§ 3410. Federal responsibilities

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1992

   Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992

   Pub. L. 102–477 § 11 · 106 Stat. 2302

   Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 3410

   Pub. L. 102–477, § 11, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2304

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 102–477, § 11, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2304

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 11. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) Responsibilities of the Department of the Interior.— Contracts. Within 180 days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education shall enter into an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the implementation of the demonstration projects authorized under this Act. The lead agency for a demonstration program under this Act shall be the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. The responsibilities of the lead agency shall include— (1) the use of a single report format related to the plan for the individual project which shall be used by a tribal government to report on the activities undertaken under the project; (2) the use of a single report format related to the projected expenditures for the individual project which shall be used by a tribal government to report on all project expenditures; (3) the development of a single system of Federal oversight for the project, which shall be implemented by the lead agency; and (4) the provision of technical assistance to a tribal government appropriate to the project, except that a tribal government shall have the authority to accept or reject the plan for providing such technical assistance and the technical assistance provider. (b) Report Requirements.— The single report format shall be developed by the Secretary, consistent with the requirements of this Act. Such report format, together with records maintained on the consolidated program at the tribal level shall contain such information as will allow a determination that the tribe has complied with the requirements incorporated in its approved plan and will provide assurances to each Secretary that the tribe has complied with all directly applicable statutory requirements and with those directly applicable regulatory requirements which have not been waived.

2. 2017

   Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–93 § 11 · 131 Stat. 2026

   Amended · 25 U.S.C. § 3410

   Pub. L. 115–93 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to Federal responsibilities, specifying the responsibilities of Department of the Interior, and report requirements

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–93 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to Federal responsibilities, specifying the responsibilities of Department of the Interior, and report requirements.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   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.” .

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