Board of Directors Agenda Board of Directors Agenda

Board of Directors Agenda

Monday, February 5 D EAST AN ER H N T T Located in Salon A U R O I S B

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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM General Assembly • Call to Order - Chief Kirk Francis, USET SPF President • Posting of Colors - USET Color Guard and Close Up Students Drum Group - Burnurwurbskek

Board of Directors Agenda Directors of Board • Prayer - TBD • Roll Call - Chief Lynn Malerba, USET SPF Secretary • Agenda Review - Kitcki Carroll, USET Executive Director • Message from President Kirk Francis 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM USET/University of North Carolina Asheville MOU Signing Ceremony 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Developing a More Effective Advocacy Strategy; Lessons Learned from 2017 Liz Malerba, Policy and Legislative Director, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Gregory A. Smith, General Counsel, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Denise Desiderio, Senior Policy Advisor, Akin Gump 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM An Assault on Sovereign Immunity; A Summary of Current Threats and Other Litigation Updates Gregory A. Smith, General Counsel , United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Matt Newman, Attorney, Native American Rights Fund (NARF) 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM A National Advocacy Approach in Today’s Political Environment Jefferson Keel, President, National Congress of American Indians (Invited) Jacqueline Pata, Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians (Invited) 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Executive Session (Closed to Board of Directors and Invited Guests only) 12:00 PM Recess - Afternoon reserved for Tribal Leaders to conduct Congressional visits

Congressional Invitees Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX, 8th District) Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK, 4th District) - Confirmed Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA, 1st District) Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA, 36th District) - Confirmed Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN, 4th District) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA, 13th District) Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA, 1st District) Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK, 2nd District) Rep. Norma Torres, (D-CA, 35th District) - Confirmed Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Other Events/Options Available 12:00 PM Afternoon reserved for Tribal Leaders to conduct Congressional visits 5:30 PM Close Up Student Board Presentations will be available for viewing in the Grand Foyer 6:00 PM Welcome Reception and Fundraiser Honorings to take place: Earl Billy; Martha Ketcher 2018 Impact Week Meeting 2018 Impact 10 Because there is Strength in Unity Board of Directors Agenda Tuesday, February 6 D EAST AN ER H N T T Located at USET SPF Office – Hall of States U R O I S B 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 E

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8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Policy and Legislation: A 2017 Review and Priority Setting for 2018 Liz Malerba, Policy and Legislative Director, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) Gregory A. Smith, General Counsel, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM A Review of Departmental Priorities for 2018 John Tahsuda, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior (Invited) Acting Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Panel Discussion - A Review of the Proposed Restricted Fee Legislation (H .R . 215) Robert Porter, Senior Advisor, Dentons Jody Cummings, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP Larry Roberts, Counsel, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion - A Review of the Part 151 Fee to Trust NPRM Jody Cummings, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP Larry Roberts, Counsel, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 12:00 PM Recess - Afternoon reserved for Tribal Leaders to conduct Congressional visits

Other Events/Options Available 12:00 PM Afternoon reserved for Tribal Leaders to conduct Congressional visits 2018 Impact Week Meeting 4:15 PM Wreath Laying at Tomb of Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery - Close Up Students/Veterans Affairs Committee 7:30 PM Sovereignty - Mead Center; Post-viewing discussion immediately following

Because there is Strength in Unity 11 Wednesday, February 7 D EAST AN ER H N T T Located in Salon A U R O I S B

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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM IHS Taskforce; Prioritizing the Battle against Opioid Addiction Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36) Co-Chair of Indian Health Service Task Force Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK-2) Co-Chair of Indian Health Service Task Force (Invited) 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Tribal Transportation Updates Board of Directors Agenda Directors of Board Jody Clark, Transportation Director, Seneca Nation of Indians 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM U .S . Department of Housing and Urban Development Heidi Frechette, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Native American Programs (Invited) 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Department of Homeland Security Updates Alaina Clark, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs David Munro, Director of Tribal Affairs 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM U .S . Environmental Protection Agency Updates Jane Nishida, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of International and Tribal Affairs 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM National Museum of the American Indian Kevin Gover, Director 12:00 PM Recess - Afternoon reserved for Tribal Leaders to conduct Congressional visits

Other Events/Options Available 12:00 PM Afternoon reserved for Tribal Leaders to conduct Congressional visits 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Close Up Youth Mock Board of Directors Session in Salon D 2018 Impact Week Meeting 2018 Impact 12 Because there is Strength in Unity Board of Directors Agenda Thursday, February 8 D EAST AN ER H N T T Located in Salon A U R O I S B

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8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Close Up Youth Breakfast with Board of Directors in Salon H,J,K 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM USET SPF Business Session • Resolutions • Committee Reports • Minutes of 2017 USET SPF Annual Meeting • Retiring of Colors - USET Color Guard • Closing Prayer 1:00 PM Adjourn 2018 Impact Week Meeting

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