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Background: How draft policy was
developed/listening meetings, etc.
Purpose:
- Acknowledge
Tribal Sovereignty.
- Acknowledge
government-government relationship.
- Acknowledge
self determination.
- Acknowledge
unique status of each Indian Tribe as an independent sovereign.
- Acknowledge
treaties, Constitution, non-tax statutes.
Scope:
- Binding on all
IRS components.
- Allows consultation
with Tribal governments on individual Tribal member issues.
- Allows
one-on-one consultation as well as on issues with broad scope.
- Can be
initiated by either Tribes or IRS.
Definitions:
Designate contact points for both IRS and Tribes.
Issue Based Consultation Initiated by IRS:
- Require predecisional input in decisions and
policies that have impact on Tribes.
- Delineate time
frames for that input and include considerations for exigent
circumstances.
- Designate
methods IRS will use for notification.
- IRS will
explain how Tribal input was considered in final decision.
- All Tribes
invited to consult on issues even when an issue raised may not
be perceived as relevant to every tribe.
Issue Based Consultation Initiated by Tribe/Group of
Tribes:
- Tribe or group
of Tribes may invoke consultation.
- If
consultation was not employed in a decision, IRS will stay
action pending consultation.
Relational Consultation:
- Annual
informational meetings in Indian Country to allow Tribes to
raise issues and encourage dialogue between Tribes and IRS.
Oversight/Refreshment of Policy:
- Initial
assessment 1 year after implementation to determine
effectiveness.
- Review every 2
years thereafter.
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