25 U.S.C. § 5365
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- (a)An Indian Tribe and the Secretary shall include in any compact or funding agreement provisions that reflect the requirements of this subchapter.
- (b)An Indian Tribe participating in self-governance shall ensure that internal measures are in place to address, pursuant to Tribal law and procedures, conflicts of interest in the administration of programs.
- (c)
- (1)Chapter 75 of title 31 shall apply to a funding agreement under this subchapter.
- (2)An Indian Tribe shall apply cost principles under the applicable Office of Management and Budget circular, except as modified by—
- (3)Any claim by the Federal Government against an Indian Tribe relating to funds received under a funding agreement based on any audit under this subsection shall be subject to section 5325(f) of this title.
- (d)Except as provided in section 5367 of this title, an Indian Tribe may redesign or consolidate programs, or reallocate funds for programs, in a compact or funding agreement in any manner that the Indian Tribe determines to be in the best interest of the Indian community being served—
- (1)so long as the redesign or consolidation does not have the effect of denying eligibility for services to population groups otherwise eligible to be served under applicable Federal law; and
- (2)except that, with respect to the reallocation, consolidation, and redesign of programs described in subsection (b)(2) or (c) of section 5363 of this title, a joint agreement between the Secretary and the Indian Tribe shall be required.
- (e)
- (1)An Indian Tribe may fully or partially retrocede to the Secretary any program under a compact or funding agreement.
- (2)
- (A)Unless an Indian Tribe rescinds a request for retrocession under paragraph (1), the retrocession shall become effective on the date specified by the parties in the compact or funding agreement.
- (B)In the absence of a specification of an effective date in the compact or funding agreement, the retrocession shall become effective on—
- (f)A funding agreement shall provide that, for the period for which, and to the extent to which, funding is provided to an Indian Tribe under this subchapter, the Indian Tribe—
- (1)shall not be entitled to contract with the Secretary for funds under section 5321 of this title, except that the Indian Tribe shall be eligible for new programs on the same basis as other Indian Tribes; and
- (2)shall be responsible for the administration of programs in accordance with the compact or funding agreement.
- (g)