1. FY 2009 President’s Budget Status and FY 2010 Budget Development Dec 9, 2008 Mary Jane Miller Director, Office of Budget Management Indian Affairs

2. FY 2009 Budget Update Continuing Resolution – P.L. 110-329 Through March 6 – 43.01% Preserve flexibility of Congress No new starts No funding for fixed costs or pay raise OMB Direction Non-statutory Earmarks may not be funded Executive Order 13457 applies

3. FY 2009 Budget Update Continuing Resolution (continued) DOI Direction- FY 2009 Operating Plan Follow OMB Direction Approval to implement Internal Transfers No 09 PB increases approved All 09 PB decreases in effect, except:  Road Maintenance (funding runs out in March)  Johnson-O’Malley (dependent on Congressional funding)  UTTC/NTC (statutory language applies) House & Senate Interior Approps Staff briefed Concurrence to proceed received November 18

4. FY 2009 Budget Update What’s Next? House Appropriations  Crafting FY 2009 Omnibus package Senate Appropriations  Unclear – “Still weighing options”  Including Full Year CR

5. FY 2009 Budget Update Omnibus v. Full Year CR Omnibus Allows Congress to direct funding increases Allows Congress to add in policy directives Could approve funds requested for fixed costs & pay raise Would likely restore some decreases Downside: If decreases funded under the CR are not increased, other programs must be reduced to cover.  Like: Road Maintenance, JOM, UTTC/NTC

6. FY 2009 Budget Update Omnibus v. Full Year CR Full Year CR Would fund at FY 2008 enacted level (+$100M) Language would determine if earmarks are coninued. Pay Raise/Fixed Costs would be in question. Tribal pay raise was not funded by Congress in FY 2007 full-yr CR. (covered from IA) Downside: Increases and new starts requested in the FY 2009 President’s Budget would not be funded.

7. Stimulus Package Queries from many sources All materials must go through Dept Budget Cannot release material to non-government No information to “private citizens” that is not already a part of public domain. Indian Affairs may not respond to requests from tribal members, attorneys, lobbyists, etc.

8. FY 2010 Budget Development Sep 15 – Current Services Budget sent to OMB “CR” version – “baseline” budget 08 Enacted = 09 CR = 10 OMB + 5% Performance-focused No real budget impact Sept –Oct: 2010 initiatives present to Deputy Secretary Safe Indian Communities Improving Indian Education Water for America Healthy Lands

9. FY 2010 Update Feb 2: Formal submission of Bush (baseline) budget by law Feb-March 09: 2010 budget development for Obama budget April 6, 2009: Roll out of 2010 budget

10. Federal Appropriations Process as it Impacts Tribes FY ‘08 FY ‘09 FY ‘10FY ‘11 1 2 3 4__ O N D J F M A M J J A S 1 2 3 4 We are here FY ’10 Budget Targets Set BIA & Tribes Executive Branch FY ’10 Budget Deliberations BIA Tribes DOI BIA OMB DOI BIA Tribal Opportunities Dialogue Pre-embargo Cong Action on 09 Budget FY ’11 Budget Execution FY ’10 Budget Execution FY ’09 Budget Execution Cong Action on 10 Budget Strategy efforts FY ’10 2 nd yr Exec. /Close out FY ’09 2 nd yr Exec. /Close out FY ‘11 Budget Targets Set BIA & Tribes CR thru Mar 6 Significant delays in FY 2009 & FY 2010 “current services” only; new admin will submit in April

11. FY 09 Apr-May-Jun ‘09 FY 09 Jan-Feb-Mar ‘09 Mar 17-18 National Mtg Sheraton National VA Budget Timeline TBAC Schedule: Dec 9-10, 09 Westin DC ‘08 ‘11 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘09 ‘08 ‘10 ‘11 FY 09 Jul-Aug-Sep ‘09 ‘12 Close out/ Execution Close out/ Execution Close out/ Execution Budget Implementation & Execution Budget Implementation & Execution Budget Implementation & Execution Bush Budget Submitted in Feb; CR Expires March 6 New Admin budget ~early April; Tribes seek ’10 funds From Congress FY10 Budget Congressional Action & lobbying results Tribes/IA to establish FY 11 budget options within targets Budget Development Finish FY 11 Consultation; submit to Dept FY 11 Budget Embargoed -- Executive Branch Deliberations N/A FY 12 –Adopt Tribal/IA priorities N/A FY 09 Oct-Nov-Dec ‘08 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 Close out/ Execution FY09 Budget Enactment Implementation & Execution FY 10 Budget Embargoed -- Executive Branch Deliberations Tribes set strategy re: 2011 priorities N/A May 12-13 Sheraton National VA Aug, 09 TBD host We are Here