Dear USET/USET SPF Family,
The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, the White House Domestic Policy Council, the White House Office of Management and Budget, and the White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) has announced a virtual Tribal engagement session with Biden-Harris Senior Administration leadership to discuss Executive Order 14112 on Reforming Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations to Better Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self-Determination and the status of its implementation. According to the White House, the Executive Order demonstrates the Biden-Harris Administration’s respect for Tribal sovereignty and commitment to ushering in the next era of Tribal self-determination by directing agencies to reform their programs so that Tribal Nations have greater autonomy over how they invest federal funding, and to make federal funding less burdensome and more accessible for Tribal Nations.
Following our initial review of the EO, as well as our considerable advocacy across many related issues, USET SPF offers talking points for the use of our member Tribal Nations during this engagement. We encourage membership participation.
Date: Monday, January 22, 2024 Time: 3:30pm - 5:00pm ET Location: Virtual Register
During this engagement session, Biden-Harris Administration leadership and staff from the White House and Federal Departments will discuss the substance and implementation process the Administration is planning for EO 14112. Please click here for a fact sheet on the EO. Tribal leaders are invited to ask questions, provide comments, and share their perspectives on how EO 14112 can better deliver upon trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations.
For more information, please contact Liz Malerba, USET SPF Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, at lmalerba@usetinc.org.
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