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Presidential Memorandum 13175

Tribal Consultation

This memorandum directs all federal agency heads to develop detailed plans for implementing Executive Order 13175 on tribal consultation, with progress reports due thereafter. It mandates OMB review and a presidential report within one year to strengthen government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes.

Impact dates

  1. Annual progress reports ongoing

  2. OMB report to President on implementation across executive branch

  3. First agency progress reports due to OMB

  4. Agency detailed implementation plans due to OMB

Key directives

  • Each agency head must submit detailed implementation plan to OMB within 90 days
  • Plans must be developed after consultation with Indian tribes and tribal officials
  • Each agency head must submit progress report to OMB within 270 days and annually thereafter
  • Plans and reports must designate a coordinating official
  • Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and OMB Director shall review plans and reports
  • OMB Director shall submit implementation report to President within 1 year
  • OMB Director authorized to publish in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Memorandum issuance and Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

  • Agency plans due to OMB (90 days)
  • Designation of implementation coordinators

Long term

  • First progress reports due (270 days)
  • Annual progress reports ongoing
  • OMB presidential report due (1 year)

Risks & tensions

  • No enforcement mechanism specified beyond OMB review; 'to the extent permitted by law' qualifier may limit implementation
  • Annual reporting requirement creates sustained bureaucratic obligation but compliance quality uncertain
  • Definition dependence on EO 13175 may create interpretive gaps
Presidential Memorandum 13175: Tribal Consultation · Executive Orders