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Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Elko County, Nevada, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 275 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Elko District, Nevada, as depicted on the map as "Elko Motocross Park." Requires the land conveyed to be used only: (1) as a motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area; or (2) for any other public purpose consistent with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

Holds approximately 373 acres of BLM administered land in trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada. Makes such land part of the Tribe's reservation. Prohibits class II or III gaming on such land. Limits the use of such land to: (1) traditional and customary uses, (2) stewardship conservation for the benefit of the Tribe, and (3) residential or recreational development. Requires the Tribe to pay the Secretary of the Interior the fair market value of any portion of such land used for another purpose.

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Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act - (Sec. 4) Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Pechanga Settlement Agreement (Agreement), entered into by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, the Rancho California Water District (RCWD), and the United States, except to the extent that it is modified by or conflicts with this Act.

Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms any amendment to the Agreement to the extent such amendment is executed to make the Agreement consistent with this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute the Agreement and any amendments to the Agreement necessary to make it consistent with this Act.

Deems the execution of the Agreement to not constitute a major federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

(Sec. 5) Confirms a Tribal Water Right of up to 4,994 acre-feet of water per year that, under natural conditions, is physically available on the Band's Reservation.

Requires the Tribal Water Right to be held in trust by the United States on behalf of the Band and its Allottees, free from forfeiture or abandonment.

Gives the Band the authority to use, allocate, distribute, and lease the Tribal Water Right in accordance with the Agreement and applicable federal law.

Authorizes Allottees to lease their lands together with any water right that is appurtenant to such lands. (Allottees are individuals who hold a beneficial real property interest in an Indian allotment that is located within the Reservation and held in trust by the United States.)

Requires the Band to enact a Pechanga Water Code that governs the storage, recovery, and use of the Tribal Water Right in accordance with the Agreement.

Subjects any provision of the Pechanga Water Code and any amendment to the Code that affects Allottee's rights to the Secretary's approval.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes and directs the Band and the United States (acting as trustee for the Band), in return for recognition of the Tribal Water Right and the other benefits set forth in the Agreement and this Act, to waive all claims for water rights within the Santa Margarita River Watershed that those parties asserted or could have asserted in any proceeding.

States that the Band and the United States, acting as trustee for the Band, waives claims against the RCWD regarding: (1) Santa Margarita River Watershed water rights, (2) subsidence damage to lands within the Reservation, and (3) the negotiation or execution of the Agreement or this Act.

Authorizes and directs the United States (acting as trustee for Allottees), in return for recognition of the Tribal Water Right and the other benefits set forth in the Agreement and this Act, to waive all claims for water rights within the Santa Margarita River Watershed that the United States asserted or could have asserted in any proceeding.

Authorizes the waiver of claims by the Band against the United States regarding: (1) Santa Margarita River Watershed water rights; (2) damages, losses, or injuries to water, water rights, land, or natural resources due to loss of water or water rights in such Watershed; (3) pending litigation of claims relating to the Band's water rights; and (4) the negotiation or execution of the Agreement or this Act.

Retains specified rights and claims for the Band and its Allottees.

(Sec. 9) Establishes in the Treasury the Pechanga Settlement Fund, consisting of (1) the Pechanga Recycled Water Infrastructure account, (2) the Pechanga ESAA (Extension of Service Area Agreement) Delivery Capacity account, (3) the Pechanga Water Fund account, and (4) the Pechanga Water Quality account.

Requires amounts in:

 the Pechanga Recycled Water Infrastructure account to be used to fulfill the Band's obligations under the Recycled Water Infrastructure Agreement for the design and construction of the Storage Pond, the Pechanga ESAA Delivery Capacity account to be used to fulfill the Band's obligations under the ESAA Capacity Agreement for the provision by the RCWD of Interim and Permanent Capacity to the Band, the Pechanga Water Fund account to be used to pay the EMWD (Eastern Municipal Water District) and MWD (Metropolitan Water District of Southern California) Connection Fees and other expenses the Band incurs in connection with the delivery or use of water pursuant to the Agreement, the Pechanga Water Quality account to be used by the Band to fund groundwater desalination activities within the Wolf Valley Basin. (Sec. 11) Authorizes appropriations for each account of the Pechanga Settlement Fund.

(Sec. 12) Makes this Act enforceable on the date the Secretary publishes findings that:

 the Adjudication Court has approved the Agreement, all amounts authorized by this Act have been deposited in the Pechanga Settlement Fund, the waivers authorized by this Act have been executed by the Band and the Secretary, the Extension of Service Area Agreement has been approved and executed by its parties and is effective and enforceable in accordance with its terms, and the ESAA Water Delivery Agreement has been approved and executed by its parties and is effective and enforceable in accordance with its terms. Repeals this Act and voids any related agreements on the later of May 1, 2021, or the day after an alternative later date agreed to by the Band and the Secretary if the Secretary does not publish those findings by April 30, 2021, or such alternative date. Returns any appropriations and unobligated amounts to the general fund of the Treasury.

(Sec. 13) Prohibits the United States from being liable for failing to carry out any obligation or activity authorized under this Act if there are insufficient appropriations, or insufficient funds in the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund or the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health, to carry out the purposes of this Act.

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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Title I: Block Grants and Grant Requirements - (Sec. 101) Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (Act) to allow Indian housing block grant recipients to use income that is realized from program income without restriction.

Applies tribal prevailing wage laws to the administration of all federal funding for projects funded in part under that Act.

(Sec. 102) Deems compliance with the environmental review requirements of the Indian housing block grant projects to satisfy any other federal environmental review requirements imposed on agencies involved in the projects.

(Sec. 103) Reauthorizes appropriations for the block grants through FY2018.

Title II: Affordable Housing Activities - (Sec. 201) Makes an exception to the requirement that housing assisted under the Act remain affordable for the useful life of the property if: (1) a family or household member subsequently takes over ownership of a unit, or (2) an improvement is made to a privately owned unit and the aggregate value of that improvement for the five-year period following its completion is less than $10,000.

Allows rental housing made available to a current tenant for conversion to a homebuyer or lease-purchase unit to be purchased by the tenant if that tenant was a low-income family at the time of initial occupancy.

(Sec. 202) Applies lease termination notification requirements to any project or program funded in part under the Act.

(Sec. 203) Repeals a program allowing Indian tribes to use a portion of the block grants for housing activities wholly self-determined by the Indian tribe.

(Sec. 204) Prohibits affordable housing that is developed, acquired, or assisted under the block grant program from exceeding by more than 20% the total development cost maximum cost for all housing assisted under an affordable housing activity, without the approval of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Title III: Compliance, Audits, and Reports - (Sec. 301) Requires the Secretary's annual report to Congress on the activities carried out under the Act to be submitted to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and House Committee on Financial Services.

Requires that report to be made available to the public.

Title IV: Other Housing Assistance for Native Americans - (Sec. 401) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary to implement a rental assistance and supportive housing demonstration program, in conjunction with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for the benefit of Indian veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness and who are residing on or near Indian areas. ("Indian areas" are defined as those areas within which an Indian tribe or a tribally designated housing entity provides affordable housing assistance under this Act.)

Authorizes the Secretary, in carrying out the demonstration program, to waive or establish alternative requirements regarding the use of rental assistance if doing so is necessary for the effective delivery and administration of rental assistance to Indian veterans.

(Sec. 402) Amends the Act to clarify that the 50-year limit on the lease of trust or Indian restricted lands for housing purposes does not affect any authority to lease those lands that is conferred pursuant to any other law in effect before, on, or after the enactment of that limit.

(Sec. 403) Reauthorizes appropriations, through FY2018, for the provision of training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities.

Title V: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 501) Amends the Act to treat a tribally designated housing entity as a community-based development organization for purposes of the Indian Community Development Block Grant program.

(Sec. 502) Repeals the provision of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008 that prohibits the use of funds under that Act for the benefit of the Cherokee Nation unless the Temporary Order and Temporary Injunction issued on May 14, 2007, by the District Court of the Cherokee Nation remains in effect or there is a settlement agreement which ends litigation among the adverse parties.

(Sec. 503) Reauthorizes the Native Hawaiian Homeownership Act through FY2018.

(Sec. 504) Allows all funds provided under a grant made pursuant to this Act to be used to meet matching or cost participation requirements under any other federal or nonfederal program.

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Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013 - Approves the Fort Belknap Indian Community-Montana Water Rights Compact, except to the extent that it conflicts with this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute the Compact once it is approved by the Fort Belknap Indian Community (Community), which is composed of the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes and their members and allottees.

Requires the United States, the Community, and Montana to petition the Montana Water Court to approve a decree, identified as Appendix 1 to the Compact, that has been agreed to by those parties. Voids approval of the Compact if the decree is not approved within five years after it is filed in court.

Requires the tribal water rights to be held in trust by the United States for the Fort Belknap Indian Community and its allottees.

Requires the Community to enact, and secure the Secretary's approval of, a Tribal Water Code to regulate tribal water rights. Deems the Code to be approved if the Secretary does not approve or reject it within 90 days of receiving it.

Allows the Community, with the approval of the Secretary and Montana, to transfer, temporarily, certain portions of the tribal water rights for use off the Fort Belknap Reservation within the Missouri River Basin. Prohibits the term of such transfer agreements from exceeding 100 years, though the agreement may provide for the renewal of the transfer for an additional term of up to 100 years.

Directs the Secretary to provide Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program pumping power, at preferred rates, to up to 27,000 net acres under irrigation pursuant to Community projects.

Requires the Community and the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Reservation to enter into an agreement, subject to the Secretary's approval, regarding the manner by which they will exercise Milk River water rights on their reservations. Lists the factors to be taken into account in arriving at an equitable accommodation of each tribe's Milk River water needs.

Directs the Secretary to divide the Milk River water rights between those tribes if they fail to enter into an agreement within three years of this Act's enactment. Requires the Secretary to: (1) negotiate with Montana for the transfer of specified parcels of state land, located on and off the Fort Belknap Reservation, for federal land; and (2) transfer to the United States specified parcels of federal land that the Community selects and requests.

Holds the transferred state and federal lands in trust for the Community.

Allocates to the Community 20,000 acre-feet per year of stored water from Lake Elwell that it may use for any beneficial purpose on or off the Reservation.

Authorizes the Community to enter into leases or other agreements for the use of that water, provided its use occurs within the Missouri River Basin and the agreement does not permanently alienate the allocation.

Directs the Commissioner of Reclamation to modify the operating procedures of the Milk River Project to ensure that the Fresno Reservoir is operated in accordance with the Compact.

Directs the Secretary to make such modifications to the federally owned facilities of the Milk River Project as are necessary to satisfy applicable Compact mitigation requirements.

Requires Montana to use certain of its own funds and certain federal contributions to fulfill its obligations under the Compact and this Act to mitigate the Milk River Project.

Establishes the Fort Belknap Indian Community Settlement Fund in the U.S. Treasury. Directs the Secretary to establish in the Fund: (1) the Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Land and Water Rehabilitation, Modernization, and Expansion account; (2) the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Resources and Water Rights Administration, Operation, and Maintenance account; (3) the Fort Belknap Indian Community Tribal Economic Development account; and (4) the Fort Belknap Indian Community Water and Wastewater Rehabilitation and Expansion account. Makes appropriations to these accounts.

Authorizes the Community to withdraw amounts in the Fund upon the Secretary's approval of a tribal management plan. Requires the Community to receive the Secretary's approval of a expenditure plan for Fund amounts that are not being withdrawn to carry out this Act.

Requires the Secretary to request Montana to pay a specified amount to contribute to the design and construction of the Peoples Creek Reservoir.

Provides for the waiver and release by the Community of water rights claims against Montana and the United States in return for recognition of the tribal water rights and other benefits provided under the Compact and this Act.

Directs the Secretary to provide the Community with assistance in planning, developing, and constructing Reservation water projects.

 Requires the Secretary to conduct one or more studies to determine: (1) the feasibility and design of a water supply and wastewater treatment system for the Community, and (2) the environmental impact and compliance of water projects that are developed pursuant to this Act and that involve the same water basin as an existing federal water project.

Absolves the United States from liability for any failure to carry out any obligation or activity authorized by this Act if adequate appropriations are not provided expressly by Congress to carry out the purposes of this Act in the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund or the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health.

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Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance Act - Holds in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 14,804 acres of federal land generally depicted on the map entitled "Oregon Coastal Land Conveyance," dated March 27, 2013.

Makes that land part of the Tribes' reservation.

Applies federal law relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from the federal land conveyed to the Tribes.

Prohibits gaming on those lands.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Oregon and California Railroad public domain land that is located within a specified planning area and is approximately equal in acreage and condition to Railroad land that this Act conveys to the Tribes.

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Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance Act of 2013 - Holds in trust for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (Tribe) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 17,826 acres of federal land generally depicted on the map entitled "Canyon Mountain Land Conveyance," dated June 27, 2013.

Makes that land part of the Tribe's reservation.

Applies federal law relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from the federal land conveyed to the Tribe.

Prohibits gaming on those lands.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Oregon and California Railroad public domain land that is located within a specified planning area and is approximately equal in acreage and condition to Railroad land that this Act conveys to the Tribe.

holds trust cow creek band tribe right title interest united_states approximately acres federal land generally depicted map entitled dated june makes land tribe reservation applies federal law relating export unprocessed logs harvested federal land unprocessed logs harvested federal land conveyed tribe prohibits gaming lands directs secretary interior convey oregon public domain land located specified planning area approximately equal acreage condition railroad land act conveys tribe


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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to expand the current authorization for the construction or rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of conjunctive use wells in the San Juan River Basin, Little Colorado River Basin, and Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico to include the planning and design of those wells.

Revises the percentages of funds authorized for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, conjunctive use wells, and San Juan River Irrigation Projects that may be made available for specified purposes by:

 increasing from 2% to 4% the portion of funds that may be used for the survey, recovery, protection, preservation, and display of archaeological resources in the area of a Project facility or conjunctive use well; and decreasing from 4% to 2% the portion of funds that may be used for purchasing land and constructing and maintaining facilities to mitigate the loss of, and improve conditions for the propagation of, fish and wildlife. Makes technical corrections.

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Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act - (Section 5) Establishes the Spokane Tribe of Indians Recovery Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit $53 million into the Fund.

Requires payments from the Fund to the Spokane Business Council in compensation for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. (The Spokane Business Council is the Spokane Tribe's governing body.)

Requires the Council to prepare a plan for the use of those payments to promote: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; (3) educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the Tribe and its members; or (4) any combination of those activities.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Bonneville Power Administration to make annual payments under the Colville Settlement Agreement to the Spokane Tribe.

Requires the Administration to: (1) make commensurate cost reductions in expenditures on an annual basis to recover each payment to the Tribe, and (2) include any such cost reduction in its annual budget.

(Sec. 7) Specifies the tax treatment of payments made to the Council or Tribe and the interest and income generated by those payments.

(Sec. 9) Provides that the deposit of amounts in the Fund extinguishes all monetary claims that the Tribe may have against the United States to a fair share of the annual hydropower revenues generated by the Grand Coulee Dam project for the past and continued use of the Tribe's land to produce hydropower at Grand Coulee Dam.

(Sec. 10) Declares that nothing in this Act establishes any precedent or is binding on the Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, or Southeastern Power Administration.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 9, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 Amends the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to repeal a provision prohibiting Alaska tribes other than the Metlakatla Indian Community from issuing and enforcing domestic violence protective orders against non-member Alaska Natives and non-Natives.

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Summary: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding such enterprises or institutions from coverage by such Act).

tribal_labor_sovereignty_act amends national labor relations act provide enterprise institution owned operated indian tribe located lands considered employer excluding enterprises institutions coverage act


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Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, the value of an Indian general welfare benefit. Defines "Indian general welfare benefit" as any payment made or services provided to or on behalf of a member of an Indian tribe under an Indian tribal government program if: (1) such program is administered under specified guidelines and does not discriminate in favor of members of the governing body of the Indian tribe; and (2) the program benefits are available to any tribal member, are for the promotion of general welfare, are not lavish or extravagant, and are not compensation for services.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish a Tribal Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on the taxation of Indians, (2) establish and require training and education for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) field agents on federal Indian law and the implementation of this Act, and (3) suspend audits and examinations of Indian tribal governments and members of Indian tribes and waive any interest or tax penalties related to the exclusion from gross income of Indian general welfare benefits.

exclusion act amends internal revenue code exclude gross income income tax purposes value indian general welfare benefit defines indian general welfare benefit payment services provided behalf member indian tribe indian tribal government program program administered specified guidelines discriminate favor members governing body indian tribe program benefits available tribal member promotion general welfare compensation services directs secretary treasury establish advise secretary taxation indians establish require training education internal_revenue_service irs field agents federal indian law implementation act suspend audits examinations indian tribal governments members indian tribes waive interest tax penalties related exclusion gross income indian general welfare benefits


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Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to require that for each fiscal year, beginning with FY2015, discretionary new budget authority for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service includes advance discretionary new budget authority for the following fiscal year.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget for each of those fiscal years detailed estimates of the funds needed for such accounts for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted.

Requires the President's budget to include information on estimates of those advanced appropriations.

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Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to make revisions to the program that provides for the integration of employment, training, and related services programs from federal funds.

Renames the Act as the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992.

(Sec. 3) Revises the purpose of the Act.

(Sec. 5) Revises provisions concerning the authority of Indian tribes to integrate employment, training, and related services programs and federal funds received by the Tribe.

(Sec. 6) Lists the types of programs that may be integrated pursuant to an approved integration plan.

Makes block grants eligible to be integrated into the plan.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to: (1) assess the programs of specified departments of the federal government, and (2) develop an inventory of all programs of those departments that may be integrated.

Allows an Indian tribe to include in the plan: (1) any program identified by the Comptroller General in the inventory, and (2) any program not identified in the inventory at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior.

(Sec. 8) Sets forth requirements regarding the granting or denial of a waiver request. Considers a waiver request to be granted if the head of an affected agency does not make a decision on the request within 90 days.

Directs the Secretary to establish and initiate an interagency dispute resolution process if an affected federal agency denies such a request and the Secretary determines that the waiver would not be inconsistent with this Act's provisions or prevent the affected agency from fulfilling its obligations under this Act. Requires if, the dispute resolution process fails to resolve the dispute between a participating Indian tribe and an affected agency, the head of the affected agency shall have the final authority to resolve the dispute. Requires the Secretary, after the dispute is resolved, to provide the requesting tribe with: (1) the final decision on the waiver request; and (2) notice of the right to file an appeal in accordance with the applicable provisions specified in this Act.

(Sec. 9) Gives the Secretary exclusive authority to approve or disapprove a plan submitted by an Indian tribe.

Sets forth requirements for the approval or denial of a plan, including giving the Secretary 90 days to approve or deny a plan.

Allows the Secretary to extend or otherwise alter the 90-day period for not more than 90 additional days if the Secretary obtains the express written consent of the Indian tribe.

 Provides for certain hearing and appeal rights for an Indian tribe if the Secretary denies its plan.

(Sec. 10) Revises provisions allowing tribes to use funds available for a plan to place participants in training positions with employers. Expands the program to include non-private employers. Extends the training allowance period from 12 months to 24 months. Removes the requirement that the employer agree to provide permanent employment to participants.

(Sec. 11) Revises the responsibilities of the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in carrying out this Act to include:

 the distribution of the funds to the respective Indian tribes by no later than 45 days after the receipt of the funds from the appropriate federal department or agency, the performance of the activities relating to agency waivers, and the establishment of an interagency dispute resolution process. Expands the number of federal departments required to enter into an interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing for the implementation of this Act.

Prohibits the BIA from developing a reporting format that requires a participating tribe to report on the expenditure of funds transferred to the tribe under the Act.

(Sec. 12) Provides that the inclusion of a program in a tribal plan under this Act shall not: (1) modify, limit, or otherwise affect the eligibility of the program for contracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; or (2) eliminate the applicability of any provision of such Act, as the provision relates to a specific program eligible for contracting under that Act.

(Sec. 13) Sets forth provisions governing the transfer of funds to Indian tribes under the Act.

(Sec. 14) Establishes rules governing the administration of funds received by Indian tribes under the Act.

Treats any funds transferred to an Indian tribe under the Act as non-federal funds for purposes of meeting matching requirements under any other federal law.

Applies civil liability limitations to plans approved under the Act.

Declares that an Indian tribe shall be entitled to retain interest earned on any funds transferred to the tribe under an approved plan and such interest shall not diminish the amount of funds the tribe is authorized to receive under the plan in the year the interest is earned or in any subsequent fiscal year.

(Sec. 15) Revises reporting requirements under the Act.

(Sec. 17) Declares that nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act: (1) affects any plan approved under the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992 (as so redesignated) before this Act's enactment date, (2) requires any Indian tribe or tribal organization to resubmit an approved plan, or (3) modifies the effective period of any such plan.

indian_employment training related services consolidation act sec amends indian_employment training related services demonstration act revisions program provides integration employment training related services programs federal funds renames act indian_employment training related services act sec revises purpose act sec revises provisions concerning authority indian tribes integrate employment training related services programs federal funds received tribe sec lists types programs integrated pursuant approved integration plan makes block grants eligible integrated plan directs comptroller general gao assess programs specified departments federal government develop inventory programs departments integrated allows indian tribe include plan program identified comptroller_general inventory program identified inventory discretion secretary interior sec sets forth requirements granting denial waiver request considers waiver request granted head affected agency decision request days directs secretary establish initiate interagency dispute resolution process affected federal agency denies request secretary determines waiver inconsistent act provisions prevent affected agency fulfilling obligations act requires dispute resolution process fails resolve dispute participating indian tribe affected agency head affected agency shall final authority resolve dispute requires secretary dispute resolved provide requesting tribe final decision waiver request notice right file appeal accordance applicable provisions specified act sec gives secretary exclusive authority approve disapprove plan submitted indian tribe sets forth requirements approval denial plan including giving secretary days approve deny plan allows secretary extend alter day period additional days secretary obtains express written consent indian tribe provides certain hearing appeal rights indian tribe secretary denies plan sec revises provisions allowing tribes use funds available plan place participants training positions employers expands program include non private employers extends training allowance period months months removes requirement employer agree provide permanent employment participants sec revises responsibilities director bureau_of_indian_affairs bia carrying act include distribution funds respective indian tribes later days receipt funds appropriate federal department agency performance activities relating agency waivers establishment interagency dispute resolution process expands number federal departments required enter interdepartmental memorandum agreement providing implementation act prohibits bia developing reporting format requires participating tribe report expenditure funds transferred tribe act sec provides inclusion program tribal plan act shall modify limit affect eligibility program contracting indian_self-determination_and_education assistance act eliminate applicability provision act provision relates specific program eligible contracting act sec sets forth provisions governing transfer funds indian tribes act sec establishes rules governing administration funds received indian tribes act treats funds transferred indian tribe act non federal funds purposes meeting matching requirements federal law applies civil liability limitations plans approved act declares indian tribe shall entitled retain interest earned funds transferred tribe approved plan interest shall diminish funds tribe authorized receive plan year interest earned subsequent fiscal year sec revises reporting requirements act sec declares act amendment act affects plan approved indian_employment training related services act redesignated act enactment date requires indian tribe tribal organization resubmit approved plan modifies effective period plan


Summary:
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to define an "Indian" for purposes of title I (Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans) of that Act.

Includes within that definition an individual who is:

 a member of a federally-recognized Indian tribe; an Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose, including eligibility for Indian health care services; a member of a tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians or who is a descendant, in the first or second degree, of any such member; determined to be an Indian under regulations promulgated by the Secretary; an urban center resident who fits any of the preceding categories; eligible for health services provided by the Indian Health Service (IHS); or of Indian descent and a member of an Indian community served by the IHS.

amends patient_protection affordable care act define indian purposes title quality affordable health care americans act includes definition individual member federally recognized indian tribe eskimo alaska_native considered secretary interior indian purpose including eligibility indian health care services member tribe band organized group indians descendant second degree member determined indian regulations promulgated secretary urban center resident preceding categories eligible health services provided indian_health_service ihs indian descent member indian community served ihs


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act - Ratifies and confirms the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking specified land into trust for the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians.

Reaffirms that land as trust land.

Prohibits an action relating to that land from being filed or maintained in a federal court.

measure amended introduced summary version repeated gun lake trust land reaffirmation act ratifies confirms actions secretary interior taking specified land trust benefit match wish band indians reaffirms land trust land prohibits action relating land filed maintained federal court


Summary: Native Small Business Conformity Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to extend eligibility for HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) status to a small business concern that is owned and controlled by a Native Hawaiian Organization.

amends small business act extend eligibility hubzone historically underutilized business zone status small business concern owned controlled


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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act - (Sec. 4) Establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Requires the President and Congress to appoint to the Commission individuals who have significant experience and expertise in Indian affairs and matters to be studied by the Commission, including health care issues facing Native children, Indian education, juvenile justice programs, and social service programs used by Native children.

Requires the Commission to establish a Native Advisory Committee consisting of representatives of Indian tribes from each region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and a native Hawaiian. Requires members of the Committee to be experienced in matters to be studied by the Commission.

Requires the Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children, including an evaluation of:

 the impact of concurrent jurisdiction on child welfare systems; barriers Indian tribes and Native Hawaiians face in using public and private grant resources; obstacles to nongovernmental financial support for programs benefitting Native children; issues relating to the validity and statistical significance of data on Native children; barriers to the development of sustainable, multidisciplinary programs designed to assist high-risk Native children and their families, as well as any examples of successful program models; and barriers to interagency coordination. Directs the Commission to use the results of the study and analyses of existing federal data to:

 develop plans and goals for federal policy relating to Native children in the short-, mid-, and long-term informed by the development of accurate child well-being measures; recommend modifications and improvements to programs that serve Native children that integrate the cultural strengths of Native communities and result in improvements to the child welfare system, the mental and physical health of Native children, educational and vocational opportunities, and tribal juvenile detention programs. recommend improvements to the collection of data regarding Native children and the programs that serve them; and identify models of successful federal, state, and tribal programs in the areas studied by the Commission. Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President, Congress, and the White House Council on Native American Affairs on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative action.

Terminates the Commission 90 days after the report is submitted.

native children act sec establishes spotted bear office_of_tribal_justice department_of_justice doj requires president congress appoint commission individuals significant experience expertise indian affairs matters studied commission including health care issues facing native children indian education juvenile justice programs social service programs native children requires commission establish consisting representatives indian tribes region bureau_of_indian_affairs bia native hawaiian requires members committee experienced matters studied commission requires commission conduct comprehensive study federal state local tribal programs serve native children including evaluation impact concurrent jurisdiction child welfare systems barriers indian tribes native hawaiians face public private grant resources obstacles nongovernmental financial support programs benefitting native children issues relating validity statistical significance data native children barriers development sustainable multidisciplinary programs designed assist high risk native children families examples successful program models barriers interagency coordination directs commission use results study analyses existing federal data develop plans goals federal policy relating native children short- mid- long term informed development accurate child measures recommend modifications improvements programs serve native children integrate cultural strengths native communities result improvements child welfare system mental physical health native children educational vocational opportunities tribal juvenile detention programs recommend improvements collection data native children programs serve identify models successful federal state tribal programs areas studied commission requires commission submit report president congress findings conclusions recommendations legislative administrative action terminates commission days report submitted


Summary: Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part. Makes such exemption inapplicable with respect to any handicraft containing any part of a migratory bird that was taken in a wasteful manner.

amends migratory bird treaty act provide act prohibits possessing selling purchasing shipping transporting authentic alaska_native handicraft basis contains migratory bird makes exemption inapplicable respect handicraft containing migratory bird taken wasteful manner


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe - Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act - (Sec. 3) Authorizes and ratifies the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe-Fish Springs Ranch 2013 Supplement to the 2007 Settlement Agreement, dated November 20, 2013, and entered into by the Tribe and the Fish Springs Ranch (Agreement).

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Tribe, in return for the benefits set forth in the 2007 Settlement Agreement (Original Agreement), the Agreement, and this Act, to execute a waiver and release against Fish Springs of:

 all legal rights to challenge the validity, characteristics, or exercise of specified Fish Springs water rights or the project to pump up to 13,000 acre feet per year of such water rights from the Honey Lake Valley Basin for transfer outside of the basin (Project); all claims for damages, losses, or injuries to the Tribe's water rights or claims of interference with, diversion of, or taking of the Tribe's water rights; all claims that would impair, prevent, or interfere with implementation of the Project pursuant to the Agreement or Original Agreement, deliveries of water by the Project pursuant to those Agreements or a Water Banking Trust Agreement between Washoe County and Fish Springs, or assignments of water credits pursuant to such Trust Agreement; and all claims against Fish Springs relating to the negotiation or adoption of the Agreement or the Original Agreement. Authorizes the Tribe, in return for the benefits set forth in the Original Agreement, the Agreement, and this Act, to execute a waiver and release of all claims against the United States that accrued at any time before and on the date that Fish Springs makes the payment to the Tribe as provided in the Agreement for damages, losses, or injuries that are related to:

 the Project or specified Fish Springs water rights; the Agreement, the Original Agreement, the final environmental impact statement for the North Valleys Rights-of-Way Projects, or the record of decision regarding that impact statement; claims the United States asserted or could have asserted in any past proceeding related to the Project; the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the Agreement, the Original Agreement, or this Act; the Tribe's use and expenditure of funds paid to the Tribe under the Agreement or the Original Agreement; the Tribe's acquisition and use of land under the Original Agreement; and the extinguishment of the claims, if any, that the Tribe waives and releases pursuant to this Act. Lists the claims and rights that the Tribe retains against Fish Springs and the United States.

Provides that the United States has no right or obligation to bring or assert, on behalf of the Tribe, the claims waived and released by the Tribe after Fish Springs makes the payment to the Tribe as provided in the Agreement.

(Sec. 5) Makes this Act and the Agreement null and void if the Tribe fails to execute, within 60 days of this Act's enactment, the waivers and releases authorized by this Act.

(Sec. 6) Limits the Agreement's beneficiaries to its parties, certain purveyors of Project water, and any assignee of Water Rights Credits for Project water pursuant to a Water Banking Trust Agreement between Washoe County and Fish Springs.

(Sec. 7) Vests jurisdiction over any civil action relating to the enforcement of the Agreement, the Original Agreement, or this Act in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

measure amended introduced summary expanded action occurred measure pyramid lake paiute tribe fish springs ranch settlement act sec authorizes ratifies pyramid lake paiute tribe fish springs ranch supplement settlement agreement dated november entered tribe fish springs ranch agreement sec authorizes tribe return benefits set forth settlement agreement original agreement agreement act execute waiver release legal rights challenge validity characteristics exercise specified water rights project pump acre feet year water rights honey lake transfer outside basin project claims damages losses injuries tribe water rights claims interference diversion taking tribe water rights claims impair prevent interfere implementation project pursuant agreement original agreement deliveries water project pursuant agreements water banking trust agreement assignments water credits pursuant trust agreement claims relating negotiation adoption agreement original agreement authorizes tribe return benefits set forth original agreement agreement act execute waiver release claims united_states accrued time date makes payment tribe provided agreement damages losses injuries related project specified water rights agreement original agreement final environmental impact statement record decision impact statement claims united_states asserted asserted past proceeding related project negotiation execution adoption agreement original agreement act tribe use expenditure funds paid tribe agreement original agreement tribe acquisition use land original agreement extinguishment claims tribe waives releases pursuant act lists claims rights tribe retains united_states provides united_states right obligation bring assert behalf tribe claims waived released tribe makes payment tribe provided agreement sec makes act agreement null void tribe fails execute days act enactment waivers releases authorized act sec limits agreement beneficiaries parties certain project water assignee water rights credits project water pursuant sec vests jurisdiction civil action relating enforcement agreement original agreement act united_states_district_court


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the special rules for the accelerated depreciation of business property used on Indian reservations.

amends internal revenue code permanent special rules accelerated depreciation business property indian reservations


Summary:
Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to tribes, tribal colleges or universities, tribal education agencies, schools, and private or tribal nonprofit organizations to develop and maintain, or improve and expand, programs that support the use by schools, from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, of Native American languages as their primary language of instruction.

Requires grant applicants to present the Secretary with specified assurances and demonstrations that the schools they will support have the capacity to provide education primarily through a Native American language.

Requires grantees to:

 support Native American language education and development; develop or refine instructional curricula for the schools they support, including distinctive teaching materials and activities; fund training opportunities for school staff that strengthen the overall language and academic goals of their schools; develop a Native Language alignment plan to create or refine assessments of student proficiency; and engage in other activities that promote Native American language education and development.

act authorize secretary education award grants tribes tribal colleges universities tribal education agencies schools private tribal nonprofit organizations develop maintain improve expand programs support use schools prekindergarten postsecondary education native american languages primary language instruction requires grant applicants present secretary specified assurances demonstrations schools support capacity provide education primarily native american language requires grantees support native american language education development develop refine instructional curricula schools support including distinctive teaching materials activities fund training opportunities school staff strengthen overall language academic goals schools develop alignment plan create refine assessments student proficiency engage activities promote native american language education development


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Native Adult Education and Literacy Act of 2014 - Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to include Tribal Colleges or Universities as eligible providers of services under that Act.

Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to Tribal Colleges or Universities and Native Hawaiian educational organizations to develop and implement innovative, effective, and replicable programs designed to enhance life skills and transition individuals to employability and postsecondary education.

Requires grantees to have a multiyear strategy, including performance measures, for increasing the number of adult American Indians, Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives that attain a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent.

Includes among the activities that may be funded by a grant:

 adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy services; family literacy services; English literacy programs, including limited English proficiency programs; opportunities for American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives to qualify for a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and demonstration and research projects and professional development activities designed to develop and identify the most successful means of addressing the educational needs of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native adults.

native adult education amends adult education family literacy act include tribal_colleges universities eligible providers services act directs secretary education award competitive grants tribal_colleges universities native hawaiian educational organizations develop implement innovative effective programs designed enhance life skills transition individuals employability postsecondary education requires grantees multiyear strategy including performance measures increasing number adult american indians native hawaiians alaska_natives attain secondary school diploma recognized equivalent includes activities funded grant adult education literacy services including workplace literacy services family literacy services english literacy programs including limited english proficiency programs opportunities american indians native hawaiians alaska_natives qualify secondary school diploma recognized equivalent demonstration research projects professional development activities designed develop identify successful means addressing educational needs american indian native hawaiian alaska_native adults


Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 18, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Extinguishes all claims and all right, title, and interest in specified Indian and non-Indian land as part of the settlement of disputes within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribes in Idaho resulting from the realignment of the Blackfoot River by the Corps of Engineers in 1964.

(Sec. 5) Requires the non-Indian land to be held in trust by the United States for the Tribes.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the Indian land to the Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7 for use or sale. Requires any proceeds from the sale of the land to be used to compensate: (1) each non-Indian landowner at fair market value for his or her loss of land resulting from this Act's implementation, and (2) the Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7 for any expenses it incurs in carrying out this Act.

Authorizes the Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7 to dispose of the land or proceeds that remain in any manner it determines to be appropriate.

measure amended passed senate september summary version repeated blackfoot river land exchange act sec extinguishes claims right title interest specified indian non indian land settlement disputes fort hall indian reservation shoshone indian tribes idaho resulting realignment blackfoot_river corps_of_engineers sec requires non indian land held trust united_states tribes sec directs secretary interior transfer indian land blackfoot river flood control district use sale requires proceeds sale land compensate non indian landowner fair market value loss land resulting act implementation expenses incurs carrying act authorizes blackfoot river flood control district dispose land proceeds remain manner determines appropriate


Summary:
May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act - Repeals the Act of May 31, 1918 (authorized the Secretary of the Interior to set aside and reserve a tract of land within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho, for town-site purposes).

Gives the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation the exclusive right of first refusal to purchase at fair market value any land within the Fort Hall Townsite and offered for sale.

Directs the United States to hold in trust for the benefit of the Tribes or a member of the Tribes: (1) any land they owned or acquired within the Townsite before this Act's enactment, and (2) any land they owned or acquired within the Townsite on or after this Act's enactment.

Declares that, nothing in this Act affects any valid right to any land set aside or set apart under the 1918 Act.

act repeal act repeals act authorized secretary interior set aside reserve tract land fort hall indian reservation idaho town site purposes gives exclusive right refusal purchase fair market value land fort hall offered sale directs united_states hold trust benefit tribes member tribes land owned acquired act enactment land owned acquired act enactment declares act affects valid right land set aside set apart act


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Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to, and enter into agreements with, Indian tribes and 1994 Institutions to conduct research and education and training programs concerning the purity of Native American seeds. (1994 Institutions are Native American tribally-controlled colleges and universities that were granted land-grant status in 1994.)

Requires grant applicants to certify that any research conducted will be performed under a cooperative agreement with at least one other entity that has the capacity and infrastructure necessary to carry out agricultural research projects.

Authorizes the use of the grants to fund research to assess the impact of: (1) public law and policies on traditional ways of life and cultural practices relating to the harvesting and cultivating of Native American seeds, and (2) contaminants that compromise the integrity and purity of those seeds.

Authorizes the use of the grants to fund education and training programs on: (1) the methods necessary to conduct such research; and (2) the best methods to continuously test, monitor, and otherwise protect the purity of Native American seeds.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the use of grants under the community facilities grant program to expand, construct, and develop seed storage facilities that are used to protect and preserve Native American seeds.

native american seeds protection act amends teaching policy act authorize secretary agriculture award grants enter agreements indian tribes institutions conduct research education training programs concerning purity native american seeds institutions native american tribally controlled colleges universities granted land grant status requires grant applicants certify research conducted performed cooperative agreement entity capacity infrastructure necessary carry agricultural research projects authorizes use grants fund research assess impact public law policies traditional ways life cultural practices relating harvesting cultivating native american seeds contaminants compromise integrity purity seeds authorizes use grants fund education training programs methods necessary conduct research best methods continuously test monitor protect purity native american seeds amends consolidated_farm rural development act authorize use grants community facilities grant program expand construct develop seed storage facilities protect preserve native american seeds


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Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2014 - Amends laws governing the ability of Indian tribes to develop energy resources located on tribal lands

Title I: Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments - (Sec. 101) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Department of the Interior to: (1) consult with an Indian tribe before adopting or approving a well spacing program that affects its energy resources, (2) provide tribes with technical assistance in planning their energy resource development programs, and (3) work with the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) in establishing the Indian energy resource development program.

Makes intertribal organizations eligible for DOE Indian Energy Education Planning and Management Assistance Program grants to manage energy development and efficiency programs. Makes tribal energy development organizations eligible for DOE energy development loan guarantees.

(Sec. 102) Requires Interior to make scientific and technical information and expertise available to tribal energy development organizations (in addition to Indian tribes) when issuing energy resource development grants.

(Sec. 103) Amends provisions relating to tribal energy resource agreements. States that leases or business agreements entered into by tribes for energy resource development may include construction or operation of facilities that: (1) produce electricity from renewable resources located on tribal land, or (2) process or refine energy resources if a portion has been developed on or produced from tribal land.

Allows leases and business agreements that pool, unitize, or communitize a tribe's energy resources with energy resources of other parties.

Provides that a lease or business agreement between the Indian tribe and a tribal energy development organization, that is majority owned and controlled by the Indian tribe does not require review and approval by Interior if the lease or business agreement was executed in accordance with specified procedures and does not exceed 30 years or 10 years for an oil and gas lease if oil and gas is produced in paying quantities.

Provides that rights-of-way granted by Indian tribes: (1) may include facilities that produce electricity from renewable resources, and (2) do not require review or approval by Interior if specified conditions are met.

Alters the process and conditions for Interior's approval of tribal energy resource agreements. Requires Interior to disapprove the agreement only if: (1) the tribe has failed to demonstrate capacity, (2) the agreement would violate federal law or a treaty of the Indian tribe, or (3) the agreement fails to include provisions required by law, such as establishing an environmental review process or allowing for periodic reviews by Interior.

Revises the process for determining tribal capacity for an agreement. Requires Interior to determine whether the tribe has sufficient capacity to regulate the development of one or more of the specific energy resources identified for development under the agreement. Requires Interior to consider Indian tribes to have demonstrated capacity if: (1) the tribe has successfully carried out a contract or compact under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act for three consecutive years involving the management of the environment, tribal land, realty, or natural resources; (2) the tribe has carried out approval of surface leases under the Long-Term Leasing Act without a finding of a compliance violation; or (3) Interior fails to make a determination within the required time period.

States that a tribe may determine any mitigation measures required for an agreement and permits a tribe to identify categorical exclusions from the environmental review process.

Revises the process for interested parties to challenge a tribe's compliance with an agreement. Requires the party to demonstrate with substantial evidence that the party would sustain an adverse environmental impact due to a tribe's noncompliance with an agreement.

Authorizes a tribe to amend an agreement to assume authority over another energy resource and requires Interior to promulgate regulations implementing the process and requirements for the amendment.

Requires Interior to provide funding to tribes in an amount equal to savings the United States will realize as a result of the tribe carrying out the agreement.

Sets forth certification requirements for tribal energy development organizations.

(Sec. 104) Directs DOE to collaborate with the Directors of the National Laboratories in making the full array of DOE technical and scientific resources available for tribal energy activities and projects.

 (Sec. 106) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct DOE to award competitive grants to assist Indian tribes in implementing strategies to: (1) develop alternative and renewable energy resources and, (2) increase energy efficiency.

Gives priority to projects that: (1) increase energy efficiency and conservation, rather than generate new energy; (2) integrate cost-effective renewable energy with energy efficiency; (3) are ready for implementation; (4) clearly articulate and demonstrate the ability to achieve measurable goals; (5) have the potential to make an impact in the government buildings, infrastructure, communities, and land of a tribe; and (6) maximize the creation or retention of jobs on Indian land.

Title II: Miscellaneous Amendments - (Sec. 201) Amends the Federal Power Act to provide Indian tribes with the preferences that states and municipalities currently receive when preliminary permits or original licenses are issued for hydroelectric projects.

(Sec. 202) Amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to establish a biomass demonstration project for federally recognized Indian tribes and Alaska Native corporations to promote biomass energy production. Specifies procedures and requirements for the projects.

(Sec. 203) Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to provide weatherization grants directly to Indian tribes.

(Sec. 204) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser to appraise Indian mineral or energy resources involved in a transaction requiring Interior's approval. Requires Interior to review and accept or reject the appraisal within 45 days. (Sec. 205) Amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to authorize the Navajo Nation to enter into a lease for the exploration, development, or extraction of any mineral resources without the approval of Interior, if the lease is executed under tribal regulations approved by Interior and meets specified term limits.

Authorizes the Navajo Nation to enter into commercial or agricultural leases of up to 99 years on their restricted lands without Interior's approval if the leases are executed under tribal regulations approved by Interior. (Currently, the leases may not exceed 25 years but may include an option to renew for up to 2 additional terms, neither of which may exceed 25 years.)

(Sec. 206) Allows the Crow Tribe of Montana to enter into leases on its restricted land for a term of up to 99 years.

(Sec. 207) Requires Interior, at the request of an Indian tribe or individual Indian, to hold in trust any advance payments, bid deposits, or other earnest money received in connection with the review and approval of a sale, lease, permit, or any other conveyance of any interest in any trust or restricted land of any Indian tribe or individual Indian.

self determination act amendments amends laws governing ability indian tribes develop energy resources located tribal lands title indian tribal energy development self determination act amendments sec amends energy policy act require department_of_the_interior consult indian tribe adopting approving program affects energy resources provide tribes technical assistance planning energy resource development programs work doe establishing indian energy resource development program makes intertribal organizations eligible grants manage energy development efficiency programs makes tribal energy development organizations eligible doe energy development loan guarantees sec requires interior scientific technical information expertise available tribal energy development organizations addition indian tribes issuing energy resource development grants sec amends provisions relating tribal energy resource agreements states leases business agreements entered tribes energy resource development include construction operation facilities produce electricity renewable resources located tribal land process refine energy resources portion developed produced tribal land allows leases business agreements pool tribe energy resources energy resources parties provides lease business agreement indian tribe tribal energy development organization majority owned controlled indian tribe require review approval interior lease business agreement executed accordance specified procedures exceed years years oil gas lease oil gas produced paying quantities provides rights way granted indian tribes include facilities produce electricity renewable resources require review approval interior specified conditions met alters process conditions interior approval tribal energy resource agreements requires interior disapprove agreement tribe failed demonstrate capacity agreement violate federal law treaty indian tribe agreement fails include provisions required law establishing environmental review process allowing periodic reviews interior revises process determining tribal capacity agreement requires interior determine tribe sufficient capacity regulate development specific energy resources identified development agreement requires interior consider indian tribes demonstrated capacity tribe successfully carried contract compact indian_self-determination_and_education assistance act consecutive years involving management environment tribal land natural resources tribe carried approval surface leases long-term_leasing_act finding compliance violation interior fails determination required time period states tribe determine mitigation measures required agreement permits tribe identify categorical exclusions environmental review process revises process interested parties challenge tribe compliance agreement requires party demonstrate substantial evidence party sustain adverse environmental impact tribe noncompliance agreement authorizes tribe amend agreement assume authority energy resource requires interior promulgate regulations implementing process requirements amendment requires interior provide funding tribes equal savings united_states realize result tribe carrying agreement sets forth certification requirements tribal energy development organizations sec directs doe collaborate directors national_laboratories making array doe technical scientific resources available tribal energy activities projects sec amends energy_policy_and_conservation_act direct doe award competitive grants assist indian tribes implementing strategies develop alternative renewable energy resources increase energy efficiency gives priority projects increase energy efficiency conservation generate new energy integrate cost effective renewable energy energy efficiency ready implementation clearly articulate demonstrate ability achieve measurable goals potential impact government buildings infrastructure communities land tribe maximize creation retention jobs indian land title miscellaneous amendments sec amends federal power act provide indian tribes preferences states municipalities currently receive preliminary permits original licenses issued hydroelectric projects sec amends tribal_forest protection act establish biomass demonstration project federally recognized indian tribes alaska_native corporations promote biomass energy production specifies procedures requirements projects sec amends energy_conservation_and_production_act provide weatherization grants directly indian tribes sec amends energy policy act allow interior affected indian tribe certified party appraiser appraise indian mineral energy resources involved transaction requiring interior approval requires interior review accept reject appraisal days sec amends long term leasing act authorize navajo nation enter lease exploration development extraction mineral resources approval interior lease executed tribal regulations approved interior meets specified term limits authorizes navajo nation enter commercial agricultural leases years restricted lands interior approval leases executed tribal regulations approved interior currently leases exceed years include option renew additional terms exceed years sec allows crow tribe montana enter leases restricted land term years sec request indian tribe individual indian hold trust advance payments bid deposits money received connection review approval sale lease permit conveyance interest trust restricted land indian tribe individual indian


Summary:
Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit any foster care placement over which an Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction from being ordered until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes an investigation of the character of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards of character the tribe is required to establish.

Defines a "covered individual" as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to such character investigation.

Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry.

Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual: (1) has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs; or (2) is listed on a child abuse and neglect registry in the state where the individual resides or resided within the preceding five years.

Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements.

Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate a regulation establishing: (1) procedures for investigating the character of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the character investigation, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.

safety act amends indian child protection family violence prevention act act prohibit foster care placement indian tribe exclusive jurisdiction ordered tribal social services agency completes investigation character covered individual resides household employed institution foster care placement concludes individuals meets standards character tribe required establish defines covered individual adult individual tribe determines subject character investigation requires tribal social services agency investigations perform criminal records checks including fingerprint based checks national crime information databases check child abuse neglect registry maintained state individual resides request state individual resided preceding years allow agency check registry prohibits foster care placement ordered investigation reveals covered individual found guilty federal state tribal court felony involving child abuse neglect spousal abuse crime child violence drugs listed child abuse neglect registry state individual resides resided preceding years excepts emergency foster care placements requirements requires indian tribe establish procedures recertify homes institutions foster care placements directs secretary interior promulgate regulation establishing procedures investigating character covered individual resides home employed institution child placed investigations preceded placement occurred self reporting requirements foster care homes institutions knowledge covered individual residing premises fail character investigation procedures guidelines emergency foster care placements procedures certifying compliance act


Summary:
Amends the Indian Reorganization Act to apply the Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when the tribe became recognized. (This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been federally recognized when the Act was enacted in 1934.) Ratifies and confirms any action taken by the Secretary pursuant to the Act for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date of the action.

 Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the effects of Carcieri v. Salazar on Indian tribes and tribal land. Requires the Secretary to publish a list of each Indian tribe and parcel of tribal land affected by that decision in the Federal Register and on the Department of the Interior's website.

amends indian reorganization act apply act federally recognized indian tribes regardless tribe recognized effectively overrules supreme_court decision carcieri salazar held secretary interior land trust specified tribe tribe federally recognized act enacted ratifies confirms action taken secretary pursuant act indian tribe federally recognized date action directs secretary report congress effects carcieri salazar indian tribes tribal land requires secretary publish list indian tribe parcel tribal land affected decision federal_register department_of_the_interior website


Summary: Grand Portage Band Per Capita Adjustment Act - Amends the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act to exclude funds paid by Minnesota to members of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, pursuant to the agreements of such Band to voluntarily restrict tribal rights to hunt and fish in territory ceded under the Treaty of September 30, 1854, from: (1) federal or state income taxes; or (2) use in denying or reducing a member's benefits under the Social Security Act or, except for payments in excess of $2,000, a federal or federally-assisted program.

grand band capita adjustment act amends indian tribal judgment funds use exclude funds paid minnesota members pursuant agreements band voluntarily restrict tribal rights hunt fish territory ceded treaty september federal state income taxes use denying reducing member benefits social security act payments excess federal federally assisted program


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Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize through FY2019 and revise a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

Decreases the required minimum number of enrollees in educational programs funded by the grant program from:

 10 to 5 enrollees in Native American language nests, and 15 to 10 enrollees in the Native American language survival schools. Changes the duration of grants provided under the program.

amends native american programs act reauthorize fy2019 revise grant program administered department_of_health_and_human_services hhs ensure survival continuing vitality native american languages decreases required minimum number enrollees educational programs funded grant program enrollees native american language enrollees native american language survival schools changes duration grants provided program


Summary:
Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to make an individual's unexpired tribal identification document issued by an Indian tribe or Native Corporation a valid form of identification in states and political subdivisions that require an individual to present a valid form of identification to vote or register to vote.

Authorizes the Attorney General (DOJ) to bring actions against such jurisdictions for declaratory judgement or injunctive relief if the Attorney General finds a disparity between in-person voting opportunities for Indians and in-person voting opportunities for non-Indians.

Prohibits states and political subdivisions, without obtaining court approval or the nonobjection of the Attorney General, from:

 eliminating an Indian reservation's sole polling place or voter registration site; moving or consolidating a polling place or voter registration site one mile or more from the existing polling place or registration site on an Indian reservation; moving or consolidating a polling place or voter registration site on an Indian reservation across a natural boundary such that travel becomes difficult for a voter, regardless of distance; eliminating in-person voting on an Indian reservation by designating the reservation a permanent absentee voting location, unless the entire state is or becomes such a location; removing an early voting location or otherwise diminishing early voting opportunities on an Indian reservation; and decreasing the number of days or hours that an in-person or early voting location is open on an Indian reservation or changing the dates of in-person or early voting on such reservation. Authorizes the Attorney General to assign federal observers to elections on an Indian reservation if the applicable tribe: (1) requests such observers, and (2) provides the Attorney General with a written complaint that efforts to deny or abridge the right to vote may occur on such reservation. Terminates the assignment of such observers after the end of the next presidential election.

Provides that if the applicable language of a minority group is not oral or unwritten when voting materials or information become available, states and political subdivisions must provide that material or information in the language of the minority group and in English.

Requires federal election observer's reports to be made available to the public within six months after they are submitted to the Attorney General.

Directs the Attorney General, to the extent practicable, to consult annually with tribal organization regarding Indian voting issues.

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues

native voting rights act amends voting rights act individual unexpired tribal identification document issued indian tribe valid form identification states political subdivisions require individual present valid form identification vote register vote authorizes attorney general doj bring actions jurisdictions declaratory injunctive relief attorney general finds disparity person voting opportunities indians person voting opportunities non indians prohibits states political subdivisions obtaining court approval attorney general eliminating indian reservation sole polling place voter registration site moving consolidating polling place voter registration site mile existing polling place registration site indian reservation moving consolidating polling place voter registration site indian reservation natural boundary travel difficult voter regardless distance eliminating person voting indian reservation designating reservation permanent absentee voting location entire state location removing early voting location diminishing early voting opportunities indian reservation decreasing number days hours person early voting location open indian reservation changing dates person early voting reservation authorizes attorney general assign federal observers elections indian reservation applicable tribe requests observers provides attorney general written complaint efforts deny right vote occur reservation terminates assignment observers end presidential election provides applicable language minority group oral voting materials information available states political subdivisions provide material information language minority group english requires federal election observer reports available public months submitted attorney general directs attorney general extent practicable consult annually tribal organization indian voting issues