View all text of Subchapter IV [§ 5361 - § 5377]
§ 5361. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) Compact
(2) Construction program; construction project
(3) Department
(4) Funding agreement
(5) Gross mismanagement
(6) Inherent Federal function
(7) Non-BIA program
The term “non-BIA program” means all or a portion of a program, function, service, or activity that is administered by any bureau, service, office, or agency of the Department of the Interior other than—
(A) the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
(B) the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; or
(C) the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.
(8) Program
(9) Secretary
(10) Self-determination contract
(11) Self-governance
(12) Tribal share
The term “Tribal share” means the portion of all funds and resources of an Indian Tribe that—
(A) support any program within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, or the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; and
(B) are not required by the Secretary for the performance of an inherent Federal function.
(13) Tribal water rights settlement
The term “Tribal water rights settlement” means any settlement, compact, or other agreement expressly ratified or approved by an Act of Congress that—
(A) includes an Indian Tribe and the United States as parties; and
(B) quantifies or otherwise defines any water right of the Indian Tribe.
(Pub. L. 93–638, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 103–413, title II, § 204, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4271; Pub. L. 116–180, title I, § 101(b), Oct. 21, 2020, 134 Stat. 858.)