Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law 93-638: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, on Recommendations for Strengthening the Indian Self-Determination Act, April 22, 1987, Washington, DC.

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Page 5 - Act, shall be paid wages at not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1494), as amended [40 USCS §§ 276a et seq.].
Page 8 - Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or group or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. (e) "Tribal organization...
Page 5 - Indian organizations or for the benefit of Indians, shall require that to the greatest extent feasible— (1) Preferences and opportunities for training and employment in connection with the administration of such contracts or grants shall be given to Indians; and (2) Preference in the award of subcontracts and subgrants in connection with the administration of such contracts or grants shall be given to Indian organizations and to Indian-owned economic enterprises as defined in section 3 of the Indian...
Page 3 - The Congress hereby recognizes the obligation of the United States to respond to the strong expression of the Indian people for self-determination by assuring maximum Indian participation in the direction of educational as well as other Federal services to Indian communities so as to render such services more responsive to the needs and desires of those communities.
Page 4 - ... is given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
Page 14 - ... a specific program to meet the special educational needs of Indian children who attend public schools. Such program shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (A) a plan for the equitable distribution of funds to meet the special or supplemental educational needs of Indian children and, where necessary, to provide general operating expenditures to schools and school districts educating Indian children...
Page 5 - Stat. 596), as amended, embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud any of the money, funds, assets, or property which are the subject of such...
Page 5 - Sums appropriated pursuant to this section which are not obligated and expended prior to the beginning of the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which such funds were appropriated shall remain available for obligation and expenditure during such succeeding fiscal year.
Page 10 - TO THE STATES SEC. 203. Heads of Federal departments and agencies responsible for administering grant-in-aid programs shall schedule the transfer of grant-in-aid funds consistent with program purposes and applicable Treasury regulations, so as to minimize the time elapsing between the transfer of such funds from the United States Treasury and the disbursement thereof by a State...
Page 13 - Nothing in this contract shall be construed as: (1) Affecting, modifying, diminishing, or otherwise impairing the sovereign immunity from suit enjoyed by an Indian tribe; or. (2) Authorizing or requiring the termination of any existing trust responsibility of the United States with respect to the Indian people.

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