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handle is hein.crs/goveeif0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congres I Research Servce 4 frd cmmg fli~ ik~Ji$Iatv debne ~ g 1914 9 August 13,2021 The Bureau of Indian Affairs: FY2022 Appropriations The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in the U.S. Departnent of the Interior (DOI), administers programs for tribal government, social services, law enforcement, infrastructure, and trustland and naturalresources in Indian Country. BIA plays a leading role in carrying out federal trust, treaty, and other responsibilities to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and federally recognized tribes. This In Focus compares President Biden's request for FY2022 discretionary appropriations with enacted BIA FY2020 and FY2021 discretionary appropriations. Supplemental, mandatory, and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) appropriations are not included. Issues for Congress include determining the amount of discretionary funding to provide BIA, the distribution of such funding across programs and activities, and the terms and conditions of such funding. Congress also may consider whether to adopt BIA's proposal for a new appropriations account. Discretionary Appropriations Accounts Congress and the Adminis tration generally provide discretionary appropriations to BIA in annual appropriations laws for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. BIA requested $2.618 billion in discretionary funding in FY2022, an increase of 26.0% from $2.078 billion enacted in FY2020 and 21.3% from$2.159 billion enactedinFY2021. (See Table 1.) Table 1. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Discretionary Appropriations, by Account (dollars in millions) FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Account Enacted Enacted Requested Operation of Indian $1,577.1 $1,616.5 $1,916.1 Programs Contract Support $316.6 $335.0 $240.0 Costsa Payments for Tribal - $21.6 $36.6 Leasesb Indian Land - - $150.0 Consolidation Construction $126.6 $128.8 $188.0 Settlements $45.6 $45.6 $75.8 Loan Program $11.8 $11.8 $11.8 Total $2,077.8 $2,159.3 $2,618.3 Source: Prepared by CRS with data from House Appropriations Committee, 2021 (H.Rept. I I 7-83), and the FY2022 BIA request. a. Contract Support Costsare based on such sumsas necessary; the value forFY2022 requested is based on information to date The value for FY2020 enacted appropriations reflects actual b. c. amounts spent in FY2020 as reported in the FY2022 BIA request. BIA proposed this asa new account in the FY2021 request. BIA proposed this asa new account in the FY2022 request. BIA discretionary appropriations are providedthrough several accounts. Operation of Indian Programs (OIP) is BIA's largest account. Other accounts include Contract Support Costs, Payments for TribalLeases, Construction, Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians (Settlements), and the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program(Loan Program). BIA's FY2022 request would increase funding for most accounts relative to FY2020 and FY2021. BIA also proposed a new account for FY2022-Indian Land Consolidation. Operation of Indian Programs The requested levelforOIP in FY2022 is $1.916 billion, an increase of21.5% from$1.577 billion in FY2020 enacted and an increase of 18.5% from $1.616 billion in FY2021 enacted. Table 2 shows FY2020 enacted, FY2021 enacted, and FY2022 reques ted appropriations for each OIP activity, several of which are discussedbelow. Ofthe OIP total, the FY2022 requestincludes $788.9 million for tribalpriority allocations (TPA). TPA is a BIA budgetary tool that allows direct involvementby tribes in setting priorities for their operating programs. TPA includes funds across multiple activities as guaranteed base funding for tribes. Tribal Gowrnment (TG). The requested level for TG in FY2022 is $356.4 million, an increase of 6.7% from $334.2 million enacted in FY2020 and an increase of 4.5% from $341.0 million enactedin FY2021. TG assists tribes in strengthening government structures, such as funding for newly recognized tribes, and supports self-governance through contracting and compacting of federalprograms by tribes under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA;25 U.S.C. § §5301 et seq.). TG includes funding for BIA road maintenance on triballands. Human Services (HS). The FY2022 requested level for HS is $175.3 million, an increase of 12.6% from $155.7 million enactedin FY2020 and an increaseof8.7% from $161.2 million enacted in FY2021. HS supports socialprograms, such as Social Services, Welfare Assistance, and Indian Child Welfare Act programs. Trust-Natural Resources Management (TNRM). The requested level for TNRM in FY2022 is $395.8 million, an increase of 74.5% from$226.8 million enactedinFY2020 and an increase of52.9% from $258.8 million enacted in FY2021. TNRM assists tribes with managing, developing, and protecting trust lands and naturalresources. Requested funding for Tribal Climate Resilience is $61.0 million, a $46.0 million (307.7%) increase over theFY2020 enacted

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