Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on the Implementation of the Indian Self-Determination Act, and Development of Regulations Following Passage of the 1988 Amendments to the Act, July 29, 1994--Washington, DC.

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Page 107 - Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and...
Page 172 - States; and (ii) attorney fees shall not be awarded in excess of $75 per hour unless the court determines that an increase in the cost of living or a special factor, such as the limited availability of qualified attorneys for the proceedings involved, justifies a higher fee.); (B) "party...
Page 141 - Federal agency shall cause to be made and preserved records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities.
Page 34 - Indians to exercise greater self-determination, but our progress has never been commensurate with our promises. Part of the reason for this situation has been the threat of termination. But another reason is the fact that when a decision is made as to whether a Federal program will be turned over to Indian administration, it is the Federal authorities and not the Indian people who finally make that decision. This situation should be reversed. In my judgment, it should be up to the Indian tribe to...
Page 138 - Schedule, or If at any time the Contractor has reason to believe that the total cost to the Government for the performance of this contract will be...
Page 210 - ... prolonged Federal domination of Indian service programs has served to retard rather than enhance the progress of Indian people and their communities by depriving Indians of the full opportunity to develop leadership skills crucial to the realization of self-government, and has denied to the Indian people an effective voice in the planning and implementation of programs for the benefit of Indians which are responsive to the true needs of Indian communities; and (2) the Indian people will never...
Page 72 - The Congress, after careful review of the Federal Government's historical and special legal relationship with, and resulting responsibilities to, American Indian people, finds that — (1) the prolonged Federal domination of Indian service programs has served to retard rather than enhance the progress of Indian people...
Page 140 - ... to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Page 185 - Director or his delegate determines that the performance of a contractor under these regulations involves (1) the violation of the rights or endangerment of the health, safety, or welfare...
Page 130 - ... of the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), as amended. The intent of the Committee is that administrative functions of the Indian Health Service are contractible under the Indian Self-Determination Act.

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