42 C.F.R. Subpart O—Secretarial Responsibilities
Title 42 - Public Health
The IHS will consult with Tribes on budget issues consistent with Administration policy on Tribal consultation.
Title 42: Public Health
PART 137—TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE
Subpart O—Secretarial Responsibilities
Budget Request
§ 137.401 What role does Tribal consultation play in the IHS annual budget request process?
Reports
§ 137.405 Is the Secretary required to report to Congress on administration of Title V and the funding requirements presently funded or unfunded?
Yes, no later than January 1 of each year after the date of enactment of the Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 2000, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a written report regarding the administration of Title V. The report shall include a detailed analysis of the funding requirements presently funded or unfunded for each Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, either directly by the Secretary, under self-determination contracts under Title I, or under compacts and funding agreements authorized under Title V.
§ 137.406 In compiling reports pursuant to this section, may the Secretary impose any reporting requirements on Self-Governance Tribes, not otherwise provided in Title V?
No, in compiling reports pursuant to this section, the Secretary may not impose any reporting requirements on Self-Governance Tribes, not otherwise provided in Title V.
§ 137.407 What guidelines will be used by the Secretary to compile information required for the report?
The report shall be compiled from information contained in funding agreements, annual audit reports, and data of the Secretary regarding the disposition of Federal funds. The report must identify:
(a) The relative costs and benefits of self-governance, including savings;
(b) With particularity, all funds that are specifically or functionally related to the provision by the Secretary of services and benefits to Self-Governance Tribes and their members;
(c) The funds transferred to each Self-Governance Tribe and the corresponding reduction in the Federal bureaucracy;
(d) The funding formula for individual Tribal shares of all headquarters' funds, together with the comments of affected Self-Governance Tribes, developed under §137.405 of this subpart; and
(e) Amounts expended in the preceding fiscal year to carry out inherent Federal functions, including an identification of those functions by type and location.
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