Pub. L. 116-180, tit. II, sec. 202 (as amended)
CONTRACTS BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
SEC. 202. CONTRACTS BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
Section 102 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5321) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking “economic enterprises” and all that follows through “except that” and inserting “economic enterprises (as defined in section 3 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452)), except that”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(f) Good Faith Requirement.—In the negotiation of contracts and funding agreements, the Secretary shall—
“(1) at all times negotiate in good faith to maximize implementation of the self-determination policy; and
“(2) carry out this Act in a manner that maximizes the policy of Tribal self-determination, in a manner consistent with—
“(A) the purposes specified in section 3; and
“(B) the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act.
“(g) Rule of Construction.—Subject to section 101(a) of the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act, each provision of this Act and each provision of a contract or funding agreement shall be liberally construed for the benefit of the Indian Tribe participating in self-determination, and any ambiguity shall be resolved in favor of the Indian Tribe. ”
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