The Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs met to hear testimony on the proposed budget for the 1985 fiscal year, which calls for continued support of Indian self-determination by strengthening tribal governments and decreasing unnecessary Federal intrusion in reservation affairs. Discussion was primarily concerned with funding for Indian education programs, especially preschool and postsecondary education, and Indian health programs. Other topics were natural resource and economic development, including irrigation projects and effective law enforcement for Indian fisheries in the Columbia River basin. Government witnesses included representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and pertinent agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education. Witnesses from tribes and tribal organizations included representatives from Indian schools and colleges; INMED (Indians Into Medicine); the National Association of Community Health Representatives; American Indian Scholarships, Inc.; the Council of Energy Resources Tribes; Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission; and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. In addition to testimony before the committee, this document includes numerous prepared statements, letters, and study reports. (JHZ)