109 HR 4322 IH: Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-11-15
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005
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(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Settlement of Litigation claims
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Individual Indian Accounting Claim Settlement Fund.
Sec. 104. General distribution.
Sec. 105. Claims relating to share determination.
Sec. 106. Claims relating to method of valuation.
Sec. 107. Claims relating to constitutionality.
Sec. 108. Attorneys' fees.
Sec. 109. Waiver and release of claims.
Sec. 110. Effect of title.
TITLE II—Indian Trust Asset Management Policy Review Commission
Sec. 201. Establishment.
Sec. 202. Membership.
Sec. 203. Meetings and procedures.
Sec. 204. Duties.
Sec. 205. Powers.
Sec. 206. Commission personnel matters.
Sec. 207. Exemption from FACA.
Sec. 208. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 209. Termination of Commission.
TITLE III—Indian Trust Asset Management Demonstration Project Act
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Establishment of demonstration project; selection of participating Indian tribes.
Sec. 304. Indian trust asset management plan.
Sec. 305. Effect of title.
TITLE IV—Fractional interest purchase and consolidation program
Sec. 401. Fractional interest program.
TITLE V—Restructuring Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special Trustee
Sec. 501. Purpose.
Sec. 502. Definitions.
Sec. 503. Under Secretary for Indian Affairs.
Sec. 504. Transfer of functions of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
Sec. 505. Office of Special Trustee for American Indians.
Sec. 506. Hiring preference.
Sec. 507. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI—Audit of Indian trust funds
Sec. 601. Audits and reports.
Sec. 602. Authorization of appropriations.
<enum>I</enum><header>Settlement of Litigation claims</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF715D9B4A994461B97876664A8214071" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1721E203968948A08751D4E65C25487E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress has appropriated tens of millions of dollars for purposes of providing an historical accounting of funds held in Individual Indian Money accounts;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DEB83C44E3241C8B2D15DAECFEEA45"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as of the date of enactment of this Act, the efforts of the Federal Government in conducting historical accounting activities have provided information regarding the feasibility and cost of providing a complete historical accounting of IIM account funds;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D3B0D02AB994DCC003B9400A68B14EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of many IIM accounts, a complete historical accounting—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD133FD0592834FC3833C00D2498E4FA0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be impossible because necessary records and accounting data are missing or destroyed;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEFFA93276864F0297BE8F679BBE18B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may take several years to perform even if necessary records are available;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BF37A60EED34FF2956290C06F8C00CB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may cost the United States hundreds of millions and possibly several billion dollars; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF72F9AB0CBE340729E6227D7FCD9F079"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be impossible to complete before the deaths of many elderly IIM account beneficiaries;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC250D7A2950447B700F7361744EBBFA7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">without a complete historical accounting, it may be difficult or impossible to ascertain the extent of losses in an IIM account as a result of accounting errors or mismanagement of funds, or the correct amount of interest accrued or owned on the IIM account;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88687C3C2123405E8F31F80048005167"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total cost to the United States of providing a complete historical accounting of an IIM account may exceed—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3667D1E15E2942A897177942ACA89E9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current balance of the IIM account;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38C505A77F1649A192B5C31079F8DB36"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total sums of money that have passed through the IIM account; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CF30A61E4394225A0F7D6C4E1511517"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the enforceable liability of the United States for losses from, and interest in, the IIM account;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D2DDAF455E541F7A5BAF508AB76B9E"><enum>(6)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H67B52074A04348928F827600975E2B14"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the delays in obtaining an accounting and in pursuing accounting claims in the case styled Cobell v. Norton, Civil Action No. 96–1285 (RCL) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, have created a great hardship on IIM account beneficiaries; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99A1767D60F44758AFB536BEA0719B5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">many beneficiaries and their representatives have indicated that they would rather receive monetary compensation than experience the continued frustration and delay associated with an accounting of transactions and funds in their IIM accounts;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3451C93FE70C4DE8989E92BA4D7388B7"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">it is appropriate for Congress, taking into consideration the findings under paragraphs (1) through (6), to provide benefits that are reasonably calculated to be fair and appropriate in lieu of performing an accounting of an IIM account, or assuming liability for errors in such an accounting, mismanagement of IIM account funds (including undetermined amounts of interest in IIM accounts, losses in which may never be discovered or quantified if a complete historical accounting cannot be performed), or breach of fiduciary duties with respect to the administration of IIM accounts, in order to transmute claims by the beneficiaries of IIM accounts for undetermined or unquantified accounting losses and interest to a fixed amount to be distributed to the beneficiaries of IIM accounts;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BA456F60B754E078572CD6FF4A48108"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in determining the amount of the payments to be distributed as described in paragraph (7), Congress should take into consideration, in addition to the factors described in paragraphs (1) through (6)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DA4ADAD4E39490FB6F755C392DA3565"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the risks and costs to IIM account beneficiaries, as well as any delay, associated with the litigation of claims that will be resolved by this title; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EC00B759B654366B2347CD3A4EDD017"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefits to IIM account beneficiaries available under this title;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1462329E34D9439AB7E81442BD720613"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the situation of the Osage Nation is unique because, among other things, income from the mineral estate of the Osage Nation is distributed to individuals through headright interests that belong not only to members of the Osage Nation, but also to members of other Indian tribes, and to non-Indians; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1EEF78E2C43411EAFFA5EC822EDF4E1"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">due to the unique situation of the Osage Nation, the Osage Nation, on its own behalf, has filed various actions in Federal district court and the United States Court of Federal Claims seeking accountings, money damages, and other legal and equitable relief</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADAB05226B0440DB948EFC7C8D00006D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D4AC2A62ED3433F88ED4D21FFF35CE6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Accounting claim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>accounting claim</term> means any claim for an historical accounting of a claimant against the United States under the Litigation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E2C04AD95494A3390004953DDDE00EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Claimant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>claimant</term> means any beneficiary of an IIM account (including an heir of such a beneficiary) that was living on the date of enactment of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4001">25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF52FC627C4664270926626B901B40102"><enum>(3)</enum><header>IIM account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>IIM account</term> means an Individual Indian Money account administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEC6A3DC60E643F6A4EDE909523B0008"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Litigation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Litigation</term> means the case styled Cobell v. Norton, Civil Action No. 96–1285 (RCL) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30AC36CC46824B25B36F00A7906DD703"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Treasury.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15CA7B91CCEC4495AD861CCC4388651E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Settlement Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Settlement Fund</term> means the fund established by section 103(a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4288B40A3EE349CE9B00605FDEABDDED"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Special Master</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Special Master</term> means the special master appointed by the Secretary under section 103(b) to administer the Settlement Fund.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12F5F543F88E4EF7859844B148CAB200" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Individual Indian Accounting Claim Settlement Fund</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02B1AFBB3E98478DAF27397D02B9AD75"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89EB0472118E4B929BC78F6009795292"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a fund, to be known as the <quote>Individual Indian Accounting Claim Settlement Fund</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0FAF366E9524362B34C23EF1FB408C4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial deposit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall deposit into the Settlement Fund to carry out this title not less than $<inline-comment display="yes">__________</inline-comment>,000,000,000 from funds appropriated under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1304">section 1304</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AF61FE429F5422D81F614C469B02615"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special Master</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint a Special Master to administer the Settlement Fund in accordance with this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD81FBCB7B124E0486565133004BED31"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E71B5FF8DE14032A8C095261DECBB58"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master shall use not less than 80 percent of amounts in the Settlement Fund to make payments to claimants in accordance with section 104.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D73E1F00DE4494D9D37374564D1C97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Method of valuation and constitutional claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master may use not to exceed 12 percent of amounts in the Settlement Fund to make payments to claimants described in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B7D6DD40AD0459AA55C0053E2F7DDA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 106; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78A13BA6435B4C4FB508A75154C347EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 107.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H571B3DAAE52E465BA0E0EE9AEA7EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Attorneys' fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master may use not to exceed <inline-comment display="yes">__________</inline-comment>percent of amounts in the Settlement Fund to make payments to claimants for attorneys' fees in accordance with section 108.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H196D513A7CF74171A43C7F85ECF0D601"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Costs of administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use not more than <inline-comment display="yes">__________</inline-comment>percent of amounts in the Settlement Fund to pay the costs of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8973F2D538534FCF8F2106C1B2E94862"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administering the Settlement Fund; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59765B053CC14080B0BF41F90300969E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">otherwise carrying out this title.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93A2FA14F8254C0091292E121900346B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>General distribution</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93E36247266240E3A4082F994B7805BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payments to claimants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4F12B5789DC42BB8E10B440DC032E4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register the regulations described in subsection (d), the Special Master shall distribute to each claimant from the Settlement Fund an amount equal to the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D7D59A987AB43EFB2D0EEE337178043"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the per capita share of the claimant of $<inline-comment display="yes">__________</inline-comment>,000,000,000 of the amounts described in section 103(c)(1); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0AF87FA33E64D4EA756FECD00E34B80"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of $<inline-comment display="yes">__________</inline-comment>,000,000,000 of the amounts described in section 103(c)(1), the additional share of the claimant, to be determined in accordance with a formula established by the Secretary under subsection (d)(1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30E2E7B3F1AC42088361CE9BF408EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Heirs of claimants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C7BD3FF7253437F8E73B3C6F80778F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An heir of a claimant shall receive the entire amount distributed to the claimant under paragraphs (1) and (3).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F2A67EBC6264462B6AEB7D2A8701206"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Multiple heirs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a claimant has more than 1 heir, the amount distributed to the claimant under paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be divided equally among the heirs of the claimant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24964C5D67C24953B1C9FD14454FA4A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Residual amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After making each distribution required under sections 106, 107, and 108, the Special Master shall distribute to claimants the remainder of the amounts described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 103(c), in accordance with paragraph (1)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69D15612E1FB4C96A8F9E16CA61290D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master shall not make a distribution to a claimant under subsection (a) until the claimant executes a waiver and release of accounting claims against the United States in accordance with section 109.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H335883DFD879430400ECF600C7EF7187"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Location of claimants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H159D66F37EA04E06890055AA07280567"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Responsibility of Secretary of the Interior</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Special Master any information, including IIM account information, that the Special Master determines to be necessary to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H115ACC771FC549DFB9843985421BA3A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify any claimant under this title; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB5A12B99EDB4C30A7F600383869796B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">apply a formula established by the Secretary under subsection (d).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE5681E6B2934E6BA8BE3F72DC964865"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Claimants of unknown location</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H126111940D6347EE8DF391037B470411"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master shall deposit in an account, for future distribution, amounts under this title for each claimant who—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3FE0067D6DA4E8CBEA30361B4AE00BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is entitled to receive a distribution under this title, as determined by the Special Master; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF34CDA94671C4CA3ACB25D21AA221933"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not been located by the Special Master as of the date on which a distribution is required under subsection (a)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51E9E31A9E7148D9BD5452918760F35E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Location of claimants</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H421C75A02A38489798425599ABDD37E4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Responsibility of Secretary of the Interior</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Special Master any information and assistance necessary to locate a claimant described in subparagraph (A)(ii).</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H345738AD0623471581269708D92C00CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master may enter into contracts with an Indian tribe or an organization representing individual Indians in order to locate a claimant described in subparagraph (A)(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE0A8FBE44E242FEA4D8A472AD7C2BE1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6529A554F7D6443FA5D5BD127022886D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate any regulations that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this title, including regulations establishing a formula to determine the share of each claimant of payments under subsection (a)(1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4817AFE77B634D2B974CA5B082C76260"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Factors for consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the formula described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration the amount of funds that have passed through the IIM account of each claimant during the period beginning on January 1, 1980, and ending on December 31, 2005, or another period, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0E3D23F30F84921AB279467C4A5FEA8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Claims relating to share determination</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BFD8409357B481FA5F717E37840B361"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), any claimant may seek judicial review of the determination of the Special Master with respect to the amount of a share payment of a claimant under section 104(a)(1).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H977C3A13041D46FD97910739789BCFCB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claimant shall file a claim under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47FD36AD05514CFFABD017AB75E1F93C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of a notice by the claimant under subsection (c); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H805ABDF959244113A98EE1AD94266703"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the United States district court for the district in which the claimant resides.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2BBAD61764246BE8C9EDF3064D726E4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide to each claimant a notice of the right of any claimant to seek judicial review of a determination of the Special Master with respect to the amount of the share payment of the claimant under section 105.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BF4E09629104613B1C2C43CA830000"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Subsequent appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claim relating to a determination of a United States district court relating to an appeal under subsection (a) shall be filed only in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D3BAFE5406F42B1ACA510726830FCE5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Claims relating to method of valuation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H572BBA5ACF914D7A9C73C6408E54A603"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a claimant may seek judicial review of the method of distribution of a payment to the claimant under section 104(a).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49F46FC3000D4C998E19A4E439AD9479"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claim under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC44C621E42E94F1083E7A775F76988D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be filed as part of a class action claim against any party; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE57CF97C1D6479CACD08B407B4D80AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be filed only in the United States Court of Federal Claims.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD348B5565B7D40DBA71C5B886DF288A9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Available amounts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7005BFA7926D4D8B912649225855F707"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master shall use only amounts described in section 103(c)(2)(A) to satisfy an award under a claim under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89E0933C566B4B9997A4C21E363FC464"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments to claimants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claimant that files a claim under this subsection shall not be eligible to receive a distribution under section 104(a).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEEBABE3DE5741889BEEDFBA62EBD5C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect of claim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The filing of a claim under this section shall be considered to be a waiver by the claimant of any right to an award under section 104.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA89D15A7064B417898C99D44D3C944D7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header>Claims relating to constitutionality</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4807EDB16FB34A16B7B53213A14676E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any claimant may seek judicial review in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of the constitutionality of the application of this title to an individual claimant.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA9306BC23AB4D66BFCC745038F992D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Procedure</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC694C061D16944BAB680DC5BDE357FE2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Judicial panel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claim under this section shall be determined by a panel of 3 judges, to be appointed by the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H202744DD47104906AC00A68497A36277"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consolidation of claims</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AD814630736443796D16F94688C3500"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The judicial panel may consolidate claims under this section, as the judicial panel determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFFCE05554BA48829C78BD4E00045260"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition of class action cases</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claim under this section shall not be filed as part of a class action claim against any party.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFCE4099BC934C41B97939000003C099"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The judicial panel may award a claimant such relief as the judicial panel determines to be appropriate, including monetary compensation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33DC370F6F1C45BC8C5DD0B23EEFA1D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Available amounts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0E815E04ABC404E868260ECC2E5BC59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master shall use only amounts described in section 103(c)(2)(B) to satisfy an award under a claim under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BA65556BFB34B20871EA9445B240097"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments to claimants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A claimant that files a claim under this subsection shall not be eligible to receive a distribution under section 104(a).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA58FE003B29486FB15939B46DFA929E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect of claim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The filing of a claim under this section shall be considered to be a waiver by the claimant of any right to an award under section 104.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FABD84768DB4D028E1323BC1E39CB23" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header>Attorneys' fees</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H382DFA777D5B42DF868B2C9EDDED3BAB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master may use amounts described in section 103(c)(3) to make payments to claimants for costs and attorneys' fees incurred under the Litigation before the date of enactment of this Act, or in connection with a claim under section 104, at a rate not to exceed $<inline-comment display="yes">__________</inline-comment> per hour.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61094E57806A4DB2A0EBB0E4D212477B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09F29D1435D34968B58D4C118D1709DC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Special Master may make a payment under subsection (a) only if, as of the date on which the Special Master makes the payment, the applicable costs and attorneys' fees have not been paid by the United States pursuant to a court order.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BF6D7BEBCCC4B7998B87344E007EB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Action by attorneys</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To receive a payment under subsection (a), an attorney of the claimant shall submit to the Special Master a written claim for costs or fees under the Litigation.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01B63F95E4154036A62D277DDC006DAC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header>Waiver and release of claims</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9B0C0012B434D71B5DB044CD62B41D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to receive an award under this title, a claimant shall execute and submit to the Special Master a waiver and release of claims under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2005503FCA54031B97309B47E50A92C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A waiver and release under subsection (a) shall contain a statement that the claimant waives and releases the United States (including any officer, official, employee, or contractor of the United States) from any legal or equitable claim under Federal, State, or other law (including common law) relating to any accounting of funds in the IIM account of the claimant on or before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6308452E84E9451FB595FE8DD8062D00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>110.</enum><header>Effect of title</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE232590F74434F4F8BA6F57317D09637"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Substitution of benefits</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E0EFB4966F24794886880074916376D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The benefits provided under this title shall be considered to be provided in lieu of any claims under Federal, State, or other law originating before the date of enactment of this Act for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA21C587E824A4382AD95D34AAA64FCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">losses as a result of accounting errors relating to funds in an IIM account;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H722FDC94506847D1803142A92C82D000"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mismanagement of funds in an IIM account; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11BF630055E44A9CAF2E94BD6D8514C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interest accrued or owed in connection with funds in an IIM account.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B4FAEE0136D4EEAA381151733CFE938"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation of claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in this title, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a claimant shall not maintain an action in any Federal, State, or other court for an accounting claim originating before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8232935B0FE49DAA69D6BF96DC00085"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Jurisdiction of courts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E55A05A7629460796E0B9F77C6B1204"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this title, no court shall have jurisdiction over a claim filed by an individual or group for the historical accounting of funds in an IIM account on or before the date of enactment of this Act, including any such claim that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8313C018A0004E068D50879E96441DE7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This paragraph does not prevent a court from ordering an accounting in connection with an action relating to the mismanagement of trust resources that are not funds in an IIM account on or before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H504456BCEB3D44B986D8F066113FE832"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acceptance as waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The acceptance by a claimant of a benefit under this title shall be considered to be a waiver by the claimant of any accounting claim that the claimant has or may have relating to the IIM account of the claimant.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE4B00456C844FBC89EEB8DBCCC107AE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Receipt of payments have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The receipt of a payment by a claimant under this title shall not be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66D2206EC953442CAE6CD78BDBFBB23E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to Federal or State income tax; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD121917577FA46C5B1275EE85CF43770"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">treated as benefits or otherwise taken into account in determining the eligibility of the claimant for, or the amount of benefits under, any other Federal program, including the social security program, the medicare program, the medicaid program, the State children's health insurance program, the food stamp program, or the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42A22FCEF0634DE200D81992C9ECC7C0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certain claims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title precludes any court from granting any legal or equitable relief in an action by an Indian tribe or Indian nation against the United States, or an officer of the United States, filed or pending on or before the date of enactment of this Act, seeking an accounting, money damages, or any other relief relating to a tribal trust account or trust asset or resource.</text></subsection></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Indian trust asset management policy review commission</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63F33DBC929F45189924AE00C1B5CE3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA055C32E37584FFFBD7282310723B74D"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a commission, to be known as the <quote>Indian Trust Asset Management Policy Review Commission,</quote> (referred to in this title as the <quote>Commission</quote>), for the purposes of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C4D4EB2BB1D41FB874807D0B0080336"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviewing trust asset management laws (including regulations) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act governing the management and administration of individual Indian and Indian tribal trust assets;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACDBBD84A156437D8DEADA6C64DE7EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviewing the management and administration practices of the Department of the Interior with respect to individual Indian and Indian tribal trust assets; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22E2797291B647C8A6D207F4A09A035"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior and Congress for improving those laws and practices.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A3C38806A534F9A93671D1379C058B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14DA1C966C8B44CEAFCE7CC1AD04003C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall be composed of 12 members, of whom—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB92945191045444E86E0544109CD008C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">4 shall be appointed by the President;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD62D873371504481B95BC5F9816A5E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8D3AB534B51400880D598C7844DC6B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07CB393A28414AC8978675CA97B56243"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C0A0F6B02FC44CBA894AC47DC73FCC2"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7216F7C4E56341B6BDC39C84AD23AB15"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The membership of the Commission shall include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB57D765615142C49425AD9F401F8BF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 6 members who are representatives of federally recognized Indian tribes with reservation land or other trust land that is managed for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8E6FBD39B6D43E5B80835927801CF28"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grazing;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5046A4F8B64A422E82ACFAD2DBC2EDFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fishing; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4CC630CED214CFC9D90899E7E773E9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">crop, timber, mineral, or other resource production purposes;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDBA5500C5984A9186F0E084A25BCBD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 member (including any member described in paragraph (1)) who is or has been the beneficial owner of an individual Indian monies account; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECD6F20CF0B24B4B8832297302107637"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 4 members who have experience in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D1EA938EA69438C81BC22AFDFC9DB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian trust resource (excluding a financial resource) management;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H398EB1993D9042F68F0099AD1ECFB4A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fiduciary investment management;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H835AD22074FF475C920032EC381365F9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">financial asset management; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A6A4080A06D4838AC0023B582A5CEB1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal law and policy relating to Indians.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05D9B5CDE873461FA9B0229CA8F501B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Date of appointments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBD6D2A5A6534309008199F6D4ED6D35"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appointment of a member of the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41DA2954B9E348A388E8E4D87A200EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failures to appoint</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A failure to make an appointment in accordance with paragraph (1) shall not affect the powers or duties of the Commission if sufficient members are appointed to establish a quorum.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BF4547DC1EF4E41A65194FD1EDDB12C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Term; vacancies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2284FCE1A7274B23BF8EDA22752BCAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C17357AD3DF47F996AA60652914ED26"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vacancy on the Commission—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27DDC1FFFF6B4C48A760056ED0BE7D9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not affect the powers or duties of the Commission; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F67119629484F5E8B47E791B8CE333F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD39979E6600B411088715F4BF3B9DD6D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Meetings and procedures</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD71D35A35F0454FB6267DFBE248015B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initial meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EA68DEAA10B4E36A166DF675C8CB191"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">elect a Chairperson; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H971DB9BADDB54B9590BC78E992551DA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish procedures for the conduct of business of the Commission, including public hearings.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H492A5F7CE1A1452D82B5D4125EC23379"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Subsequent meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31EB5B5D14A64FE9A568EE3FA1314C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">7 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F49ECB36E4043F4AEC35596A1AF005E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall elect a Chairperson from among the members of the Commission.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H751C5977DE844801BD39CB00D43B6510" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Duties</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5CA75CA5C16453100E1A005E008075"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reviews and assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall review and assess—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CD319B5EE9F4F349013873BEB9F5761"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal laws (including regulations) applicable or relating to the management and administration of Indian trust assets; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E766EE9C7194ECB8843C50475550EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the practices of the Department of the Interior relating to the management and administration of Indian trust assets.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9513AD814B744007B042E621CC165DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the reviews and assessments under subsection (a), the Commission shall consult with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F92ADED399A44B283E6A2F4E925FD1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA484E168300645FAAA642F4509B4C990"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">federally recognized Indian tribes; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H871B0C3CBE194285989625F3326DEDAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">organizations that represent the interests of individual owners of Indian trust assets.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA84218C6CD07478FA48227E75C79DE52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After conducting the reviews and assessments under subsection (a), the Commission shall develop recommendations with respect to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC75BCC76C1DA4DE2B2857410DF005885"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes to Federal law that would improve the management and administration of Indian trust assets by the Secretary of the Interior;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22CB85D652DE4BF4B4EC724643405B02"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes to Indian trust asset management and administration practices that would—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1DA447C86A64CF3A440ECDA437227AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">better protect and conserve Indian trust assets;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H207A37709B3241CDB775EFA400D50072"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the return on those assets to individual Indian and Indian tribal beneficiaries; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CFD9D5E16D44A5B9401EED5D9E500E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the level of security of individual Indian and Indian tribal money account data and assets; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F6BC7CE8F8C499C905E6C1067CF5200"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposed Indian trust asset management standards that are consistent with any Federal law that is otherwise applicable to the management and administration of the assets.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4B32A671D7740E4BF6C4126E2C566C8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Commission holds the initial meeting, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Interior a report that includes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84BA664DD29F4DB3AD74B3CB426BDDC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an overview and the results of the reviews and assessments under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC93C9AA155A487C93C6DDC7CB90D9FD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations of the Commission under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF1F0F7A5FB940808FD485FCDBB77D02" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header>Powers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DF41DBD57714F0400D900E9D76E7DC4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Hearings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Chairperson determines to be appropriate to carry out this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53F65534BC86484AB105AD172D896438"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information from Federal agencies</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA605CC609AEF4AD183F32CBC47C3DE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may secure directly from a Federal agency such information as the Chairperson determines to be necessary to carry out this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6367EFEACF04C46A81932E116E69991"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of the Chairperson, the head of a Federal agency shall provide information to the Commission.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3465373A0CEC406A9CC31D59C8007DF1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access to personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of carrying out this title, the Commission shall have reasonable access to staff responsible for Indian trust asset management and administration of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC91598A4556E4059AF83ED36AA007800"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Interior;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08A8FD5B297247429E92B4517D17BA37"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of the Treasury; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAE79C5304844EEDBCCCC20040167DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Justice.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CEBD41C22BD41E48F496B6E45CC81CD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Postal services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may use the United States mail in the same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA68E8CB13FB242CA92EAC3C24EB10215"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Gifts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property to the same extent and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65EE41C8E6B3467F90128768006B4E3B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header>Commission personnel matters</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6D3695C3A494C989BB836642E2F7642"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compensation of members</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF20381E47E454D2FBFD54EA9B7B894C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Non-Federal employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5315">section 5315</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8226DFBE80414303A84931D41E64B579"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Commission who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation in addition to the compensation received for the services of the member as an officer or employee of the Federal Government.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA26789F5016B40E5B3D4CBA6A8F1787F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away from home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A9A7E80BEB847AF91FF473483A1F278"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02F95396EC694331B2D3214CCFFEAAA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson may, without regard to the civil services laws (including regulations), appoint and terminate an executive director and such other additional personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D0AC73B56D14F09884DE54705FE9B7F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Confirmation of executive director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3043692780EA462399D82FB117E8989C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H027526C9340B4BD9BD6DB7AE3B03FB58"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Chairperson may fix the compensation of the executive director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC89EF94B9F4B47A191001403646B5708"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum rate of pay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel shall not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">section 5316</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA5010BC864B450F9D29717C4B9D00A3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header>Exemption from FACA</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H901B749E5B534222B2B264F0FD9D7620"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission if all hearings of the Commission are held open to the public.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D220B2FF4F443729E093D80F2D32DE5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63C07264AAB94EBF9BE4840018F5288"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this title.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7B5B9EEDD674E2EB5FA3BD7CA7FA368" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header>Termination of commission</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FE35A21D2594E4BBEAFB12DBC753FD9"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission and the authority of the Commission under this title shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date on which the Commission holds the initial meeting of the Commission.</text></subsection></section>
<enum>III</enum><header>Indian Trust Asset Management Demonstration Project Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8CED3DFA49C4CB1B7134B763978B504" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short title</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11C8980A6C3943528E8664B81F16DCC2"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Indian Trust Asset Management Demonstration Project Act of 2005</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21B29176A1904AC3BBE345DCB48F1F25" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DD4A944DCBB429CBD1DDCDA7068D9EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Project</term> means the Indian trust asset management demonstration project established under section 303(a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D2F71BBDE0A4959AEAC406EF81EB300"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other Indian tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>other Indian tribe</term> means an Indian tribe that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6038CC27B4140B38BFC10EB502E5E4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is federally recognized;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2810CEDD83F74379ABF24700A016AFB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not a section 131 Indian tribe; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H732A5DA2933E472185CA7DD7B2F03892"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submits an application under section 303(c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H603BB9DBD9134FA59F06FB40B1D55D00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70C448530E6D4F229DE9D2B67DF43000"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Section 131 Indian tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>section 131 Indian tribe</term> means any Indian tribe that is participating in the demonstration project under section 131 of title III, division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/447">Public Law 108–447</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 2809).</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF5FCF997386412F9DE6C7E0F4A97841" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header>Establishment of demonstration project; selection of participating Indian tribes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A3A60E3F3F746DC8E6E82C3CF1FEEF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and carry out an Indian trust asset management demonstration project, in accordance with this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60FE0D35F1EF4892AEA18EACE24DAC83"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Selection of participating Indian tribes</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H043C3DFE667942A3AE70B5F2980E1F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 131 Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A section 131 Indian tribe shall be eligible to participate in the Project if the section 131 Indian tribe submits to the Secretary an application under subsection (c).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D7959F6C36B4262A2DFD5FA7BB262A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other tribes</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDA96EDD45544891B71400F94F6B8E44"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other Indian tribe shall be eligible to participate in the Project if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD08579FA22984F60B6EF55F6AD4FF3EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the other Indian tribe submits to the Secretary an application under subsection (c); and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41A612F9D68E4AC5936E3F30EC646CA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary approves the application of the other Indian tribe.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E8FD1FBCDB1444584EFAE79B1D1372C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93183D0A3226414A988F31ACEBCF9400"><enum>(i)</enum><header>30 or fewer applicants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If 30 or fewer other Indian tribes submit applications under subsection (c), each of the other Indian tribes shall be eligible to participate in the Project.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69BB1333799E48230030619D8F3C00D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>More than 30 applicants</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2B0D886865F4E6F839D6D19218B6200"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If more than 30 other Indian tribes submit applications under subsection (c), the Secretary shall select 30 other Indian tribes to participate in the Project.</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89F7006AA3C549A1966704B16EE08679"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting other Indian tribes under subclause (I), the Secretary shall give preference to other Indian tribes the applications of which were first received by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5609E6D260134E24A14F8CCFEBA27729"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18B8218581E0455B006968A36C540050"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide a written notice to each Indian tribe selected to participate in the Project.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC15D27F01CC74803B2B7EAC5E4B8C346"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A notice under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDF20EB7398442A08900A66390327530"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement that the application of the Indian tribe has been approved by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B2FF81623674EFEAD576B78C2D978AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a requirement that the Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a proposed Indian trust asset management plan in accordance with section 304.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA59526CE15E4C5684FAFABAB611B51C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37AC936CA0CB4F9799B92817A5159730"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to participate in the Project, an Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a written application in accordance with paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE3CE615C6014C08A2552CB6E233B9AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall take into consideration an application under this subsection only if the application—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA094844B6B3456380A2DFEE178867DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a copy of a resolution or other appropriate action by the governing body of the Indian tribe, as determined by the Secretary, in support of or authorizing the application;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H422BB4DED3D14590BAACEF7C1E918C02"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is received by the Secretary by the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA21890604B84F63A0786EAB708755E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">states that the Indian tribe is requesting to participate in the Project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1464989971E9465985274BDA49CA06D4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Project shall remain in effect for a period of 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47AA1A0A04D24E9495D194E212F31656" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Indian trust asset management plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H839F91FE70D146AB9FBB004B74CD2828"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Proposed plan</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D8D12D8EE2A4C768909DC46FB9BFC1C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6D3C5A232D841A7A1445788F83FDC3C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date on which an Indian tribe receives a notice from the Secretary under section 303(b)(3), the Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a proposed Indian trust asset management plan in accordance with paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9A0669A6288429F9722B03CA8AAF520"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time limitations</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA96564BFE9F4F8CB2C964F3C7DDE9B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (ii), any Indian tribe that fails to submit the Indian trust asset management plan of the Indian tribe by the date specified in subparagraph (A) shall no longer be eligible to participate in the Project.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC073CECA7B634B60ADF0004D1CBC5F39"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall grant an extension of not more than 60 days to an Indian tribe if the Indian tribe submits a written request for such an extension before the date described in subparagraph (A).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H459038E2FD22483ABC6EF37FBA255B66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A proposed Indian trust asset management plan shall include provisions that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FE52C3B85344632AC13B6B8E1E91FD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the trust assets that will be subject to the plan, including financial and nonfinancial trust assets;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7BE4EF919D940A1A48842BB9D00ED6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish trust asset management objectives and priorities for Indian trust assets that are located within the reservation, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction, of the Indian tribe;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84AF7A5357DC4902816E14D87F00D0B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allocate trust asset management funding that is available for the Indian trust assets subject to the plan in order to meet the trust asset management objectives and priorities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E7B750DF6E44425BBA078BD0023C741"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Indian tribe has contracted or compacted functions or activities under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>) relating to the management of trust assets—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD871608A76EA4FF2BC1B072F45A6341B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the functions or activities that are being performed by the Indian tribe under the contracts or compacts; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H196D698723394C03AF63001DD3BB8193"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the proposed management systems, practices, and procedures that the Indian tribe will follow; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0085356734E24AA0BC13D008D0DE91B8"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish procedures for nonbinding mediation or resolution of any dispute between the Indian tribe and the United States relating to the trust asset management plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA757216B90A4455A246F98C649E8D60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority of Indian tribes to develop systems, practices, and procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of preparing and carrying out a management plan under this section, an Indian tribe that has compacted or contracted activities or functions under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>), for purposes of carrying out the activities or functions, may develop and carry out trust asset management systems, practices, and procedures that differ from any such systems, practices, and procedures used by the Secretary in managing the trust assets if the systems, practices, and procedures of the Indian tribe meet the requirements of the laws, standards, and responsibilities described in subsection (c).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8ACAE3BB5EF4470CA900B818CB0CDBA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Technical assistance and information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide to an Indian tribe any technical assistance and information, including budgetary information, that the Indian tribe determines to be necessary for preparation of a proposed plan on receipt of a written request from the Indian tribe.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F81BA12E4FE41688C9E999BE5D68DD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval and disapproval of proposed plans</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44A669776125484A82B6094FE2E4941F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approval</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H535F068FC3464DD3BCAAC85C4CB8F7EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date on which an Indian tribe submits a proposed Indian trust asset management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the proposed plan.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCF3D72B7E4D418FBCE87B9CFCDDF9DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements for disapproval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall approve a proposed plan unless the Secretary determines that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01306D9C3E4444690036CF9CC0CC2452"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed plan fails to address a requirement under subsection (a)(2);</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1340EC67748B40A3BE1943C8293428F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed plan includes 1 or more provisions that are inconsistent with subsection (c); or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H281C26783080438B92E667FA32585D13"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of implementing the proposed plan exceeds the amount of funding available for the management of trust assets that would be subject to the proposed plan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98E7DAD56B7D4AA5AF1B58671C51EDBC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Action on disapproval</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E94BF43E95345DF9D5656EAFE5B935"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary disapproves a proposed plan under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall provide to the Indian tribe a written notice of the disapproval, including any reason why the proposed plan was disapproved.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F602AFC499149A7BCB8FDC72800D00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Action by tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian tribe the proposed plan of which is disapproved under paragraph (1)(B) may resubmit an amended proposed plan not later than 90 days after the date on which the Indian tribe receives the notice under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB546EE32E2347D8839E79D478F52CC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to approve or disapprove</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary fails to approve or disapprove a proposed plan in accordance with paragraph (1), the plan shall be considered to be disapproved under clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(B).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF402707BA284A83A6F0488749C43774"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian tribe may seek judicial review of the determination of the Secretary in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Administrative Procedure Act</quote>) if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9164D246A5124693B39602774880F0E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary disapproves the proposed plan of the Indian tribe under paragraph (1) or (3); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H065DAE41A38C466C00386D9200BB208D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Indian tribe has exhausted any other administrative remedy available to the Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H998E7E0F39CB4A29BD4B111620E36B92"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicable laws; standards; trust responsibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA99A1E852AF449FFB906B89F5312B67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian trust asset management plan, and any activity carried out under the plan, shall not be approved unless the proposed plan is consistent with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6132B15BB73542A4A300F9696E87E4F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all Federal treaties, statutes, regulations, Executive orders, and court decisions that are applicable to the trust assets, or the management of the trust assets, identified in the plan; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC63A0129C6484CC8B76EBE57F4974FAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all tribal laws that are applicable to the trust assets, or the management of trust assets, identified in the plan, except to the extent that the laws are inconsistent with the treaties, statutes, regulations, Executive orders, and court decisions referred to in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H952454AAFD864DAB91282100C0E5603"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the laws referred to in paragraph (1)(A), an Indian trust asset management plan shall not be approved unless the Secretary determines that the plan will—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8108BB70C9F74CFD92F6AE729E644DE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect trust assets from loss, waste, and unlawful alienation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB05760757E594859875412AE7946D1E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote the interests of the beneficial owner of the trust asset;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B95ED4C1D2844DE8FBA8452156D296B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conform, to the maximum extent practicable, to the preferred use of the trust asset by the beneficial owner, unless the use is inconsistent with a treaty, statute, regulation, Executive order, or court decision referred to in paragraph (1)(A);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99C2D0E8ED1449078CF1C7BB4435785"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect any applicable treaty-based fishing, hunting and gathering, and similar rights relating to the use, access, or enjoyment of a trust asset; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC62F7F838031478183F8478904964487"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require that any activity carried out under the plan be carried out in good faith and with loyalty to the beneficial owner of the trust asset.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF6F8DA3B8B54C259219B9EE2D826272"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Trust responsibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian trust asset management plan shall not be approved unless the Secretary determines that the plan is consistent with the trust responsibility of the United States to the Indian tribe and individual Indians.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71214035DC194B87915F7174A465DE81"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of plan</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H250C3459731A4DAB88F6E2AD51057C80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Indian tribe may terminate an Indian trust asset management plan on any date after the date on which a proposed Indian trust asset management plan is approved by providing to the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2568D5953004062A4BB7115A3688F18"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a notice of the intent of the Indian tribe to terminate the plan; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF42480029D294BD58CC5BC44EC7BCD50"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a resolution of the governing body of the Indian tribe authorizing the termination of the plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9BBBD73A5514D7A9EC07DE3D3B96DAC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A termination of an Indian trust asset management plan under paragraph (1) takes effect on October 1 of the first fiscal year following the date on which a notice is provided to the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD62460A47A6A4FE289C36A00051F5D1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header>Effect of title</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70FA76ABC3F0417800DA8D16D6B3CA2C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title, or a trust asset management plan approved under section 304, shall independently diminish, increase, create, or otherwise affect the liability of the United States or an Indian tribe participating in the Project for any loss resulting from the management of an Indian trust asset under an Indian trust asset management plan.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DDEC56A98564B3FAFF1AE9093D23021"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on other laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title amends or otherwise affects the application of any treaty, statute, regulation, Executive order, or court decision that is applicable to Indian trust assets or the management or administration of Indian trust assets, including the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC9D400ADDF44D2B883B86C17720F155"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Trust responsibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this title diminishes or otherwise affects the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian tribes and individual Indians.</text></subsection></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Fractional interest purchase and consolidation program</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6C5C58AEBBB4CDB832B3800009D8943" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Fractional interest program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 213 of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2212">25 U.S.C. 2212</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC867017B913048D6A77F5887A38EE617"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (h); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1FEE2A3B92940778E6B4FAF3103757C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2FA6C4E494F41DABAB1255DF906CC61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Purchase of interests in fractionated Indian land</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8E9F2DC38294A50946600F4D3BE7400"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Incentives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In acquiring an interest under this section in any parcel of land that includes undivided trust or restricted interests owned by not less than 20 separate individuals, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may include in the offered purchase price for the interest, in addition to fair market value, an amount not less than $100 and not to exceed $350, as an incentive for the owner to sell the interest to the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF03EFAB0329142DCB569003B66F670CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sale of all trust or restricted interests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual agrees to sell to the Secretary all trust or restricted interests owned by the individual, the Secretary may include in the offered purchase price, in addition to fair market value and the incentive described in paragraph (1), an amount not to exceed $2,000, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, taking into consideration the avoided costs to the United States of probating the estate of the individual or an heir of the individual.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H368F9275C27242EE8600D078E0E428D5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Certain parcels of highly fractionated Indian land</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EB5973D162A4A328EC4AF3800B796CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of offeree</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>offeree</term> does not include the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over a parcel of land for which an offer is made.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91B8A160240C4D20BAD131D1F24E2D29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Offer to purchase</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0B88AB956C445EEA6A878B97DF9ED6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a tract of land consists of not less than 200 separate undivided trust or restricted interests, the Secretary may offer to purchase the interests in the tract, in accordance with this subsection, for an amount equal to the sum of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35986C43E9F14062AF45F7CC3587DDDB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fair market value of the interests; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA83DCB4F153C4882A31D73EA9DEB771E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an additional amount, to be determined by the Secretary, not less than triple the fair market value of the interest.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55FA565ABE0F4503A3532F2F0362D77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make an offer under subparagraph (A) not later than 3 days before the date on which the Secretary mails a notice of the offer to the offeree under paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA79CB78E71F5430DA0B2A8A6D6BEE2B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice of offer</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97BF5E7340664607961115DB99D82917"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide to an offeree, by certified mail to the last known address of the offeree, a notice of any offer to purchase land under this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF4336D3FD524D02B1004C54C503C800"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A notice under subparagraph (A) shall include in plain language, as determined by the Secretary—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EED790C12494A4BB900B9273124ACD1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which the offer was made;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F8A66A42BB241F9A6C423B7B558453F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name of the offeree;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FA2E0F9325442C184BC75261BB5DCC3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the location of the tract of land containing the interest that is the subject of the offer;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9D51C5123DF4A1CA65361491C96815F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the size of the interest of the offeree, expressed in terms of a fraction or a percentage of the tract of land described in clause (iii);</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98708FEE748C41BBA7856FAE758196B0"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fair market value of the tract of land described in clause (iii);</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE7E6FBED4664973871621D83877B577"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fair market value of the interest of the offeree;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB168D84C34C4E22BA663B63FB314227"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount offered for the interest in addition to fair market value under paragraph (2)(A)(ii);</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H824AD524A90C47E583D75DEF54B6CEEE"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement that the offeree shall be considered to have accepted the offer for the amount stated in the notice unless a notice of rejection form is deposited in the United States mail not later than 90 days after the date on which the offer is received; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91D22C6D0ABE4A3092DF19A50087986D"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a self-addressed, postage pre-paid notice of rejection form.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB0829A87A164E4A80790032A095576C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treatment of offer</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FD37035C70C412ABCCD4811487E765C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offer made under this subsection shall be considered to be accepted by the offeree if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69FB35EAC8494E41A63EB7932573A441"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the certified mail receipt for the offer is signed by the offeree; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFF3E5625D53455DB41D044CE8738F5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the notice of rejection form described in paragraph (3)(B)(ix) is not deposited in the United States mail by the date that is 90 days after the date on which the offer is received.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H115DA30FB0044E6A99FDB145B2243CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rejection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offer made under this subsection shall be considered to be rejected by the offeree if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F24863D18DF4501BED5474E637EF946"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the notice of rejection form described in paragraph (3)(B)(ix) is deposited in the United States mail by the date that is 90 days after the date on which the offer is received; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2982627E9D34586B38DD985E530C26"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the certified mail receipt for the offer is returned to the Secretary unsigned by the offeree.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD28B1265FDF442EBAC15A8F03B67D66E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Withdrawal of acceptance; notice</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7ADFFBD6633C4AB8807383A9D0078A7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Withdrawal of acceptance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person that is considered to have accepted an offer under paragraph (4)(A) may withdraw the acceptance by depositing in the United States mail a notice of withdrawal of acceptance form by the date that is 30 days after the date of receipt of the notice under subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13F685C1A35B47458F2E1CCDB1B4F66C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide to any person that is considered to have accepted an offer under paragraph (4)(A), by certified mail, restricted delivery, to the last known address of the person, a preaddressed, postage prepaid withdrawal of acceptance form and a notice stating that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56F3E1B0EFDF49349605AA9C69C34900"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offer made to the person is considered to be accepted; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF1A3C8187A84077AC5CFDD62774F400"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person has the right to withdraw the acceptance by depositing in the United States mail the notice of withdrawal of acceptance form by the date that is 30 days after the date on which the notice was delivered to the person.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05D83FA8AEB5429AA65944B71D9B007D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Notice of acceptance and right to appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide to any person that has been served with a notice under paragraph (5)(B) and fails to withdraw the acceptance of the offer in accordance with paragraph (5)(A), by first class mail to the last known address of the person, a notice stating that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC20E36DE0A142DFBCD67E3069AB27E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the offer made to the person is considered to be accepted and not timely withdrawn; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68DA41DE38D547988C306D70C3ABCEF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after exhausting all administrative remedies, the person may appeal any determination of the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (7).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H416B85D63AE0470D829E3476CBCEE15"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person described in paragraph (6) may appeal any determination of the Secretary with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80DA1AD3678A4ED88444D227005000DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of owners of undivided interests in a tract of land required under paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H631B6BF6E5FB41B9B05DE3A8D2C73EA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the fair market value of a tract of land or interest in land;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1295A7A46FB24FC39BAF95126BAAC651"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which a notice of rejection form was deposited in the United States mail under paragraph (4)(B)(i); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE11173F01E3B42948530E8501542BA89"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which a notice of withdrawal of acceptance form was deposited in the United States mail under paragraph (5)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A7C152C29E34434A6625179C178E25E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Offer to settle claims against the United States</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE18D32322D6411A9B8B27037626C6BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make an offer to any individual owner (not including an Indian tribe) of a trust or restricted interest in a tract of land to settle any claim that the owner may have against the United States relating to the specific tract of land of which the interest is a part (not including a claim for an accounting described in title I of the <short-title>Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005</short-title>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E389820D30B4A109D40DAC0134B222E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offer to settle claims under this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DA2807337E944919C9159F2B1A9E59"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be in writing;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98054876E81544DCBA00C8D4B4C3A0D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be delivered to an individual owner by the Secretary in person or through first class mail; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1947D7A9B3C24EB59B8B51FFF83976A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78477C22ED1142F99279BB7F69B3A21C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name of the individual owner;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43428EB9AAF348AD828F46BA095BD334"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the tract of land to which the offer relates;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB74B0846120C47D68B58F2722F00DD81"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount offered to settle a claim of the individual owner;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CC16E396E8D46A88D1C787435BCA1B8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the manner and date by which the individual owner shall accept the offer;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFB123FAD9F8411198680062E7496C3"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement that the individual owner is under no obligation to accept the offer;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AC8E80406F84D3FACA834CBC6B59A1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement that the individual owner has the right to consult an attorney or other advisor before accepting the offer;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB824E1A6F06A45E4B3C2D4FD0B646C"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement that acceptance of the offer by the individual owner will result in a full and final settlement of all claims, known and unknown, of the individual owner (including the heirs and assigns of the individual owner) against the United States relating to the tract of land identified in the offer; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7897ADB1500C4C08B525FE93C727076"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement that the settlement proposed by the offer does not cover any claim for an accounting described in title I of the <short-title>Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005</short-title>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2580F16C36EF4CC8BEBE25D033EBC334"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Acceptance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No acceptance of an offer under this subsection shall be valid or binding on the individual owner unless the acceptance—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA169332A304487AB6049827F3E7B5E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in writing;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7A8CD26AC014A0CAF8887605DA00085"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is signed by the individual owner;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BD7DE1E9C93423B9794DAEF00DE65F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is notarized; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50781892C7C5404994AC4791DCE2F97"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is attached to a copy of, or contains all material terms of, the offer to which the acceptance corresponds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D82821592684C6A8D6F2FA21C62058D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No offer to purchase an interest under this section or any other provision of law shall be conditioned on the acceptance of an offer to settle a claim under this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1663FA7E162A45C2B6DF5F19284FC41E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Other laws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of the Secretary to settle claims under this subsection shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the authority of the Secretary to settle claims under any other provision of Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DF83B6F30914A24A3EA6172E5558EF7"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Borrowing from Treasury</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80C08A0B166E4BDBA9F06C8D65B56CE5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Issuance of obligations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB50A439A66B4453180A7E792B62E003F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent approved in annual appropriations Acts, the Secretary may issue to the Secretary of the Treasury obligations in such amounts as the Secretary determines to be necessary to acquire interests under this Act, subject to approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, and bearing interest at a rate to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities to the obligations.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DFC39BD93B444A6AAFE994F3530A2BC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The aggregate amount of obligations under subparagraph (A) outstanding at any time shall not exceed $<inline-comment display="yes">__________</inline-comment>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D88E6829C63416B83EB3CFD400C772"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Forms and denominations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The obligations issued under paragraph (1) shall be in such forms and denominations, and subject to such other terms and conditions, as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D7CECA3213E4BD6ADA78C2021874837"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repayment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A95FCAD39984D03835F55C42C783194"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revenues derived from land restored to the Tribe under this Act shall be used by the Secretary to pay the principal and interest on the obligations issued under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC56ACAAA2D3741F5BF79AEF918DE9F5F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assurance of repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that the revenues described in subparagraph (A) provide reasonable assurance of repayment of the obligations issued under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6870882433EA4BEEA200B98B2D96C94E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection such sums as are necessary to cover any difference between—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F7A0524C46B415999C1AE00006356CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount of repayments of principal and interest on obligations issued to the Secretary of the Treasury under paragraph (1) during the previous fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1249DABC57054B9A94D843B9192E1BFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total amount of repayments described in subparagraph (A) that were contractually required to be made to the Secretary of the Treasury during that fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD3A7CCB7413436C8806FE8386262E7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Receipt of payments have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The receipt of a payment by an offeree under this title shall not be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3488AB6166D460784002C39782F8E45"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to Federal or State income tax; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD758E8AC19544BC956C90F328EFF01D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">treated as benefits or otherwise taken into account in determining the eligibility of the offeree for, or the amount of benefits under, any other Federal program, including the social security program, the medicare program, the medicaid program, the State children's health insurance program, the food stamp program, or the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<enum>V</enum><header>Restructuring Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special Trustee</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33876DEB2FD44D5400FF51D37335BD31" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to ensure a more effective and accountable administration of duties of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to providing services and programs to Indians and Indian tribes, including the management of Indian trust resources.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E8D4F2EF71E422797F248FDC579C6B0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2905D8F8E2D4E8AB0DAD013BC982FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bureau</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Bureau</term> means the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3DDD66CCE4C4E969EF842F61E49BCE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Office</term> means the Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight referred to in section 503(c).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB7AB09242B04E3FB44D029F00BCDCF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF15BE3285064B0F9FA578F7B7009F23"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Under Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Under Secretary</term> means the individual appointed to the position of Under Secretary for Indian Affairs, established by section 503(a).</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD69E67A1E20B49D5BB796B4133D92400" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>503.</enum><header>Under secretary for Indian affairs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0CD65A418AA4B1BB28F95DC48B74324"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of position</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Department of the Interior the position of Under Secretary for Indian Affairs, who shall report directly to the Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE833545EE186479BBFAB02A6076D19F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6CE8BA3691643EE82E02BC77839E16D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFA42183B6BE488BB6D2912830CD86A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The officer serving as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on the date of enactment of this Act may assume the position of Under Secretary without appointment under paragraph (1) if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2703CC75EC3D4564BD319F569BE12BCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the officer was appointed as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H789F3D941CA94ED89F52974001BF44F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary approves the assumption.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DFDF2EDBBF546C298A71018CC3FD0EB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the duties transferred to the Under Secretary under sections 504 and 505, the Under Secretary, acting through an Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E73FE25D4564543A8824CC8EE1D800"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out any activity relating to trust fund accounts and trust resource management of the Bureau (except any activity carried out under the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians before the date on which the Office of the Special Trustee is abolished), in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4001">25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DF494820E834F93A2CF56CC00008E77"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and maintain an inventory of Indian trust assets and resources;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC064D0C19F1C43588DC0A35B5F7CAF9B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate with the Special Trustee for American Indians to ensure an orderly transition of the functions of the Special Trustee under section 505;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96372777459D4DE2A7B4EE3251ED60E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supervise any activity carried out by the Department of the Interior, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AF0951DCEE94F4CA787A5AEDA396100"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent that the activities relate to Indian affairs, activities carried out by—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H715706DD8D054F310002EC0016A1D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commissioner of Reclamation;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA674EFEF74D24C6C84498C2C506FBB28"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7A4C8C7601D46FA831C6356ADB592F7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director of the Minerals Management Service; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H254EAF9355D14C039740897D77DBB337"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">intergovernmental relations between the Bureau and Indian tribal governments;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H552CCE4E6561477D9E4C679B64D6CAFE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate activities and policies of the Bureau with activities and policies of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FF622D2832847069E302EAC50EE2B09"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Bureau of Reclamation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D582967CA9343C083A71CD620E0A212"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Bureau of Land Management; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F3B8BA4341E4A3A803100A05C725535"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Minerals Management Service;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35FDBACF6488484B81771B002FBDF6DC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for regular consultation with Indians and Indian tribes that own interests in trust resources and trust fund accounts;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB43E090FAFC744ADB900ABC996FC885D"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">manage and administer Indian trust resources in accordance with any applicable Federal law;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA361FBA0C174463A72C51E9685B7902"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take steps to protect the security of data relating to individual Indian and Indian tribal trust accounts; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA29D1141BD424E5DA2C6C006B7101E59"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take any other measure the Under Secretary determines to be necessary with respect to Indian affairs.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB72B589D12FB46C69FA7FE451B2BE306" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header>Transfer of functions of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD68D5D555B94E57A5E3ADA76E89314"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is transferred to the Under Secretary any function of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs that has not been carried out by the Assistant Secretary as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34A8B4B8F456427BB5D61EBBF46532E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determinations of certain functions by the Office of Management and Budget</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination relating to the functions transferred under subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96EFD773BD3C42A49C636445EC4F8A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Personnel provisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H988A9EEA80BB49E1A7ED1445A7C9CA9E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out any function transferred under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD92E6AFF97ED4508AE96B6BE15092653"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided by law—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2463FF80BB6F49CBB367FA89001C3083"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an officer or employee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service laws; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB18E006C78E04326B9E56E0037D0E900"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the compensation of the officer or employee shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF663DC3636014DAA9297C647A3C6355B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Delegation and assignment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCABEFCBD2B444BA2A156B2175CC85E96"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this section, the Under Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BCEFE47E478499980292D7E53AB0021"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delegate any of the functions transferred to the Under Secretary by this section and any function transferred or granted to the Under Secretary after the date of enactment of this Act to such officers and employees of the Office as the Under Secretary may designate; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45AD75C53DE24333BBDF6639AB168D93"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorize successive redelegations of such functions as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45004F876F7B4B5584699956A5704BA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No delegation of functions by the Under Secretary under this section shall relieve the Under Secretary of responsibility for the administration of the functions.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11F596AFE5024D219C58A107E8A348D6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reorganization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary may allocate or reallocate any function transferred under this section among the officers of the Office, and establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue such organizational entities in the Office, as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF62FC2C484AC44D4A706C1A3FD5704FE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary may prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and regulations as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the functions of the Office.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80EFA7A8B2D6495485E8460074E1AB6E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F28D6BAA49541349666D3E966DA51E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with, the functions transferred by this section, subject to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1531">section 1531</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, shall be transferred to the Office.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A66C67DCB2047C7A2D2CB27EC96DE0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unexpended funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F5BDD0500694A2CB15517A448B0772E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Incidental transfers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H220C0F9861494480BD01397C724522CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at any time the Director may provide, may make such determinations as are necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this section, and make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such functions, as are necessary, to carry out this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B484A2A35174506965942002D007471"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of affairs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this section and for any further measures and dispositions as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32592E72E40A45C6A3B469C4CB96922D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Effect on personnel</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AA7F590AF5647A49FD3EC0076F296B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided by this section, the transfer pursuant to this section of full-time personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for a period of at least 1 year after the date of transfer of the employee under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4CE7A7C5FD64E1DBB7195A8B814A7C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Executive Schedule positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who, on the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service, is appointed to a position in the Office having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding such appointment shall continue to be compensated in the new position at not less than the rate provided for the previous position, for the duration of the service of the person in the new position.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D4F3E45CCC649B3B9DC55381DFF53A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination of certain positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Positions whose incumbents are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the functions of which are transferred by this title, shall terminate on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C54C41E49A249C59DD808E715DF568B"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Separability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a provision of this section or the application of this section to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB97A8DAB63444898B2BED900D4535316"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary may use—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55D331A7B0E2492DBC14CC3157813F74"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the services of the officers, employees, and other personnel of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs relating to functions transferred to the Office by this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF010D05344C4EAF929C06CD68B865D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funds appropriated to the functions for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DA8AB1A07DB4E3E8617CF4F533D42B8"><enum>(l)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in a Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, delegation of authority, or document relating to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, with respect to functions transferred under this section, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E26A93DA6654F8984BACCF6D718008C"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Recommended legislation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this title, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to Congress any recommendations relating to additional technical and conforming amendments to Federal law to reflect the changes made by this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA4C5A0DCA9F42E091C7A5A1DD3A4F4"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Effect of section</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE98C9768469B4D93ACC3B4BA6F9FE5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Continuing effect of legal documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any legal document relating to a function transferred by this section that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall continue in effect in accordance with the terms of the document until the document is modified or terminated by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34F7CF34C7474374B3FF06E35E005416"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDD4C819F4AA4C179D8BD0A339BCE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Under Secretary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3676D0497F1D40A3926DC77F407E7D6F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a court of competent jurisdiction; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFD932A838A243E68EDDD416F5C90230"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operation of Federal or State law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07B5511D2DD64529BC1DB7CCD1E74BE3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proceedings not affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not affect any proceeding (including a notice of proposed rulemaking, an administrative proceeding, and an application for a license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance) relating to a function transferred under this section that is pending before the Assistant Secretary on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1951F1E26FBE468A81CED979DDEC61F3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>505.</enum><header>Office of Special Trustee for American Indians</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27F0A97FE0DB4F67A4FF08B003ECF583"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding sections 302 and 303 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4042">25 U.S.C. 4042</external-xref>; 4043), the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians shall terminate on the effective date of this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9BE493A53514055B0ADDBC5CA42DA16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is transferred to the Under Secretary any function of the Special Trustee for American Indians that has not been carried out by the Special Trustee as of the effective date of this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B53F972BC944AFCA0AD51BE39ED3C08"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Determinations of certain functions by the Office of Management and Budget</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination relating to the functions transferred under subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DF83F7D09FF4765A13DB149E0727942"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Personnel provisions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9054552800E249EE94B6CDC6B0E2CC44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out any function transferred under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF210BA9A3764D0D8E6833710000E682"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided by law—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H243377CCEC104C04A5FB1B5EAD18718D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any officer or employee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service laws; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC618CB50EFAF40CA902EA4B28CAE69FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the compensation of such an officer or employee shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8BCBDAF1D414A20902BC91BBBB436A6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Delegation and assignment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBCC2DDFB2C343A9A31013F5BC4C70AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this section, the Under Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7B958003204415397B2CF1DB783BFD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">delegate any of the functions transferred to the Under Secretary under this section and any function transferred or granted to the Under Secretary after the effective date of this section to such officers and employees of the Office as the Under Secretary may designate; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE5869B05DE34C79B03BBB407C5B7BBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorize successive redelegations of the functions as are necessary or appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1E0D63BE0EC4B65912796193CF964ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No delegation of functions by the Under Secretary under this section shall relieve the Under Secretary of responsibility for the administration of the functions.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B8E3EE2C75245D5B865DDC5012EE95D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reorganization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary may allocate or reallocate any function transferred under subsection (b) among the officers of the Office, and establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue such organizational entities in the Office as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9201583E741451DBEF01B7BA59E9999"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary may prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and regulations as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the functions of the Office.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD53B382E73C45F785E4EFFFCF80746"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFD2029181534838B2F98D5C5E9CC6C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions transferred by this section, subject to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1531">section 1531</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, shall be transferred to the Office.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17FF49DB88A14D9F92C320FFC1E8F54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unexpended funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA029FA4FD1C449ACBB9D32E0FFE63F11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Incidental transfers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CBF39758F0E4EBE84CA80ED6ECF9600"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at any time the Director may provide, may make such determinations as are necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this section, and make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such functions, as are necessary, to carry out this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H036B1364E2D8449CBCD76F83E1888DD9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of affairs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this section and for any further measures and dispositions as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04B3A6DEF5EA4A2496A73F45E6FE6E4"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Effect on personnel</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B957177B8434799BEB62FA7F2DE1579"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided by this section, the transfer pursuant to this section of full-time personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for a period of at least 1 year after the date of transfer of the employee under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BDADC99BF5E4FEABB19F4E4A01D5104"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Executive Schedule positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of this section, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">chapter 53</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service, is appointed to a position in the Office having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding such appointment, shall continue to be compensated in the new position at not less than the rate provided for the previous position, for the duration of the service of the person in the new position.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAF25AD8671A4D4096AE3E00ACD2B8C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination of certain positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Positions the incumbents of which are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the functions of which are transferred by this title, shall terminate on the effective date of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47B05AA505EB48230049BAB600323945"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Separability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a provision of this section or the application of this section to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16FC1EF5CA9E4829BAC28F747AAB134"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary may use—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A6D732ACD4A403D87112107C70041FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the services of the officers, employees, and other personnel of the Special Trustee relating to functions transferred to the Office by this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC88F898EB8D4D6B8218C24933ED67C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funds appropriated to those functions for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDEB15386D43420D9910984E1876A722"><enum>(m)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in a Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, delegation of authority, or document relating to the Special Trustee, with respect to functions transferred under this section, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H504C72D970CB46B9B1292C3EB4BFBAE"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Recommended legislation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this title, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to Congress any recommendations relating to additional technical and conforming amendments to Federal law to reflect the changes made by this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B91AEAF46EB40CC86CBA9E6F93DCD2"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Effect of section</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AAA7636F3774D47B6CBD11853988188"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Continuing effect of legal documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any legal document relating to a function transferred by this section that is in effect on the effective date of this section shall continue in effect in accordance with the terms of the document until the document is modified or terminated by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30C2A50E57514DBB91E406A125D4B06"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD02DB939CB60445BA598F28EC19CD2C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Under Secretary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B616CFC79D24FE793264D00B24F7796"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a court of competent jurisdiction; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE854853E6F44A8F8600E8DD88DDAF0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operation of Federal or State law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6848063F8C574CF2B84FF180C7BFB321"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proceedings not affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not affect any proceeding (including a notice of proposed rulemaking, an administrative proceeding, and an application for a license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance) relating to a function transferred under this section that is pending before the Special Trustee on the effective date of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16DF951887684A6CA84C5FB800CB8E21"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall take effect on December 31, 2008.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1F320A1C44646F7B174B17D232CE097" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>506.</enum><header>Hiring preference</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In appointing or otherwise hiring any employee to the Office, the Under Secretary shall give preference to Indians in accordance with section 12 of the Act of June 8, 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/472">25 U.S.C. 472</external-xref>).</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09EC67800917437B00C772262706A6EC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>507.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this title.</text></section>
<enum>VI</enum><header>Audit of Indian trust funds</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA0CB449BB0647279DC45D883E2C1ED9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Audits and reports</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7815C463DC24F0593C549914800618B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Financial statements and internal control report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC544D2CFF6774A7DB02C957C00D1F273"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Financial statements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year beginning after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall prepare financial statements for individual Indian, Indian tribal, and other Indian trust accounts in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the Federal Government.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34B8D32503F245678930F4827FD42900"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Internal control report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Concurrently with the financial statements under by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prepare an internal control report that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11EA03598FDD4C9183AF4C7214E7C3EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishes the responsibility of the Secretary for establishing and maintaining an adequate internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting under this Act; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E02E975102D425B9CDB1CAEEE4E542"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assesses the effectiveness of the internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting under subparagraph (A) during the preceding fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62357BC999BB4B079CE52D994F700082"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Independent external auditor</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC54A0CD0FEF418D97CC389CD0DF206"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United States shall enter into a contract with an independent external auditor to conduct an audit and prepare a report in accordance with this subparagraph.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0888F4E1C00F4284BE14E634BDC0F92D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Audit report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An independent external auditor shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, and make available to the public, an audit of the financial statements under subsection (a)(1) in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAF68664232C4322B733030046E279F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">generally accepted auditing standards of the Federal Government; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D61BBEDBC224416B7ECCFE025F35CC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the financial audit manual jointly issued by the Government Accountability Office and the Council on Integrity and Efficiency of the President.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5642807FB64483FABDA54178781E286"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Attestation and report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the audit under paragraph (2), the independent external auditor shall attest to, and report on, the assessment of internal controls made by the Secretary under subsection (a)(2)(B).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4182955D2C04499F996CB74DF040BE9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payment for audit and report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9354AB651FEA4B77AC5862B0493F0648"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Transfer of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of the Comptroller General, the Secretary shall transfer to the Government Accountability Office from funds made available for administrative expenses of the Department of Interior the amount requested by the Comptroller General to pay for an annual audit and report.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA20CD0C0C17F4AC686EA85CEE040E216"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Credit to account</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD8DA394D8414A2A9FE23D1282E0A836"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Controller General shall credit the amount of any funds transferred under subparagraph (A) to the account established for salaries and expenses of the Government Accountability Office.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01F68386DFFE4B8B96255326B75DE827"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amount credited under clause (i) shall be made available on receipt, without fiscal year limitation, to cover the full costs of the audit and report.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H332174439B914BBE99C6C651E8EC3C13" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this title.</text></section>