; and (3) consultation can be considered effective and meaningful when each party demonstrates a genuine commitment to learn, acknowledge, and respect the positions, perspectives, and concerns of the other parties. 4. Definitions For the purposes of this Act: (1) Activity The term activity means any agency regulation, rulemaking, policy, guidance, legislative proposal, grant funding formula change, or operational activity that may have a substantial direct effect on an Indian Tribe on matters including— (A) Tribal cultural practices, lands, resources, or access to traditional areas of cultural or religious importance on federally managed land; (B) the ability of an Indian Tribe to govern or provide services to its members; (C) an Indian Tribe’s formal relationship with the agency