FINDINGS.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS. Congress finds that— 108 STAT. 4271 (1) the tribal right of self-government flows from the inherent sovereignty of Indian tribes and nations; (2) the United States recognizes a special government-to-government relationship with Indian tribes, including the right of the tribes to self-governance, as reflected in the Constitution, treaties, Federal statutes, and the course of dealings of the United States with Indian tribes; (3) although progress has been made, the Federal bureaucracy, with its centralized rules and regulations, has eroded tribal self-governance and dominates tribal affairs; (4) the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project was designed to improve and perpetuate the government-to-government relationship between Indian tribes and the United States and to strengthen tribal control over Federal funding and pro-gram management; and (5) Congress has reviewed the results of the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project and finds that— (A) transferring control to tribal governments, upon tribal request, over funding and decision making for Federal programs, services, functions, and activities, or portions thereof, is an effective way to implement the Federal policy of government-to-government relations with Indian tribes; and (B) transferring control to tribal governments, upon tribal request, over funding and decision making for Federal programs, services, functions, and activities strengthens the Federal policy of Indian self-determination.