; (2) the years-long process of Tribal water rights settlements; or (3) conflict over the quantification of Tribal reserved water rights in State water rights adjudications; Whereas the quantity of water that would be required to supply reliable, clean drinking water to provide for the basic needs of each Native community is typically only a small fraction of the total quantity water allocated to the Native community; Whereas the trust responsibility of the Federal Government to Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and Native Hawaiian communities requires the Federal Government to ensure the survival and welfare of Native Americans, and the failure to provide basic water service cannot be reconciled with this trust responsibility; Whereas the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) affirmed the trust responsibility of the Federal Government to support Tribal self-governance and self-determination, and these goals cannot be fully realized without addressing inequities, including ensuring access to reliable, clean drinking water for every Tribal community; Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic provided a stark reminder that access to reliable, clean drinking water to support basic hygiene is a matter of life or death for all individuals of the United States and Native communities suffer disproportionate impacts during epidemics and disasters due to a multitude of factors, including— (1) persistent economic disadvantages on Federal Indian reservations, in Alaska Native Villages, and in Native Hawaiian communities; (2) lack of on-reservation affordable and safe housing; and (3) lack of public health infrastructure, including access to running water; Whereas, on January 27, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619