Supplemental Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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Addition of language to provide the Bureau of Indian Affairs funding for activities formerly performed by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR). $1,500,000 shall be available for the assumption of functions and activities formerly performed by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) as authorized by the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-351, as amended), to ensure the full and complete discharge of the functions of ONHIR, including the functions and responsibilities of ONHIR relating to certified relocation applications, appeals pending with ONHIR, : Provided, That any funding made available in this or prior Acts to the Office of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation or the "Department of the Interior -- Indian Affairs -- Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Operation of Indian Programs" for the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program may be used by the Department for such purposes including through reprogramming or transfer: The FY 2027 Budget request includes an internal transfer of $1.5 million from the Office of Secretary to Resources Management Program Oversight. The funding ensures that any remaining functions or responsibilities of ONHIR authorized by the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 that the Secretary has assumed are fully completed and it also allows BIA to carry out any necessary actions to close out these responsibilities. Funding provided in this or previous funding bills to ONHIR or to the BIA for the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program can be used by the Department for these purposes, including by shifting Tribal Government overview and program description Subactivity - Aid to Tribal Government (TPA) The Aid to Tribal Government (TPA) (ATG) subactivity provides assistance to federally recognized Tribes to achieve and maintain stable government programs and operational services, helping Tribes ensure adherence and compliance with their own governing documents. The line item assists Tribal government systems by providing baseline funding for Tribal government programs and operational services. The Consolidated Tribal Government Program (TPA) (CTGP) seeks to promote Indian self-determination and improve the quality of life of Tribal communities by allowing approximately 275 Tribal entities to combine various contracted programs and grants of a similar or compatible nature under one funding vehicle line item. The activities funded by this program range from natural resources to real estate services to job placement and training programs and education. By merging and consolidating several programs into a single contract activity, Tribes are able to engage in a simpler and more flexible method for setting priorities, goals, and objectives. The combination of activities of similar character gives Tribes the most effective means of setting priorities and operating programs consistent with Tribal goals and objectives, as well as with Federal laws and regulations. Self-governance compacts implement the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Pub.L. 103-413), by providing resources to new and existing self-governance Tribes, enabling them to plan, conduct, consolidate, and administer programs, services, functions, and activities for Tribal citizens. Under Tribal self-governance compacts, Tribes have control and flexibility in the use of these funds and reduced reporting requirements compared to Tribes that have the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), Pub.L. 93-638 contracting and self-governance compacting process. The activities funded by this program range from natural resources to real estate services to job placement and training programs and education. Self-governance Tribes are also subject to annual trust evaluations to monitor the performance of the trust functions they perform and are subject to annual audits pursuant to the Single Audit Act Amendments (Pub.L. 104-156). The Office of Self Governance, a component office Tribal Self Governance funding is negotiated on the same basis as funding provided to Tribes via the Pub.L. 93-638 contracting process. Self-governance Tribes are subject to the same incremental adjustments of base funding as self-determination Tribes. The New Tribes (TPA) line item provides funding to support new Federally Recognized Tribes and the BIA Regions or Agencies servicing them in their respective administrative area. This line item provides TPA base funding for a newly recognized Tribe to establish and carry out the day-to-day responsibilities of a Tribal government. The 2027 Budget requests funding for this program to support the newly Federally Recognized Tribe, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (Lumbee Tribe). The Road Maintenance program (TPA) subactivity allows the BIA to maintain BIA transportation facilities (roads and bridges) on Tribal lands through the following functions: road maintenance, routine and program management. The program supports the Tribal communities with public access to critical functions/activities in the lives of the traveling public and Tribal members. Access t

Extracted from Bureau of Indian Affairs, p. 33. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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