Sec. 602. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FEASIBILITY

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## SEC. 602 DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FEASIBILITY ###

(a)Study The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of a tribal self-governance demonstration project for appropriate programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) of the agency. ###

(b)Considerations In conducting the study, the Secretary shall consider— ####

(1)the probable effects on specific programs and program beneficiaries of such a demonstration project; ####

(2)statutory, regulatory, or other impediments to implementation of such a demonstration project; ####

(3)strategies for implementing such a demonstration project; ####

(4)probable costs or savings associated with such a demonstration project; ####

(5)methods to assure quality and accountability in such a demonstration project; and ####

(6)such other issues that may be determined by the Secretary or developed through consultation pursuant to section 603. ###

(c)Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. The report shall contain— ####

(1)the results of the study under this section; ####

(2)a list of programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) within each agency with respect to which it would be feasible to include in a tribal self-governance demonstration project; ####

(3)a list of programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) included in the list provided pursuant to paragraph

(2)that could be included in a tribal self-governance demonstration project without amending statutes, or waiving regulations that the Secretary may not waive; ####

(4)a list of legislative actions required in order to include those programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) included in the list provided pursuant to paragraph

(2)but not included in the list provided pursuant to paragraph

(3)in a tribal self-governance demonstration project; and ####

(5)any separate views of tribes and other entities consulted pursuant to section 603 related to the information provided pursuant to paragraphs

(1)through (4).