3.0.0 2770 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z Senate S S 2004-07-22 108 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2004-07-23T01:51:52Z 2004-07-22 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8759-8760) IntroReferral 2004-07-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8758-8759) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000064 Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] THOMAS DASCHLE D SD ANDREW N M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2004-09-29 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2004-09-30 False Native Americans Agriculture and Food Commerce Compensation (Law) Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Department of the Interior Easements Energy Energy industries Federal advisory bodies Federal-Indian relations Gas industry Gas pipelines Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Grazing Indian lands Law Mining royalties Minorities Oil and gas leases Oil and gas royalties Petroleum industry Petroleum pipelines Public Lands and Natural Resources Timber sales Transportation and Public Works Trusts and trustees Native Americans 00 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2004-09-17T20:08:47Z Establishes the National Commission on American Indian Trust Holdings to fully examine: (1) the allegations made in the letter dated April 5, 2004, from Special Master Alan L. Balaran to the Honorable Royce C. Lamberth; (2) whether grazing, leasing, and other trust asset interests have been managed equitably and in a manner consistent with Federal trust law (including regulations); and (3) such other alleged breaches of the fiduciary responsibility owed by the United States to Indian tribes and individual Indians that come to the Commission's attention.

Requires the Commission to: (1) build on the investigations of other entities, and avoid unnecessary duplication, by reviewing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of earlier studies of the management by the Department of Interior of Indian trust assets and trust funds; and (2) report to the President and Congress its findings and recommendations for corrective measures that can be taken to recoup any losses suffered by Indian tribes or individual Indians as a result of breaches of fiduciary duty by the Department or to prevent any breaches of fiduciary duty in the future.

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