Whereas the 2020 United States census is an opportunity to provide a better future for Tribal Nations by providing an accurate count of American Indians and Alaska Natives; Whereas the Federal Government, Tribal Nations, and decision makers will use 2020 census data in a variety of ways that can benefit Tribal Nations; Whereas under the Federal Indian trust responsibility, the United States has a legally enforceable fiduciary obligation to protect Tribal treaty rights, lands, assets, and resources, as well as a duty to carry out the mandates of Federal law with respect to American Indian and Alaska Native Nations; Whereas 2020 census data will be used to evaluate government programs and policies to ensure they fairly and equitably serve the needs of all groups of people and to monitor compliance with antidiscrimination laws, regulations, and policies; Whereas States will also use 2020 census data to meet legislative redistricting and apportionment requirements; Whereas many Tribal Nations will use census data to make governmental decisions on allocating resources, the needs of their communities, economic development opportunities, and areas of growth for future decision making; Whereas American Indians and Alaska Natives have historically been at a higher risk for undercounting in the census than other populations; Whereas, in the 2010 census, the Census Bureau estimates that American Indians and Alaska Natives living on reservations or in Native villages were undercounted by approximately 4.9 percent, more than double the undercount rate of the next closest population group; Whereas 2020 census data will affect the allocation of approximately $1,500,000,000,000 in Federal funds; Whereas 2020 census responses can help shape how billions of dollars in Federal funds are allocated each year to Tribal Nations in furtherance of the Federal trust responsibility; Whereas undercounting of American Indian and Alaska Natives could significantly undercut Federal funding levels for various programs for 10 years