§5372 Reports

Summary

On January 1 each year, the Secretary must send Congress a report about how self‑governance is being run. Any Indian Tribe can also send the Office of Self‑Governance and the right Congressional committees a yearly review of funding needs that are not being met. The report must use information from funding agreements, audits, and the Secretary’s financial data. It must show the costs and benefits of self‑governance, list funds tied to services for Tribes, show what money was moved to each Tribe and how federal jobs or workload changed, and include the funding formula for each Tribe’s share of Central Office funds. The draft report must be shared with Tribes at least 30 days before it goes to Congress and include each Tribe’s separate comments. The report must also list programs open for negotiation and any special program requests by Tribes, saying whether each request was approved or denied and why. The Secretary must also review Department programs outside the BIA, set targets with Tribes to make some of those programs available for agreements, and publish the program lists and targets in the Federal Register. The lists and targets must be updated and published every year after Tribe consultation, considering programs from the 1995 list except those barred by law. By January 1, 2020, the Secretary must work with Tribes to create the formula for dividing Central Office funds for compacts.