Sec. 110. Rule establishing tribal consultation policy
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Title VIII of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), as amended by section 109, is further amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017, the Secretary shall establish, through the negotiated rulemaking process described in subsection (b), a rule establishing a tribal consultation policy for the Service. Before publishing a proposed rule described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall follow the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 ).
The policy established under the rule described in subsection
(a)shall— update, and replace, the tribal consultation policy established under Circular No. 2006–01 of the Service, or any successor policy; and include the following: A process for determining when the Service will notify Indian tribes, and a description of how the Indian tribes should be notified. A determination of what actions or agency decisions by the Service will trigger a requirement for meaningful consultation with Indian tribes. A determination of what actions constitute meaningful consultation with Indian tribes. .
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