United States: Indian Affairs Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request Reflects President’s Commitment ...

United States: Indian Affairs Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request Reflects President’s Commitment to Fiscal Discipline While Strengthening Tribal Nations   President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2012 budget request for Indian Affairs, which includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), is $2.5 billion – a $118.9 million decrease from the FY 2010 Enacted/FY 2011 Continuing Resolution (CR) levels. Included in the reduction are the elimination of a one-time...

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