January 3, 2022

Dear USET/USET SPF Family,

On December 29, 2021, the Indian Health Services (IHS) published a Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing a Tribal consultation on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Under the law, IHS was appropriated $3.5 billion over five years for the IHS Sanitation Facilities Construction Program. IHS previously hosted an informational session and two Tribal consultations on the $210 million received from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2), the $3.5 Billion authorized by the IIJA, and the $2.35 billion currently under consideration by Congress in the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376).

Details regarding the IHS consultation on the funds received for the IHS Sanitation Facilities Construction Program are as follows—

• Date/Time: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm ET
• Telephone: (833) 568-8864
  • Meeting ID: 1617252789
• Click Here to Join the Zoom Meeting

Comments on this consultation are due by Friday, January 21, 2022 and can be submitted to consultation@ihs.gov using the subject line “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act”.

For more information, please contact Brian Howard, USET SPF Senior Policy Analyst, at bhoward@usetinc.org.

Established in 2014, the USET Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) is a non-profit, inter-Tribal organization advocating on behalf of thirty-three (33) federally recognized Tribal Nations from the Northeastern Woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico. USET SPF is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and advancing the inherent sovereign rights and authorities of Tribal Nations and in assisting its membership in dealing effectively with public policy issues.