[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 133 (Monday, October 23, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H10511-H10512]
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  INDIAN EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND RELATED SERVICES DEMONSTRATION ACT 
                           AMENDMENTS OF 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the Senate bill (S. 1509) to amend the Indian Employment, 
Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992, to emphasize 
the need for job creation on Indian reservations, and for other 
purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                S. 1509

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

      TITLE I--INDIAN EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND RELATED SERVICES 
                      DEMONSTRATION ACT AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Indian Employment, 
     Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments 
     of 2000''.

     SEC. 102. FINDINGS, PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations that have 
     participated in carrying out programs under the Indian 
     Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act 
     of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) have--
       (A) improved the effectiveness of employment-related 
     services provided by those tribes and organizations to their 
     members;
       (B) enabled more Indian and Alaska Native people to prepare 
     for and secure employment;
       (C) assisted in transitioning tribal members from welfare 
     to work; and
       (D) otherwise demonstrated the value of integrating 
     employment, training, education and related services.
       (E) the initiatives under the Indian Employment, Training, 
     and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 should be 
     strengthened by ensuring that all Federal programs that 
     emphasize the value of work may be included within a 
     demonstration program of an Indian or Alaska Native 
     organization;
       (F) the initiatives under the Indian Employment, Training, 
     and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 should have 
     the benefit of the support and attention of the officials 
     with policymaking authority of--
       (i) the Department of the Interior;
       (ii) other Federal agencies that administer programs 
     covered by the Indian Employment, Training, and Related 
     Services Demonstration Act of 1992.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are to 
     demonstrate how Indian tribal governments can integrate the 
     employment, training, and related services they provide in 
     order to improve the effectiveness of those services, reduce 
     joblessness in Indian communities, foster economic 
     development on Indian lands, and serve tribally-determined 
     goals consistent with the policies of self-determination and 
     self-governance.

     SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND 
                   RELATED SERVICES DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1992.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Indian Employment, 
     Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 
     U.S.C. 3402) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(1) Federal agency.--The term `federal agency' has the 
     same meaning given the term `agency' in section 551(1) of 
     title 5, United States Code.''.
       (b) Programs Affected.--Section 5 of the Indian Employment, 
     Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 
     U.S.C. 3404) is amended by striking ``job training, tribal 
     work experience, employment opportunities, or skill 
     development, or any program designed for the enhancement of 
     job opportunities or employment training'' and inserting the 
     following: ``assisting Indian youth and adults to succeed in 
     the workforce, encouraging self-sufficiency, familiarizing 
     Indian Youth and adults with the world of work, facilitating 
     the creation of job opportunities and any services related to 
     these activities''.
       (c) Plan Review.--Section 7 of the Indian Employment, 
     Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 
     U.S.C. 3406) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Federal department'' and inserting 
     ``Federal agency'';
       (2) by striking ``Federal departmental'' and inserting 
     ``Federal agency'';
       (3) by striking ``department'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``agency''; and
       (4) in the third sentence, by inserting ``statutory 
     requirement,'', after ``to waive any''.
       (d) Plan Approval.--Section 8 of the Indian Employment, 
     Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 
     U.S.C. 3407) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting before the period 
     at the end the following; ``, including any request for a 
     waiver that is made as part of the plan submitted by the 
     tribal government''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by inserting before the period 
     at the end the following: ``, including reconsidering the 
     disapproval of any waiver requested by the Indian tribe''.
       (e) Job Creation Activities Authorized.--Section 9 of the 
     Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services 
     Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3407) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The plan 
     submitted''; and

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       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Job Creation Opportunities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
     law, including any requirement of a program that is 
     integrated under a plan under this Act, a tribal government 
     may use a percentage of the funds made available under this 
     Act (as determined under paragraph (2)) for the creation of 
     employment opportunities, including providing private sector 
     training placement under section 10.
       ``(2) Determination of percentage.--The percentage of funds 
     that a tribal government may use under this subsection is the 
     greater of--
       ``(A) the rate of unemployment in the service area of the 
     tribe up to a maximum of 25 percent; or
       ``(B) 10 percent.
       ``(c) Limitation.--The funds used for an expenditure 
     described in subsection (a) may only include funds made 
     available to the Indian tribe by a Federal agency under a 
     statutory or administrative formula.''.

     SEC. 104. REPORT ON EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAM 
                   INTEGRATION.

       Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this 
     title, the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the tribes and 
     organizations participating in the integration initiative 
     under this title shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Resources 
     of the House of Representatives on the opportunities for 
     expanding the integration of human resource development and 
     economic development programs under this title, and the 
     feasibility of establishing Joint Funding Agreements to 
     authorize tribes to access and coordinated funds and 
     resources from various agencies for purposes of human 
     resources development, physical infrastructure development, 
     and economic development assistance in general. Such report 
     shall identify programs or activities which might be 
     integrated and make recommendations for the removal of any 
     statutory or other barriers to such integration.

    TITLE II--LIMITATION ON PARTIES LIABLE IN CERTAIN LAND DISPUTES

     SEC. 201. LIABLE PARTIES LIMITED.

       In any action brought claiming an interest in land or 
     natural resources located in Oneida or Madison counties in 
     the State of New York that arises from--
       (1) the failure of Congress to approve or ratify the 
     transfer of such land or natural resources from, by, or on 
     behalf of any Indian nation, tribe, or band; or
       (2) a violation of any law of the United States that is 
     specifically applicable to the transfer of land or natural 
     resources from, by, or on behalf of any Indian nation, tribe, 
     or band (including the Act entitled ``An Act to regulate 
     trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve 
     peace on the frontiers'', approved June 30, 1834 (1 Stat. 
     137)),

     liability shall be limited to the party to whom the Indian 
     nation, tribe, or band allegedly transferred the land or 
     natural resources.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Alaska (Mr. Young) and the gentleman from California (Mr. George 
Miller) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young).
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume, and I rise in support of S. 1509, the Indian Employment, 
Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 2000. 
This bill will demonstrate our Indian tribal governments can integrate 
their employment, training, and related services they provide.
  This legislation is important to all tribal governments, and I urge 
my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume, and I rise in support of the legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the Senate bill, S. 1509, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate bill, as amended, was 
passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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