1. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT Jackie Johnson Pata NCAI Mid Year June 15, 2009

2. NCAI ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE The Embassy -Your new DC office Technology Upgrade Audit Staff Transitions

3. New Administration New Congress

4. NEW ADMINISTRATION White House – increased coordination Agencies – many appointees still not in place

5. NEW CONGRESS Overview of 110 th Lessons Learned from 110 th Outlook for 111 th Congress

6. COMPLETED 110 TH CONGRESS ORIGINAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 1) Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act 2) Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act 3) Farm Bill: Tribal provisions 4) Adam Walsh Act Fix 5) Code Talkers Bill 6) Meth Grants Tribal Fix 7) Confirmation of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs 8) Department of Homeland Security: Direct Tribal Funding 9) Increase Appropriations 10) Tribal ID Cards

7. “LESSONS LEARNED” FROM 110 TH CONGRESS One Tribe’s Issue Affects All Tribes Integrate Indian Priorities into Larger Non-Indian Bills Strength in Unity Strength in Consistency

8. NEW CONGRESS Political Make Up/Quick Pace of 111 th Political Make Up/Quick Pace of 111 th Democratic Constituencies

9. 111 TH LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

10. 111 TH ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1) S-CHIP – Medicaid Tribal Doc Provisions 2) Defeat of Coburn FDA Tobacco Amendment 3) Economic Stimulus

11. Economic Stimulus Some pots of funding still available to apply for: Head Start and Early Head Start (6/23 and 7/9 deadlines), Women, Infants and Children management-related grants (6/26), ICDBG (7/7 deadline – ELIGIBILITY LIMITED TO FY 2008 GRANTEES ONLY), the new Strengthening Communities Fund (7/7 deadlines), FEMA Fire Station Construction grants (7/10 deadline), NAHASDA competitive grants (7/13 deadline), Fish and Wildlife Service habitat restoration programs (9/30 deadlines), and Forest Service wildland fire management (9/30, based on regional priority list). www.indiancountryworks.com

12. SOME 111 TH ISSUES 1) Health Care 2) Renewable Energy/Climate Change 3) Tribal Law & Order Bill 4) Cultural Issues (Eagle Feathers; San Francisco Peaks)

13. SOME 111 TH ISSUES 5) Transportation 6) 8(a) 7) SBA Reauthorization 8) EFCA 9) Carcieri Fix 10) Tribal ID Issues/Press Conference

14. Thank You You created NCAI You decide NCAI priorities You are NCAI