S 1589 · 106th Congress · Native Americans

American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments

Introduced 1999-09-15· Sponsored by Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-218.(1999-09-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act Amendments - Amends the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (the Act) to: (1) provide a two-year term of office for the Special Trustee for American Indians; and (2) establish the Indian Trust Fund Reform Commission. Requires the Commission to prepare for submission to the Secretary of the Interior, specified congressional committees, and the Special Trustee's advisory board a recommended reinvention strategy for all trust management business cycles that ensures the proper and efficient discharge of the trust responsibility of the Federal Government to Indian tribes and individual Indians in compliance with the Act. Outlines strategy adoption procedures and requirements. Requires the Commission to: (1) recommend to Congress the Federal agency that should be responsible for regulating such Federal fund management activities; and (2) submit recommendations for legislation to implement the strategy adopted by the Commission.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican