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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2523 

To exempt the Great Plains Region and Rocky Mountain Region of the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs from trust reform reorganization pending the 

submission of Agency-specific reorganization plans. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 16, 2004 

Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

A BILL 

To exempt the Great Plains Region and Rocky Mountain 

Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from trust reform 

reorganization pending the submission of Agency-specific 

reorganization plans. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF TRUST REFORM REORGA4 NIZATION TO THE GREAT PLAINS REGION 

5 AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS REGION OF THE BU6 REAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ means an 

2 Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs within a Re3 gion. 

4 (2) REGION.—The term ‘‘Region’’ means each 

5 of the Great Plains Region and the Rocky Mountain 

6 Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

7 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of the Interior. 

9 (b) NO REORGANIZATION.—Notwithstanding any im10 plementation of the trust reorganization plan for the Bu11 reau of Indian Affairs in fiscal year 2004 or 2005, the 

12 Secretary shall not reorganize the Bureau at the Agency 

13 level in a Region except with respect to the reform of pro14 bate procedure and efforts to encourage land consolida15 tion. 

16 (c) TRUST MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 

17 Secretary shall not impose trust management infrastruc18 ture reforms on, or alter, the existing trust resource man19 agement system of an Agency unless the reforms are ex20 pressly agreed to by the Indian tribe covered by the Agen21 cy. 

22 (d) AGENCY PLANS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any funds made available to 

24 accomplish trust reform at the Agency level shall be 

25 expended in accordance with a plan developed by the 
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1 Indian tribe covered by the Agency, in cooperation 

2 with the Secretary and approved by Act of Congress. 

3 (2) TIMING.—An Agency shall submit the 

4 Agency plan to the Secretary not later than 180 

5 days after the date on which funds are made avail6 able under subsection (f). 

7 (e) REPORT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—After submission to the Sec9 retary of an Agency plan under subsection (d)(2), 

10 the Secretary shall— 

11 (A) prepare a report that includes findings 

12 and recommendations of the Secretary con13 cerning the Agency plan; and 

14 (B) provide the Indian tribe covered by the 

15 Agency 60 days in which to submit comments 

16 regarding the findings and recommendations of 

17 the Secretary. 

18 (2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—After receiv19 ing comments of the Indian tribe under paragraph 

20 (1)(B), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

21 on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 

22 on Appropriations and the Committee on Resources 

23 of the House of Representatives— 

24 (A) the Agency plan; 

25 (B) the report of the Secretary; and 
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1 (C) the comments of the Indian tribe. 

2 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

3 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $200,000 

4 for each Region, to be made available to the Agencies for 

5 use in developing an Agency plan under subsection (d). 

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