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Bill114th CongressFiled Jan 13, 2015Native Americans
H.R. 329

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2016

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Dec 7, 2016)

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to rename the Act to the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992 and to revise the program that provides for the integration of employment, training, and related services programs for Indian tribes.

(Sec. 6) The bill revises the types of programs that may be integrated.

(Sec. 8) The bill revises the process for: (1) federal agencies to grant or deny a tribe's request to waive statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirements to efficiently implement an integration plan; and (2) the Department of the Interior to approve or disapprove an integration plan. A tribe is granted certain hearing and appeal rights if Interior disapproves its plan.

(Sec. 10) Tribal authority to use funds to place participants in training positions with employers is revised.

(Sec. 13) The Bureau of Indian Affairs must receive and distribute funds for use in accordance with an approved integration plan.

(Sec. 14) Funds transferred to a tribe must be treated as non-federal funds for purposes of meeting matching requirements, except funds administered by the Department of Labor or the Department of Health and Human Services.

Civil liability limitations apply to approved integration plans.

What just happenedDec 8, 2016

Received in the Senate.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large](R-AK)Sponsor
4 cosponsors1 D3 R
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  1. Dec 8, 2016IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate.

  2. Dec 7, 2016FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Dec 7, 2016FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7292-7295)

  4. Dec 7, 2016Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7292-7295)

  5. Dec 7, 2016FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 329.

  6. Dec 7, 2016FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7292-7297)

  7. Dec 7, 2016FloorH30300

    Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. Dec 7, 2016CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 662.

  9. Dec 7, 2016DischargeH12300

    Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

    Ways and Means Committee
  10. Dec 7, 2016Committee5500

    Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

    Ways and Means Committee
  11. Dec 7, 2016DischargeH12300

    Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  12. Dec 7, 2016Committee5500

    Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  13. Nov 16, 2016IntroReferralH11200

    Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not later than Dec. 8, 2016 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(t) of rule X.

    Ways and Means Committee
  14. Nov 16, 2016IntroReferralH11200

    Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for a period ending not later than Dec. 8, 2016 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(e) of rule X.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  15. Nov 16, 2016CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-828, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  16. Nov 16, 2016Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-828, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  17. Mar 16, 2016Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    Natural Resources Committee
  18. Mar 16, 2016Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  19. Mar 15, 2016Committee

    Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  20. Mar 15, 2016Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  21. Apr 14, 2015Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
  22. Mar 2, 2015Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

    Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
  23. Jan 13, 2015IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Natural Resources Committee
  24. Jan 13, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  25. Jan 13, 2015IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House amendedDec 7, 201636

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to rename the Act to the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992 and to revise the program that provides for the integration of employment, training, and related services programs for Indian tribes.

(Sec. 6) The bill revises the types of programs that may be integrated.

(Sec. 8) The bill revises the process for: (1) federal agencies to grant or deny a tribe's request to waive statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirements to efficiently implement an integration plan; and (2) the Department of the Interior to approve or disapprove an integration plan. A tribe is granted certain hearing and appeal rights if Interior disapproves its plan.

(Sec. 10) Tribal authority to use funds to place participants in training positions with employers is revised.

(Sec. 13) The Bureau of Indian Affairs must receive and distribute funds for use in accordance with an approved integration plan.

(Sec. 14) Funds transferred to a tribe must be treated as non-federal funds for purposes of meeting matching requirements, except funds administered by the Department of Labor or the Department of Health and Human Services.

Civil liability limitations apply to approved integration plans.

Reported to House amended, Part INov 16, 201618

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to rename the Act to the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992 and to revise the program that provides for the integration of employment, training, and related services programs for Indian tribes.

(Sec. 6) The bill revises the types of programs that may be integrated.

(Sec. 8) The bill revises the process for: (1) federal agencies to grant or deny a tribe's request to waive statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirements to efficiently implement an integration plan; and (2) the Department of the Interior to approve or disapprove an integration plan. A tribe is granted certain hearing and appeal rights if Interior disapproves its plan.

(Sec. 10) Tribal authority to use funds to place participants in training positions with employers is revised.

(Sec. 13) The Bureau of Indian Affairs must receive and distribute funds for use in accordance with an approved integration plan.

(Sec. 14) Funds transferred to a tribe must be treated as non-federal funds for purposes of meeting matching requirements.

Civil liability limitations apply to approved integration plans.

Introduced in HouseJan 13, 2015

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2015

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.

Revises the types of programs that may be integrated pursuant to an approved integration plan.

Directs the Government Accountability Office to assess the programs of specified departments, and develop an inventory of all programs of those departments that may be integrated.

Sets forth requirements regarding the granting or denial of an Indian tribe's request to waive any applicable statutory, regulatory, or administrative requirements or waive federal agency policies or procedures necessary to efficiently implement the plan.

Prescribes certain hearing and appeal rights for an Indian tribe if the Department of the Interior denies its plan.

Revises the authority of tribes to use funds available for a plan to place participants in training positions with employers.

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.

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.

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.

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2016 — Informed