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    "ocrText": "U.S. Department of Energy\nAmerican Indian Policy\nThe White House\n(c) Each executive department and agency shall assess the\nWashington, DC\nimpact of federal government plans, projects, programs, and activities on\nApril 29, 1994\ntribal trust resources and assure that tribal government rights and\nconcerns are considered during the development of such plans, projects,\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE\nprograms and activities.\nDEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES\n(d) Each executive department and agency shall take appropriate\nSUBJECT: Government-to-Government Relations with Native\nsteps to remove any procedural impediments to working directly and\nAmerican Tribal Governments\neffectively with tribal governments on activities that affect the trust\nproperty and/or governmental rights of the tribes.\nThe United States government has a unique legal relationship with\nNative American tribal governments as set forth in the Constitution of\n(e) Each executive department and agency shall work\nthe United States, treaties, statutes, and court decisions. As executive\ncooperatively with other federal departments and agencies to enlist their\ndepartments and agencies undertake activities affecting Native American\ninterest and support in cooperative efforts, where appropriate, to\ntribal rights or trust resources, such activities should be implemented in a\naccomplish the goals of this memorandum.\nknowledgeable, sensitive manner respectful of tribal sovereignty.\n(f) Each executive department and agency shall apply the\nToday, as part of an historic meeting, I am outlining principles that\nrequirements of Executive Orders Nos. 12875 (\"Enhancing the\nexecutive departments and agencies, including every component bureau\nIntergovernmental Partnership\") and 12866 (\"Regulatory Planning and\nand office, are to follow in their interactions with Native American tribal\nReview\") to design solutions and tailor federal programs, in appropriate\ngovernments. The purpose of these principles is to clarify our\ncircumstances, to address specific or unique needs of tribal communities.\nresponsibility to ensure that the federal government operates within a\nThe head of each executive department and agency shall ensure that the\ngovernment-to-government relationship with federally-recognized Native\ndepartment or agency's bureaus and components are fully aware of this\nAmerican tribes. I am strongly committed to building a more effective\nmemorandum, through publication or other means, and that they are in\nday-to-day working relationship reflecting respect for the rights of self-\ncompliance with its requirements.\ngovernment due the sovereign tribal governments.\nThis memorandum is intended only to improve the internal management\nIn order to ensure that the rights of sovereign tribal governments are\nof the executive branch and is not intended to, and does not, create any\nfully respected, executive branch activities shall be guided by the\nright to administrative or judicial review, or any other right or benefit or\nfollowing:\ntrust responsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceable by a party\nagainst the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or\n(a) The head of each executive department and agency shall be\nemployees, or any other person.\nresponsible for ensuring that the department or agency operates within a\ngovernment-to-government relationship with federally-recognized tribal\ngovernments.\nWILLIAM J. CLINTON\n(b) Each executive department and agency shall consult, to the\ngreatest extent practicable and to the extent permitted by law, with tribal\ngovernments prior to taking actions that affect federally recognized tribal\ngovernments. All such consultations are to be open and candid so that all\ninterested parties may evaluate for themselves the potential impact of\nrelevant proposals."
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