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106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1509
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Employment, Training and
Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 2000''.
SEC. 2. 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 Act 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. 3. 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'';
(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
(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. 4. REPORT ON EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAM INTEGRATION.
Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act,
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 Act 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 Act, 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.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
the date of enactment of this Act.
Passed the Senate May 18, 2000.
Attest:
Secretary.
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1509
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
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.
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