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Indian Issues: BIA's Distribution of Tribal Priority Allocations

T-RCED-98-168 Published: Apr 21, 1998. Publicly Released: Apr 21, 1998.
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GAO discussed the preliminary results of its review of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) distribution of Tribal Priority Allocation (TPA)--or TPA--funds, focusing on: (1) BIA's basis for distributing 1998 TPA funds; (2) total distributions of TPA funds in fiscal year (FY) 1998 and a per-capita analysis of those distributions; (3) revenue and business income information reported by tribes under the Single Audit Act; and (4) what additional revenue and income information may be useful to Congress in deciding whether to distribute TPA funds to tribes.

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Financial statement auditsFunds managementIndian landsIntergovernmental fiscal relationsNative AmericansPrioritizingReporting requirementsFinancial statementsSingle auditSingle audits