Bureau of Indian Affairs

  • Indian Health Provisions of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill
    Interior Department

    Brief summary from the Bureau of Indian Affairs of Conference Agreements the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 1997 that affect the Indian Health Service and Indian health programs.

  • Federal Agencies Subject to Data Quality Act
    Susan M. Bisong of Modrall Sperling

    The Data Quality Act (DQA) is an attempt by Congress to ensure that federal agencies use and disseminate accurate information. The DQA requires federal agencies to issue information quality guidelines ensuring the quality, utility, objectivity and integrity of information that they disseminate and provide mechanisms for affected persons to correct such information. It is important for natural resources and environmental attorneys to be aware of this law in the event that a client has an interest in filing a petition with an agency to challenge the quality of information it has used or disseminated.

  • Indian Self-Determination Regulations
    Interior Department

    Summary from the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Indian self-determination regulations that reduce the amount of government paperwork required of Indian tribes when they submit to contract with the Department Health and Human Services.

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