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TRIBAL BUDGET ADVISORY COUNCIL (TBAC)

The August TBAC meeting page has been updated.

About TBAC

The Indian Affairs Tribal Budget Advisory Council (TBAC) provides a forum and process for tribes and Indian Affairs to develop its annual budget. Tribal representatives can advise Indian Affairs (IA) on priority needs in Indian Country. It provides cooperative participation in IA budget formulation, justification, and information. TBAC meetings also serve as an education forum to better inform tribes of the IA budget process and advise on the status of Indian Country initiatives throughout the Federal Government.

TBAC Meetings

TBAC meetings occur on a quarterly basis. Select TBAC Meetings at right to view agendas, presentations, and information for past or upcoming TBAC meetings. For general TBAC and budget information such as TBAC protocol or action tracking, choose Other Meeting Material.

Budget Data

IA budget documents can be viewed from this site. Information can be viewed by fiscal year, or by document type. The following is a description of each budget document that can be accessed:

Greenbook: the congressional budget justification document for IA; the Greenbook provides justifications for increases and decreases and descriptions of programs as well as performance data for a given fiscal year.

Comprehensive "comp" Table: shows the breakdown of enacted amounts for IA activities by fiscal year. The President’s Budget comp table in the Greenbook shows the requested amount for a given fiscal year. The enacted comp table shows the approved amount by Congress.

Congressional Actions: includes House, Senate, and conference reports as well as public laws passed by Congress that impact the budget for a given fiscal year.

Program Changes: outlines the increases or decreases contained in the President's Budget for a given fiscal year based on the previous year's enacted totals. Changes are organized by activity and program.