which 
    the Secretary receives the plan, the plan shall be considered to be 
    approved.
    ``(c) Extension of Time.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary may extend or otherwise alter the 90-day period 
identified in subsection (b)(1) for not more than 90 additional days, 
if, before the expiration of the period, the Secretary obtains the 
express written consent of the Indian tribe.
    ``(d) Review of Denial.--
        ``(1) Procedure upon refusal to approve plan.--If the Secretary 
    denies a plan under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) state any objections in writing to the Indian tribe;
            ``(B) provide assistance to the Indian tribe to overcome 
        the stated objections; and
            ``(C) unless the Indian tribe brings a civil action under 
        paragraph (2), 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, under such rules and regulations as 
        the Secretary may promulgate.
        ``(2) Civil actions.--
            ``(A) In general.--The district courts of the United States 
        shall have original jurisdiction of a civil action against the 
        appropriate Secretary arising under this section.
            ``(B) Administrative hearing and appeal not required.--An 
        Indian tribe may bring a civil action under this paragraph 
        without regard to whether the Indian tribe had a hearing or 
        filed an appeal under paragraph (1).
            ``(C) Relief.--In an action brought under this paragraph, 
        the court may order appropriate relief (including injunctive 
        relief to reverse a denial of a plan under this section or to 
        compel an officer or employee of the United States, or any 
        agency thereof, to perform a duty provided under this Act or 
        regulations promulgated thereunder) against any action by an 
        officer or employee of the United States or any agency thereof 
        contrary to this Act or regulations promulgated thereunder.
        ``(3) Final agency action.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
    of law, a decision by an official of the Department of the Interior 
    or the Department of Health and Human Services, as appropriate 
    (collectively referred to in this paragraph as the `Department') 
    that constitutes final agency action and that relates to an appeal 
    within the Department that is conducted under paragraph (1)(C) 
    shall be made--
            ``(A) 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 (such as the Indian Health 
        Service or the Bureau of Indian Affairs) in which the decision 
        that is the subject of the appeal was made; or
            ``(B) by an administrative law judge.''.
  SEC. 10. EMPLOYER TRAINING PLACEMENTS.
    Section 10 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3409), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
  ``SEC. 10. EMPLOYER TRAINING PLACEMENTS.
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), an Indian tribe that 
has in place an approved plan under this Act may use the funds made 
available for the plan under this Act--
        ``(1) to place participants in training positions with 
    employers; and
        ``(2) to pay the participants a training allowance or wage for 
    a training period of not more than 24 months, which may be 
    nonconsecutive.
    ``(b) Requirements.--An Indian tribe may carry out subsection (a) 
only if the Indian tribe enters into a written agreement with each 
applicable employer under which the employer shall agree--
        ``(1) to provide on-the-job training to the participants; and
        ``(2) on satisfactory completion of the training period 
    described in subsection (a)(2), to prioritize the provision of 
    permanent employment to the participants.''.
  SEC. 11. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
    Section 11 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3410), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
  ``SEC. 11. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
    ``(a) Lead Agency.--
        ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
    the lead agency responsible for implementation of this Act shall be 
    the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
        ``(2) Inclusions.--The responsibilities of the Director of the 
    Bureau of Indian Affairs in carrying out this Act shall include--
            ``(A) in coordination with the head of each Federal agency 
        overseeing a program identified in the plan, the development of 
        a single model report for each Indian tribe that has in place 
        an approved plan under this Act to submit to the Director 
        reports on any consolidated activities undertaken and joint 
        expenditures made under the plan;
            ``(B) the provision, directly or through contract, of 
        appropriate voluntary and technical assistance to participating 
        Indian tribes;
            ``(C) the development and use of a single monitoring and 
        oversight system for plans approved under this Act;
            ``(D)(i) the receipt of all funds covered by a plan 
        approved under this Act; and
            ``(ii) the distribution of the funds to the respective 
        Indian tribes by not later than 45 days after the date of 
        receipt of the funds from the appropriate Federal department or 
        agency; and
            ``(E)(i) the performance of activities described in section 
        7 relating to agency waivers; and
            ``(ii) the establishment of an interagency dispute 
        resolution process.
        ``(3) Memorandum of agreement.--
            ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the Indian Employment, Training and Related 
        Services Consolidation Act of 2017, the Secretary (acting 
        through the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs), in 
        conjunction with the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, 
        Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland 
        Security, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Transportation, 
        and Veterans Affairs and the Attorney General, shall enter into 
        an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the 
        implementation of this Act.
            ``(B) Inclusions.--The memorandum of agreement under 
        subparagraph (A) shall include provisions relating to--
                ``(i) an annual meeting of participating Indian tribes 
            and Federal departments and agencies, to be co-chaired by--

                    ``(I) a representative of the President; and
                    ``(II) a representative of the participating Indian 
                tribes;

                ``(ii) an annual review of the achievements under this 
            Act, including the number and percentage of program 
            participants in unsubsidized employment during the second 
            quarter after exit from the program, and any statutory, 
            regulatory, administrative, or policy obstacles that 
            prevent participating Indian tribes from fully and 
            efficiently carrying out the purposes of this Act; and
                ``(iii) a forum comprised of participating Indian 
            tribes and Federal departments and agencies to identify and 
            resolve interagency conflicts and conflicts between the 
            Federal Government and Indian tribes in the administration 
            of this Act.
    ``(b) Report Format.--
        ``(1) In general.--The lead agency shall develop and distribute 
    to Indian tribes that have in place an approved plan under this Act 
    a single report format, in accordance with the requirements of this 
    Act.
        ``(2) Requirements.--The lead agency shall ensure that the 
    report format developed under paragraph (1), together with records 
    maintained by each participating Indian tribe, contains information 
    sufficient--
            ``(A) to determine whether the Indian tribe has complied 
        with the requirements of the approved plan of the Indian tribe;
            ``(B) to determine the number and percentage of program 
        participants in unsubsidized employment during the second 
        quarter after exit from the program; and
            ``(C) to provide assurances to the head of each applicable 
        Federal department or agency that the Indian tribe has complied 
        with all directly applicable statutory and regulatory 
        requirements not waived under section 7.
        ``(3) Limitation.--The report format developed under paragraph 
    (1) shall not require a participating Indian tribe to report on the 
    expenditure of funds expressed by fund source or single agency code 
    transferred to the Indian tribe under an approved plan under this 
    Act but instead shall require the Indian tribe to submit a single 
    report on the expenditure of consolidated funds under such plan.''.
  SEC. 12. NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.
    Section 12 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3411), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
  ``SEC. 12. NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.
    ``(a) In General.--In no case shall the amount of Federal funds 
available to an Indian tribe that has in place an approved plan under 
this Act be reduced as a result of--
        ``(1) the enactment of this Act; or
        ``(2) the approval or implementation of a plan of an Indian 
    tribe under this Act.
    ``(b) Interaction With Other Laws.--The inclusion of a program in a 
tribal plan under this Act shall not--
        ``(1) modify, limit, or otherwise affect the eligibility of the 
    program for contracting under the Indian Self-Determination and 
    Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); or
        ``(2) eliminate the applicability of any provision of the 
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
    5301 et seq.), as the provision relates to a specific program 
    eligible for contracting under that Act.''.
  SEC. 13. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
    Section 13 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3412), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended to read as follows:
  ``SEC. 13. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
later than 30 days after the date of apportionment to the applicable 
Federal department or agency, the head of a Federal agency overseeing a 
program identified in a plan approved under this Act shall transfer to 
the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for distribution to an 
Indian tribe any funds identified in the approved plan of the Indian 
tribe.
    ``(b) Transfer of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, at the request of the Indian tribe, all program funds transferred 
to an Indian tribe in accordance with the approved plan of the Indian 
tribe shall be transferred to the Indian tribe pursuant to an existing 
contract, compact, or funding agreement awarded pursuant to title I or 
IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).''.
  SEC. 14. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.
    Section 14 of the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services 
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3413), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is 
amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d);
        (2) by striking the section designation and heading and all 
    that follows through subsection (a) and inserting the following:
  ``SEC. 14. ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.
    ``(a) Requirements.--
        ``(1) In general.--
            ``(A) Consolidation and reallocation of funds.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts 
        transferred to a tribe pursuant to an approved plan may be 
        consolidated, reallocated, and rebudgeted as specified in the 
        approved plan to best meet the employment, training, and 
        related needs of the local community served by the Indian 
        tribe.
            ``(B) Authorized use of funds.--The amounts used to carry 
        out a plan approved under this Act shall be administered in 
        such manner as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
        ensure the amounts are spent on activities authorized under the 
        approved plan.
            ``(C) Effect.--Nothing in this section interferes with the 
        ability of the Secretary or the lead agency to use accounting 
        procedures that conform to generally accepted accounting 
        principles, auditing procedures, and safeguarding of funds that 
        conform to chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code (commonly 
        known as the `Single Audit Act of 1984').
        ``(2) Separate records and audits not required.--
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations 
    and circulars of any agency (including Office of Management and 
    Budget Circular A-133)), an Indian tribe that has in place an 
    approved plan under this Act shall not be required--
            ``(A) to maintain separate records that trace any service 
        or activity conducted under the approved plan to the program 
        for which the funds were initially authorized or transferred;
            ``(B) to allocate expenditures among such a program; or
            ``(C) to audit expenditures by the original source of the 
        program.
    ``(b) Carryover.--
        ``(1) In general.--Any funds transferred to an Indian tribe 
    under this Act that are not obligated or expended prior to the 
    beginning of the fiscal year after the fiscal year for which the 
    funds were appropriated shall remain available for obligation or 
    expenditure without fiscal year limitation, subject to the 
    condition that the funds shall be obligated or expended in 
    accordance with the approved plan of the Indian tribe.
        ``(2) No additional documentation.--The Indian tribe shall not 
    be required to provide any additional justification or 
    documentation of the purposes of the approved plan as a condition 
    of receiving or expending the funds.
    ``(c) Indirect Costs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
an Indian tribe shall be entitled to recover 100 percent of any 
indirect costs incurred by the Indian tribe as a result of the transfer 
of funds to the Indian tribe under this Act.''; and
        (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
            (A) by striking ``All administrative'' and inserting the 
        following:
        ``(1) In general.--All administrative''; and
            (B) by striking ``regulations)'' and all that follows 
        through the end of the subsection and inserting the following: 
        ``regulations).
        ``(2) Treatment.--The amount equal to the difference between 
    the amount of the commingled funds and the actual administrative 
    cost of the programs, as described in paragraph (1), shall be 
    considered to be properly spent for Federal audit purposes if the 
    amount is used to achieve the purposes of this Act.
    ``(e) Matching Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds transferred to an Indian tribe under this Act shall be 
treated as non-Federal funds for purposes of meeting matching 
requirements under any other Federal law, except those administered by 
the Department of Labor or the Department of Health and Human Services.
    ``(f) Claims.--The following provisions of law shall apply to plans 
approved under this Act:
        ``(1) Section 314 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-512; 104 Stat. 
    1959).
        ``(2) Chapter 171 of title 28 (commonly known as the `Federal 
    Tort Claims Act').
    ``(g) Interest or Other Income.--
        ``(1) In general.--An Indian tribe shall be entitled to retain 
    interest earned on any funds transferred to the tribe under an 
    approved plan and such interest shall not diminish the amount of 
    funds the Indian tribe is authorized to receive under the plan in 
    the year the interest is earned or in any subsequent fiscal year.
        ``(2) Prudent investment.--Funds transferred under a plan shall 
    be managed in accordance with the prudent investment standard.''.
  SEC. 15. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ON INDIAN WORK FORCE.
    Section 17(a) of the Indian Employment, Training and Related 
Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3416(a)), as amended by section 2 of 
this Act, is amended in the first sentence--
        (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and all that follows through 
    ``manner,'' and inserting ``The Secretary of Labor, in consultation 
    with the Secretary, Indian tribes, and the Director of the Bureau 
    of the Census, shall''; and
        (2) by striking ``, by gender,''.
  SEC. 16. REPEALS; CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
    (a) Repeals.--Sections 15 and 16 of the Indian Employment, Training 
and Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3414, 3415), as amended by 
section 2 of this Act, are repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 17 and 18 of the Indian 
Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3416, 
3417) (as amended by this Act) are redesignated as sections 15 and 16, 
respectively.
  SEC. 17. EFFECT OF ACT.
    Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act--
        (1) affects any plan approved under the Indian Employment, 
    Training and Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) 
    (as so redesignated) before the date of enactment of this Act;
        (2) requires any Indian tribe or tribal organization to 
    resubmit a plan described in paragraph (1); or
        (3) modifies the effective period of any plan described in 
    paragraph (1).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.