Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1999

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1999 - Establishes the Commission on Indian Recognition as an independent establishment which shall assume the authority of the Department of the Interior to recognize a petitioning Indian group's tribal status. Sets forth operating and petitioning procedures. Requires petitions to contain detailed, specific evidence, including: (1) a statement of facts establishing that the petitioner has been identified as an American Indian entity on a substantially continuous basis since 1871; (2) a statement of facts establishing that a predominant portion of the petitioner's membership comprises a community distinct from those communities surrounding it and has existed as a community from historical times to the present; (3) a statement of facts establishing that the petitioner has maintained political influence or authority over its members as an autonomous entity from historical times until the time of the petition; (4) a copy of the petitioner's governing document or description of the petitioner's membership criteria and the petitioner's governing procedures; and (5) a list of the petitioner's current members, a copy of each avai…