create a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a cabinet-level Department of Native Affairs and to identify benefits that could result from a closer working relationship between the executive and legislative branches and the tribal governments.

Representatives Iron Cloud III (prime), Blake, Bolin, Brunner, Burg, Dennert, Elliott, Engels, Fargen, Feickert, Frerichs, Gibson, Gosch, Hamiel, Hunhoff (Bernie), Jensen (Phil), Juhnke, Killer, Kirkeby, Kirschman, Krebs, Lange, Lederman, Lucas, McLaughlin, Moser, Noem, Novstrup (David), Nygaard, Olson, Pitts, Rounds, Russell, Schlekeway, Schrempp, Sly, Solberg, Sorenson, Street, Thompson, Van Gerpen, Vanderlinde, and Verchio and Senators Garnos (prime), Adelstein, Ahlers, Bartling, Bradford, Dempster, Fryslie, Gillespie, Hanson (Gary), Haverly (Jeffrey), Heidepriem, Hundstad, Jerstad, Kloucek, Maher, Merchant, Miles, Nesselhuf, Peterson (Jim), Rhoden, Schmidt, Tieszen, and Turbak Berry