S2093DEC16

TheWeekInCongress.com

Week Ending December 16, 2005

S.2093 A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to provide funds for training in tribal leadership, management, and policy, and for other purposes.

BRIEF

The bill sets spending limits for grants to American Indians who seek education and assistance in the leadership areas of business management training, law, education, policy analysis and other fields that help leaders do their job.

Sponsor: Senator John McCain (R-AZ)

Vote: Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent December 15, 2005

Cost to the taxpayers: $2.5 million 2007-08; $4 million 2009-10; and $13.5 million 2011-116.

MORE INFORMATION

(a) Findings- Congress finds that--

(1) the policy of the United States favors self-determination for Indian tribes;

(2) consistent with the policy described in paragraph (1), Indian tribes are increasingly taking control of the affairs of the tribes in order to realize in practice most of the status afforded the tribes in treaties, court decisions, and legislation;

(3) as a result of the increasing control of the tribes, tribes require enhanced leadership preparation and greater access to information relating to research and analysis of successful models for tribal government and business operations, similar to the information regularly available to Federal, State, and local government agencies;

(4) enabling Indian tribes to develop strong leadership and governing policy is consistent with Federal policy supporting tribal self-determination and increases the likelihood that tribal governments will achieve political and economic self-determination; and

(5) during the last 5 years, the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, in cooperation with the Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona, pursuant to section 6(7) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)), has provided to Indian tribes the leadership and management training, policy analysis, and research of the quality and type required to assist Indian tribes to achieve self-determination.

No reproduction or distribution without written permission from TheWeekInCongress.com.