25 U.S.C. § 2701 — Findings

Page 497 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 2702 set out as notes under sections 241aa and 1411 of Title 20, could be cited as the ‘‘Indian Education Act of 1988’’, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 367, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3976. SUBCHAPTER II—SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN CHILDREN §§ 2621 to 2624. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 367, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3976 Section 2621, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5321, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 100–427, § 18, Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1612, related to improvement of educational op- portunities for Indian children. Section 2622, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5322, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 406, related to special educational train- ing programs for teachers of Indian children. Section 2623, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5323, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 407; Pub. L. 100–427, § 19(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1612, provided for fellowships for Indian stu- dents. Section 2624, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5324, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 100–427, § 20, Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1612; Pub. L. 101–301, § 5(d)(2), May 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 208, authorized programs for gifted and talented Indian children. SUBCHAPTER III—SPECIAL PROGRAMS RE- LATING TO ADULT EDUCATION FOR INDI- ANS § 2631. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 367, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3976 Section, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5330, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 410, related to improvement of educational op- portunities for adult Indians. See section 7851 of Title 20, Education. SUBCHAPTER IV—PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION §§ 2641 to 2643. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 367, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3976 Section 2641, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5341, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 411; Pub. L. 100–427, § 21, Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1612, related to establishment of Office of Indian Education within Department of Education. See sec- tion 3423c of Title 20, Education. Section 2642, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5342, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 100–427, § 22, Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1613, established National Advisory Council on In- dian Education. Section 2643, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5343, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 413, authorized appropriations for admin- istration of Indian education programs. See section 7882 of Title 20, Education. SUBCHAPTER V—MISCELLANEOUS § 2651. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 367, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3976 Section, Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5351, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 413; Pub. L. 100–427, § 23, Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1613, defined terms for purposes of this chapter. See sec- tion 7881 of Title 20, Education. CHAPTER 29—INDIAN GAMING REGULATION Sec. 2701. Findings. 2702. Declaration of policy. 2703. Definitions. 2704. National Indian Gaming Commission. 2705. Powers of Chairman. 2706. Powers of Commission. Sec. 2707. Commission staffing. 2708. Commission; access to information. 2709. Interim authority to regulate gaming. 2710. Tribal gaming ordinances. 2711. Management contracts. 2712. Review of existing ordinances and contracts. 2713. Civil penalties. 2714. Judicial review. 2715. Subpoena and deposition authority. 2716. Investigative powers. 2717. Commission funding. 2717a. Availability of class II gaming activity fees to carry out duties of Commission. 2718. Authorization of appropriations. 2719. Gaming on lands acquired after October 17, 1988. 2720. Dissemination of information. 2721. Severability. § 2701. Findings The Congress finds that— (1) numerous Indian tribes have become en- gaged in or have licensed gaming activities on Indian lands as a means of generating tribal governmental revenue; (2) Federal courts have held that section 81 of this title requires Secretarial review of management contracts dealing with Indian gaming, but does not provide standards for ap- proval of such contracts; (3) existing Federal law does not provide clear standards or regulations for the conduct of gaming on Indian lands; (4) a principal goal of Federal Indian policy is to promote tribal economic development, tribal self-sufficiency, and strong tribal gov- ernment; and (5) Indian tribes have the exclusive right to regulate gaming activity on Indian lands if the gaming activity is not specifically prohib- ited by Federal law and is conducted within a State which does not, as a matter of criminal law and public policy, prohibit such gaming activity. (Pub. L. 100–497, § 2, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 100–497, § 1, Oct. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 2467, pro- vided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter and sec- tions 1166 to 1168 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Pro- cedure] may be cited as the ‘Indian Gaming Regulatory Act’.’’ § 2702. Declaration of policy The purpose of this chapter is— (1) to provide a statutory basis for the oper- ation of gaming by Indian tribes as a means of promoting tribal economic development, self- sufficiency, and strong tribal governments; (2) to provide a statutory basis for the regu- lation of gaming by an Indian tribe adequate to shield it from organized crime and other corrupting influences, to ensure that the In- dian tribe is the primary beneficiary of the gaming operation, and to assure that gaming is conducted fairly and honestly by both the operator and players; and (3) to declare that the establishment of inde- pendent Federal regulatory authority for gam- ing on Indian lands, the establishment of Fed-