Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1999

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Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1999 - Establishes the Commission on Indian Recognition as an independent establishment which shall assume the authority of the Department of the Interior to recognize a petitioning Indian group's tribal status. Sets forth operating and petitioning procedures. Requires petitions to contain detailed, specific evidence, including: (1) a statement of facts establishing that the petitioner has been identified as an American Indian entity on a substantially continuous basis since 1871; (2) a statement of facts establishing that a predominant portion of the petitioner's membership comprises a community distinct from those communities surrounding it and has existed as a community from historical times to the present; (3) a statement of facts establishing that the petitioner has maintained political influence or authority over its members as an autonomous entity from historical times until the time of the petition; (4) a copy of the petitioner's governing document or description of the petitioner's membership criteria and the petitioner's governing procedures; and (5) a list of the petitioner's current members, a copy of each available former list of members based on the petitioner's defined criteria, and a description of the methods used in preparing those lists. Requires the Commission to publish an annual list of recognized Indian tribes. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award petition assistance grants. Authorizes appropriations.

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 March 1999

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