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CED-8-305 1 (1978-04-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtkr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 608 t : WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ~l B-161468 CED8-305 APR 19 1978 The Honorable James Abourezk Chairman, Select Committee on Indian Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Your letter of March 29, 1978, requested our review and comment on S. 2712, 95th Congress, cited as the Indian Pro- gram Evaluation and Needs Assessment Act. The bill provides for each Federal agency which admin- isters programs-and services for Indians to make an annual report to the Congress which contains information necessary for the Congress to evaluate the effectiveness of Indian pro- grams, the efficiency and fiscal accountability of the agen- cies administering the programs, and the fluctuating status of Indian lands. It provides for a comprehensive needs assessment every 5 years so that the Congress can more real- istically evaluate the actual unmet needs of Indians through- out the country. To insure uniform reporting and needs assessment, the bill provides for establishment of a Federal Interagency Council.lon Indian Affairs to coordinate Federal' Indian programs, policy, and budgetary planning. Our audits of Federal Indian programs and services have shown that more financial information is needed on the various Federal funds going to Indian tribes and that overall coordi- nation of the Federal programs is needed also. We have identified certain provisions of the bill which we believe warrant the attention of your Committee. Section 102(c) states that The General Accounting Office shall be responsible for defining, for purposes of the act, what are administrative and overhead costs and each agency would be required to apply such definitions in maintaining the required data. ................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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