National Indian Health Board Money Talks

The document advocates for reclassifying Contract Support Costs (CSC) and Section 105(l) Tribal Lease Payments as mandatory spending, as required under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA). It emphasizes that continuing to classify these legally mandatory payments as discretionary undermines other critical Tribal programs and urges Congress to address this issue to uphold Tribal trust and treaty obligations.