Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/654

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118 STAT. 624 PUBLIC LAW 108–222—APR. 30, 2004 upon the date of the enactment of this Act to fund the program for the first year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (i) HEALTH.—From the principal, the Secretary shall set aside 21 percent for health. Beginning the second year after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on such sum shall be disbursed annually in a lump sum to the tribe’s governing body and shall be used for the health needs of the tribe. 21 percent of the initial interest shall be available upon the date of the enact ment of this Act to fund the program for the first year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (j) TRIBAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM.—From the principal, the Secretary shall set aside 21 percent for tribal administration. 21 percent of the initial interest and such of the principal sum set aside for this program as required to fund the first year of this program at $150,000, the sum of $150,000 shall be immediately disbursed to the tribe for the purposes of funding tribal administra tion for the first year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Beginning the second year after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on the remaining principal set aside under this subsection shall be disbursed annually in a lump sum to the tribe’s governing body for operating costs of the tribe’s gov erning body, including travel, telephone, cultural, and other expenses incurred in the conduct of the tribe’s affairs, and legal fees as approved by the tribe’s governing body. (k) GENERAL CONDITIONS.—The following conditions will apply to the management and use of all funds available under this Act by the tribe’s governing body: (1) No amount greater than 10 percent of the interest earned on the principal designated for any program under this Act may be used for the administrative costs of any of that program, except those programs operated pursuant to sub sections (i) and (j). (2) No service area is implied or imposed under any pro gram under this Act. If the costs of administering any program under this Act for the benefit of tribal members living outside the tribe’s Indian Health Service area are greater than 10 percent of the interest earned on the principal designated for that program, the tribe’s governing body may authorize the expenditure of such funds for that program. (3) Before any expenditures, the tribe’s governing body must approve all programs and shall publish in a publication of general circulation regulations which provide standards and priorities for programs established in this Act. (4) Section 7 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1407) shall apply to funds avail able under this Act. (5) Any tribal member who feels he or she has been unfairly denied the right to take part in any program under this Act may appeal to the tribal secretary. The tribal secretary shall bring the appeal to the tribe’s governing body for resolution. Applicability. Publication. Applicability. Effective date.