Notes on 25 U.S.C. § 3401 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 25 U.S.C. § 3401 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 102-477, Sec. 2, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2302.)
SHORT TITLE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106-568, title XI, Sec. 1101, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat.
2930, provided that: "This title [amending sections 3402, 3404, and
3406 to 3408 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section] may be cited as the 'Indian Employment,
Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of
2000'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 102-477 provided that: "This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the 'Indian Employment, Training and
Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992'."
CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES
Pub. L. 106-568, title XI, Sec. 1102, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat.
2931, provided that:
"(a) Findings. - The Congress finds that -
"(1) [sic] Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations that
have participated in carrying out programs under the Indian
Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of
1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) have -
"(A) improved the effectiveness of employment-related
services provided by those tribes and organizations to their
members;
"(B) enabled more Indian and Alaska Native people to prepare
for and secure employment;
"(C) assisted in transitioning tribal members from welfare to
work; and
"(D) otherwise demonstrated the value of integrating
employment, training, education and related services. [sic]
"(E) the initiatives under the Indian Employment, Training,
and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 should be
strengthened by ensuring that all Federal programs that
emphasize the value of work may be included within a
demonstration program of an Indian or Alaska Native
organization; and
"(F) the initiatives under the Indian Employment, Training,
and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 should have the
benefit of the support and attention of the officials with
policymaking authority of -
"(i) the Department of the Interior; or
"(ii) other Federal agencies that administer programs
covered by the Indian Employment, Training, and Related
Services Demonstration Act of 1992.
"(b) Purposes. - The purposes of this title [see Short Title of
2000 Amendment note above] are to demonstrate how Indian tribal
governments can integrate the employment, training, and related
services they provide in order to improve the effectiveness of
those services, reduce joblessness in Indian communities, foster
economic development on Indian lands, and serve tribally-determined
goals consistent with the policies of self-determination and self-
governance."
REPORT ON EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAM INTEGRATION
Pub. L. 106-568, title XI, Sec. 1104, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat.
2932, provided that: "Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this title [Dec. 27, 2000], the Secretary, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and
the tribes and organizations participating in the integration
initiative under this title [see Short Title of 2000 Amendment note
above] shall submit a report to the Committee on Indian Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives on the opportunities for expanding the integration
of human resource development and economic development programs
under this title, and the feasibility of establishing Joint Funding
Agreements to authorize tribes to access and coordinated [sic]
funds and resources from various agencies for purposes of human
resources development, physical infrastructure development, and
economic development assistance in general. Such report shall
identify programs or activities which might be integrated and make
recommendations for the removal of any statutory or other barriers
to such integration."