Native American Report

Regulatory Update

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USDA Extends Farm Revenue Program

Whole-Farm Revenue Protection includes a wide range of available coverage levels and provides coverage for replanting annual commodities, including provisions for increasing coverage for expanding operations, and allowing inclusion of market readiness costs in the coverage.

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BIA Issues Second Round of Tribal Recognition Guidelines

The Bureau of Indian Affairs issues final rules revising the process and criteria for federal acknowledgment of Indian tribes. The rules establish procedures for a new optional, expedited hearing process for petitioners who receive a negative proposed finding for federal acknowledgment.

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Guidelines Help Prevent Disability Discrimination in Child Welfare

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice issued joint technical assistance to state and local child welfare agencies and courts on the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Rules Revised Governing Applicants’ History with Housing, Healthcare

The Department of Housing and Urban Development issues proposed rules that revise the agency’s guidelines for reviewing the past experience of those looking to take part in multifamily housing or healthcare providers administered by HUD. The rules are designed to make it easier for HUD to loo...

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HUD Streamlines Fire Safety Loan Requirements

The Department of Housing and Urban Development issues final rules that update HUD fees for multifamily housing and residential healthcare facilities, and updates and streamlines the Section 232 program regulations that govern the financing of the purchase and installation of fire safety equipment in insured healthcare facilities.

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Rules Give Tribes, States More Flexibility

The Administration for Children and Families issues proposed rules that would provide additional flexibility to state and tribal Automated Child Welfare Information Systems. The proposed rules will remove the requirement for a single comprehensive system and allow title IV-E agencies to implement systems that support current child welfare practice.

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Administration Clarifies Funding for Faith-based Groups

  The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families is among several federal agencies releasing new guidelines designed to facilitate the participation of faith-based organizations in federal funding programs.   The Obama administration has had...

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VA Updates Rules on Funding for Faith-based Groups

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs is proposing changes to rules concerning VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program (GPD) and Supportive Service for Veterans Families Program (SSVF) to clarify guidelines for religious organizations that receive financial assistance from VA. The mov...

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FWS Seeks Comments on Tribal Policy

  The Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting comments on a draft policy notice that will outline the agency’s federal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes “by establishing a framework on which to base our continued interactions with federally recognized tribes as well as interac...

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