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1 S. 209, PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act 1 (March 25, 2019)

handle is hein.congrec/cboprogt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate vi ,ons OT uoiiars 2019 Direct Spending (Outlays) Revenues Deficit Effect 201 9-224 0 0 0 March 25, 2019 2019-2029 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. 209 would modify eligibility requirements for tribes participating in the Tribal Self-Govemance (SG) program, which authorizes Indian tribes to assume responsibility for certain programs, functions, and services or activities that would otherwise be carried out by the federal government for the benefit of tribal governments. The bill also would amend the process for negotiating agreements between the tribes and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and would establish new guidelines for how to administer the program. In particular, the bill would allow tribes to correct significant errors (known as material exceptions) in annual financial audits when they apply to participate in the program. Under current law, a tribe must achieve three consecutive years of audits with no material exceptions in order to be eligible to enter into an SG contract with the federal government. Under the bill, CBO expects, the number of tribes that enter into SG agreements with the federal government would increase by about 25 each year, beginning in 2021. (Currently, 285 tribes participate.) Using information from BIA, CBO estimates that the Office of Self Governance (OSG) would require additional employees over the 2020-2024 period to work on audits, contracts, and negotiations with tribes. At the same time, CBO expects that the workload under BIA's Self- Determination (SD) program would result in a decrease of a comparable number of employees because tribes would exit SD agreements and enter into SG agreements.' On balance, CBO estimates, the 1. Under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, tribal governments may enter into either SD contracts or SG contracts with BIA to implement federal programs that provide services to tribal communities. Under SG contracts, tribes receive annual funding in the form of block grants that allow tribes greater autonomy in making decisions over how to use funds. SD contracts govern individual programs and entail greater federal oversight. See also CBO's Cost Estimates Explained, www.cbo.gov/publication/54437; How CBO Prepares Cost Estimates, www.cbo.gov/publication/53519; and Glossary, www.cbo.gov/publicationi42904.

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