25 U.S.C. § 5384 — Compacts

(a) Compact required The Secretary^* must negotiate and enter into a written compact with each Indian tribe^* participating in self-governance^* in a manner consistent with the Federal Government’s trust responsibility, treaty obligations, and the government-to-government relationship between Indian tribes and the United States. (b) Contents Each compact required under subsection (a) of this section must set forth the general terms of the government-to-government relationship between the Indian tribe and the Secretary, including such terms as the parties intend must control year after year. Such compacts may only be amended by mutual agreement of the parties. (c) Existing compacts An Indian tribe participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project under title III 1 on August 18, 2000 , must have the option at any time after August 18, 2000 , to— (1) retain the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project compact of that Indian tribe (in whole or in part) to the extent that the provisions of that funding agreement are not directly contrary to any express provision of this subchapter; or (2) instead of retaining a compact or portion of it under paragraph (1), negotiate a new compact in a manner consistent with the requirements of this subchapter. (d) Term and effective date The effective date of a compact must be the date of the approval and execution by the Indian tribe or another date agreed upon by the parties, and must remain in effect for so long as permitted by Federal law or until ended by mutual written agreement, retrocession, or reassumption.