Federal Acknowledgment Process Reform Act of 2004

Summary

Federal Acknowledgment Process Reform Act of 2003 - Prescribes the process for petition for Federal acknowledgment of Indian groups. Defines the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior for publication, review and final determination of petitions. Permits the petitioner to seek judicial review of the final determination in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Specifies the requirements a petitioner must provide in a petition for acknowledgment. Specifies factors the Secretary may use as evidence of community and the criteria to be used to consider a petitioner to have provided sufficient evidence of community. Requires the Assistant Secretary to establish the Independent Review and Advisory Board to: (1) assist in addressing unique evidentiary questions; (2) provide secondary peer review; and (3) enhance the credibility of the acknowledgment process. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a petitioner or interested party a grant based on need to offset the cost incurred in submitting a petition or a legal argument in support of or in opposition to a petition. Requires the Assistant Secretary to establish a Federal acknowledgment research pilot project to make available additional research resources for researching, reviewing, and analyzing petitions for acknowledgment. Permits the Assistant Secretary to provide grants to approved institutions to assist in participating in the pilot project. Requires officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service to consult with each newly-acknowledged Indian tribe to determine its needs and to recommend a budget required to serve it.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 10 November 2004

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 10 November 2004

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 10 November 2004

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 February 2003

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 February 2003

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• Introduced in Senate

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