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Economic, Finance & Community Development Committee Agenda Monday, October 22, 2012 4:30 pm 6:00 pm Committee Chairs: Margo Gray-Proctor, Board Chairwoman, National Center for American Indian

1 Economic, Finance & Community Development Committee Agenda Monday, October 22, :30 pm 6:00 pm Committee Chairs: Margo Gray-Proctor, Board Chairwoman, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Cheryl A. Causley, Chairwoman, Native American Indian Housing Council 4. Other Business a. Discussion on HEARTH Act Implementation Mellor Willie, NAIHC b. Department of Commerce Program Update -- Dee Alexander, Senior Advisor on Native American Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce c. Nativehire -- Claudine Montes, Marketing and Community Liaison, Native Hire d. Update and discussion on effect of lack of Farm Bill Reauthorization on Loans, Infrastructure and Telecom programs Janie Hipp, Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs, U.S. Department of Agriculture e. SBAs outreach initiatives into our Native American Communities and discuss various programs -- Chris James, Assistant Administrator, Office of Native American Affairs U.S. Small Business Administration f. Business USA Presentation Willette Allen, U.S. Department of Commerce g. Government Contracting Update Kevin Allis & Denis Worden, NACA 5. Adjourn

2 Economic, Finance & Community Development Committee Agenda Thursday, October, 25, :00 pm 5:30 pm Committee Chairs: Margo Gray-Proctor, Board Chairwoman, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Cheryl A. Causley, Chairwoman, Native American Indian Housing Council Pete Homer, President, National Indian Business Association 3. Resolution Reports from Subcommittees: a. Economic Development, Margo Gray-Proctor, Board Chairwoman, National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development b. Housing, Cheryl Causley, Chairwoman, National American Indian Housing Council c. Telecommunications, Loris Taylor, NCAI Telecommunications Subcommittee Chair d. Transportation, Councilmen Richard Myers, Yurok Tribal Council, & C. John Healey, President of Intertribal Transportation Association 4. Other Business 5. Adjourn

3 Human Resources Committee Agenda Monday, October 22, :30-6:00 pm Thursday, October 25, :00-5:30 pm Committee Chairs: Dr. Heather Shotton, President, National Indian Education Association Cathy Abramson, Board Chair, National Indian Health Board 4. Cross-Cutting Issues for Human Resources a. Updates on the American Community Survey for Indian Country Cinda Hughes, U.S. Census Bureau Tribal Affairs Liaison Van Lawrence, Intergovernmental Affairs Branch Chief, U.S. Census Bureau b. Sequestration: What Happens in January? - Amber Ebarb, Legislative Associate, National Congress of American Indians 5. Updates from the Administration a. The Department of Health and Human Services - Lillian Sparks, Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans, Administration for Children and Families Stacey Ecoffey, Principal Advisor for Tribal Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs b. The Department of Justice - Eugenia Tyner-Dawson Executive Director, Justice Programs Council on Native American Affairs, and the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for Tribal Affairs 6. Sub-Committee Organization Updates a. National Indian Education Association Update - Ahniwake Rose, Executive Director b. National Indian Health Board Update - Stacy Bohlen, Executive Director c. National Indian Child Welfare Association Update - Terry Cross, Executive Director 7. Closing

4 Litigation & Governance Committee Agenda Monday, October 22, :30-6:00 pm Thursday, October 25, :00 5:30 pm Committee Chair: John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund 3. Presentations & Discussion a. The Honorable William C. Canby, Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit b. Eugenia Tyner-Dawson, Executive Director, Justice Programs Council on Native American Affairs and Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for Tribal Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs 4. Litigation & Legislative Update 5. Subcommittee Reports 6. Consideration of Resolutions 7. Discussion/Vote 8. Finalize Action Items 9. Closing

5 Veterans Committee Agenda Monday, October 22, :30-6:00 pm Thursday, October 25, :00-5:30 pm Committee Chairs: Larry Townsend, Vice President, NCAI Southeast Region Dan King, Sergeant at Arms, Oneida of Wisconsin 3. John Dossett, NCAI General Counsel 4. VISN 21 Update 5. Hannah Marston Minter, Government Accounting Office 6. Consideration of Resolutions 7. Other Issues and Discussions 8. Adjourn

6 Economic Development, Finance & Employment Subcommittee Agenda 4:00 6:00 pm 4:00 6:00 pm Margo Gray-Proctor, Board Chairwoman, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development 4. Presentations/Other Business a. Programs and Funding Update Dee Alexander, Senior Advisor on Native American Affairs, Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce b. Nativehire -- Claudine Montes, Marketing and Community Liaison, Native Hire c. Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Lorenda T. Sanchez, California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc. d. Export Support Programs Sandra Necessary, Director and International Trade Specialist, US Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration e. BusinessUSA Willette Allen, Department of Commerce f. Tribal Tax and Finance updates Dante Desiderio, NAFOA & Leslie Wheelock, NCAI 5. Adjourn

7 Education Subcommittee Agenda 4:00-6:00 p.m. 4:00-6:00 p.m. Heather Shotton, President, National Indian Education Association 4. Upcoming Reauthorizations in Education Legislation a. Strategy Discussion on Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act - Ahniwake Rose, Executive Director, National Indian Education Association b. Esther Martinez Native Languages Preservation Act - Katie Jones, Legislative Fellow, NCAI 5. Sub-Committee Issue Updates a. The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education i. Bill Mendoza, Executive Director ii. Sedelta Oosahwee, Associate Director b. National Indian Education Association Update - Ahniwake Rose, Executive Director c. Tribal Education Departments National Assembly Update - Amy Bowers, Attorney, Native American Rights Fund d. American Indian Higher Education Consortium Update - Carrie Billy, President & CEO 6. Closing

8 Elders & Disabilities Subcommittee Agenda 4:00-6:00 p.m. 4:00-6:00 p.m. Subcommittee Chairs: Elders - James Delacruz, President, National Indian Council on Aging Disabilities - Joseph Ray, Executive Director, Native American Independent Living 4. Sub-Committee Issue Updates a. National Indian Council on Aging Update - James Delacruz, President b. Native American Independent Living Update - Joseph Ray, Executive Director 5. Closing

9 Energy & Mineral Policy Subcommittee Agenda 4:00-6:00 pm David Harrison 4. Subcommittee Updates 5. Chris Fluhr Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources - Legislative Update Energy 6. Paul Moorehead Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Washington DC - XL Keystone Pipeline and Hydraulic Fracturing Update 7. Adjourn

10 Energy & Mineral Policy Subcommittee Agenda David Harrison 4. Subcommittee Updates a. Ms. Direlle Calica ATNI - Renewable Energy 5. Scott Russell Crow Tribe (Invited) - Coal Update 6. Byron B. Woertz Jr. Western Electricity Coordinating Council - Transmission Planning in the West

11 Environmental Protection & Land Use Sub Committee Committee Chair Chief Kirk Francis 4. Subcommittee Updates a. Trust Responsibilities for Treaties - Paul Lumley, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission 5. Clean Air a. James E. McCarthy (Invited) 6. Adjourn

12 Environmental Protection & Land Use Sub Committee Committee Chair Chief Kirk Francis 4. Subcommittee Updates a. Climate Change i. Kathy Lynn Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change ii. Garrit Voggesser The National Wildlife Federation (Invited) 5. Paul Deerhouse a. ITEP Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals 6. Adjourn

13 Health Sub-Committee 4:00-6:00 pm 4:00-6:00 pm Sub-Committee Chair: Cathy Abramson, Board Chair, National Indian Health Board 4. Leading Issues in Indian Health a. Enrolling in FEHB Nicole Lohr, Program Analyst, Office of Personnel Management b. Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Jennifer Cooper, Legislative Director, National Indian Health Board 5. Sub-Committee Updates a. Affordable Care Act Implementation Update - Stacey Ecoffey, Principal Advisor for Tribal Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services b. National Indian Health Board - Stacy Bohlen, Executive Director c. National Council of Urban Indian Health - D'Shane Barnett, Executive Director 6. Closing

14 Housing Subcommittee Agenda 4:00-6:00 pm Cheryl Causley, Chairwoman, National American Indian Housing Council 1. Introductions sign-up sheet 2. Welcome and Introduction 3. NAIHC Organizational Update- NAIHC Chairperson 4. NAIHC Resolutions 5. Legislative and Administrative Update- Mellor Willie, NAIHC a. Housing Legislative and Appropriations Update- National American Indian Housing Council i. FY 2012 Appropriation ii. Pending Legislation b. Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) - i. Negotiated Rulemaking ii Reauthorization c. HUD Indian Housing Needs Study d. HUD-ONAP Changes to NAHASDA Training and Technical Assistance Program 6. Census Updates for Indian Country- Cinda Hughes, Tribal Affairs Liaison, U.S. Census Bureau 7. Other issues 8. Consideration of Resolutions NAIHC Chairperson 9. Adjourn

15 Housing Subcommittee Agenda Wednesday, October 23, :00-6:00 pm Cheryl Causley, Chairwoman, National American Indian Housing Council 1. Introductions sign-up sheet 2. Welcome and Introduction NAIHC Chairperson 4. Adjourn

16 Human, Cultural & Religious Concerns Subcommittee Agenda 4:00 6:00 pm Juana Majel Dixon, NCAI 1 st Vice President, Pauma Traditional Legislative Council 4. Discussion/Vote 5. Presentations 6. Closing

17 Indian Child and Family Welfare Subcommittee 4:00-6:00 pm 4:00-6:00 pm Maurice Lyons, President, National Indian Child Welfare Association 4. Leading Issues in Indian Child and Family Welfare a. Department of Health and Human Services Update -Lillian Sparks, Commissioner, Administration of Native Americans and Stacey Ecoffey, Principal Advisor for Tribal Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services b. AmeriCorps Child Vision Project 5. Sub-Committee Issue Updates a. TANF Task Force Update and Reauthorization Discussion Chairwoman Elaine Fink, North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California and Councilman Robert McGhee, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Co-Chairs of NCAI TANF Task Force b. Indian Child Welfare Act discussion South Carolina Case (petition for certification to US Supreme Court) and proposed ICWA legislation c. Title IV-E Foster Care program update tribal readiness and technical assistance activities d. Federal Budget process update budget impacts on tribal child and family programs (sequestration process under the Budget Control Act). e. National Indian Child Welfare Association Update Terry Cross, Executive Director 6. Presentations & Discussions 7. Closing

18 Jurisdiction and Tribal Government Subcommittee Agenda John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund 4. Other Issues and Discussions 5. Adjourn

19 Litigation & Governance Committee Agenda Monday, October 22, :30-6:00 pm Thursday, October 25, :00 5:30 pm Committee Chair: John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund 3. Presentations & Discussion a. The Honorable William C. Canby, Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit b. Eugenia Tyner-Dawson, Executive Director, Justice Programs Council on Native American Affairs and Senior Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for Tribal Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs 4. Litigation & Legislative Update 5. Subcommittee Reports 6. Consideration of Resolutions 7. Discussion/Vote 8. Finalize Action Items 9. Closing

20 Tax Subcommittee Agenda Tuesday, October 23, 2011 Wednesday, October 24, 2011 Arlan Melendez, Chairman, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony 1. Opening 3. Resolutions 4. Subcommittee Updates a. Taxation of Trust Per Capita Distributions/Settlements b. General Welfare Exclusion c. Energy Incentives

21 Telecommunications Subcommittee Agenda Loris Taylor, President & CEO, Native Public Media 1. Circulate Sign-In Sheet 2. Welcome and Introduction Loris Taylor, Chair 3. Consideration of Telecommunications Resolutions 4. Native Radio Report a. State of Radio Report: Congressional defunding of public broadcasting and the potential impacts to Native radio stations i. Presenter: Joseph Begay, Network Services Director, Native Public Media 5. Overview of Federal Communications Commission Proceedings a. Update from FCC, Office of Native Affairs and Policy staff on recent FCC rulemakings and tribal related provisions i. Presenter: Geoffrey Blackwell, Chief, FCC-ONAP 6. Tribal Leader Q&A and discussions regarding the state of telecommunications in Indian Country

22 Transportation Subcommittee Agenda Tuesday, Oct. 23, :00 pm 6:00 pm Wednesday, Oct. 24, :00 pm 6:00 pm Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairs: Richard Myers, Co-Chair, Councilman, Yurok Tribe John Healy, Co-Chair, President, Intertribal Transportation Association 1. Welcome Richard Myers & John Healy, Co-Chairs 2. Instructionsa. Consideration of Resolutions Richard Myers & John Healy, Co-Chairs 3. Intertribal Transportation Updatea. Organization Update- C. "John" Healy Sr., President, ITA 4. MAP-21 Implementation and Tribal Transportation Update- Leroy Gishi, Chief, BIA Division of Transportation; and Robert Sparrow, Program Manager, FHWA 5. Other Businesses 6. Adjourn

23 Tribal Gaming Subcommittee Agenda Ernie Stevens, Jr., Chairman, National Indian Gaming Association 4. Other Issues and Discussions 5. Adjourn

24 Trust Lands, Natural Resources & Agriculture Subcommittee Agenda 4:00 6:00 pm 4:00 6:00 pm Ross Racine, Executive Director, Intertribal Agricultural Council 4. Presentations/Other Business a. Update on USDA Council for Native American Farming and Ranching Chairman Mark Wadsworth, Natural Resources/Range Manager of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Invited) b. Farm Bill Reauthorization Update and Lame Duck Chairman Racine, Intertribal Agriculture Council c. USDA Activities and Funding Update Janie Hipp, Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs, U.S. Department of Agriculture d. Aphis Activities, Carl Etsitty, National Program Manager Tribal Liaison, USDA- APHIS e. Access to Capital Glenda Humiston, California State Director, Rural Development, USDA f. National Plant Board Update Aurelio Posadas, Executive Secretary, National Plant Board (invited) 5. Adjourn

25 Veterans Subcommittee Agenda Subcommittee Chairs: Larry Townsend, Vice President, NCAI Southeast Region Dan King, Sergeant at Arms, Oneida of Wisconsin 3. Stephanie Birdwell, Director, VA Office of Tribal Government Relations (OTGR) Overview and updates 4. Terry Bently VA Office of Tribal Government Relations 5. Alaska Tribal Health Sharing Agreements Susan Yeager, Rural Health Program Manager 6. Consideration of Resolutions 7. Other Issues and Discussions 8. Adjourn

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