§ 3714. — Assessment of Indian agricultural management programs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC3714]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 39--AMERICAN INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--RANGELAND AND FARMLAND ENHANCEMENT
Sec. 3714. Assessment of Indian agricultural management programs
(a) Assessment
Within six months after December 3, 1993, the Secretary, in
consultation with affected Indian tribes, shall enter into a contract
with a non-Federal entity knowledgeable in agricultural management on
Federal and private lands to conduct an independent assessment of Indian
agricultural land management and practices. Such assessment shall be
national in scope and shall include a comparative analysis of Federal
investment and management efforts for Indian trust and restricted
agricultural lands as compared to federally-owned lands managed by other
Federal agencies or instrumentalities and as compared to federally-
served private lands.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of the assessment shall be--
(1) to establish a comprehensive assessment of the improvement,
funding, and development needs for all Indian agricultural lands;
(2) to establish a comparison of management and funding provided
to comparable lands owned or managed by the Federal Government
through Federal agencies other than the Bureau; and
(3) to identify any obstacles to Indian access to Federal or
private programs relating to agriculture or related rural
development programs generally available to the public at large.
(c) Implementation
Within one year after December 3, 1993, the Secretary shall provide
the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian
Affairs of the Senate with a status report on the development of the
comparative analysis required by this section and shall file a final
report with the Congress not later than 18 months after December 3,
1993.
(Pub. L. 103-177, title I, Sec. 104, Dec. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 2016.)
Change of Name
Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives treated
as referring to Committee on Resources of House of Representatives by
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21
of Title 2, The Congress. Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
changed to Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs.
