cable to Indian trust assets or the management or admin-
istration of Indian trust assets. 
(c) TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in this title 
diminishes or otherwise affects the trust responsibility of 
the United States to Indian tribes and individual Indians. 
TITLE III—RESTRUCTURING BU-
REAU 
OF 
INDIAN 
AFFAIRS 
AND 
OFFICE 
OF 
SPECIAL 
TRUSTEE 
SEC. 301. PURPOSE. 
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 pro-
grams to Indians and Indian tribes, including the manage-
ment of Indian trust resources. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) BUREAU.—The term ‘‘Bureau’’ means the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
(2) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of-
fice of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight 
referred to in section 303(c). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(4) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the individual appointed to the po-
sition of Under Secretary for Indian Affairs, estab-
lished by section 303(a). 
SEC. 303. UNDER SECRETARY FOR INDIAN AFFAIRS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—There is estab-
lished in the Department of the Interior the position of 
Under Secretary for Indian Affairs, who shall report di-
rectly to the Secretary. 
(b) APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Under Secretary shall be appointed 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The officer serving as the As-
sistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on the date of 
enactment of this Act may assume the position of 
Under Secretary without appointment under para-
graph (1) if— 
(A) the officer was appointed as Assistant 
Secretary for Indian Affairs by the President by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate; 
and 
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(B) not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary ap-
proves the assumption. 
(c) DUTIES.—In addition to the duties transferred to 
the Under Secretary under sections 304 and 305, the 
Under Secretary, acting through an Office of Trust Re-
form Implementation and Oversight, shall— 
(1) carry out any activity relating to trust fund 
accounts and trust resource management of the Bu-
reau (except any activity carried out under the Of-
fice of the Special Trustee for American Indians be-
fore the date on which the Office of the Special 
Trustee is abolished), in accordance with the Amer-
ican Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 
1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); 
(2) develop and maintain an inventory of Indian 
trust assets and resources; 
(3) coordinate with the Special Trustee for 
American Indians to ensure an orderly transition of 
the functions of the Special Trustee under section 
305; 
(4) supervise any activity carried out by the De-
partment of the Interior, including but not limited 
to— 
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(A) to the extent that the activities relate 
to Indian affairs, activities carried out by— 
(i) the Commissioner of Reclamation; 
(ii) the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(iii) the Director of the Office of Nat-
ural Resources Revenue; 
(iv) the Director of the National Park 
Service; and 
(v) the Director of the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service; and 
(B) intergovernmental relations between 
the Bureau and Indian tribal governments; 
(5) to the maximum extent practicable, coordi-
nate activities and policies of the Bureau with activi-
ties and policies of— 
(A) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(B) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(C) the Office of Natural Resources Rev-
enue; 
(D) the National Park Service; and 
(E) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 
(6) provide for regular consultation with Indi-
ans and Indian tribes that own interests in trust re-
sources and trust fund accounts; 
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(7) manage and administer Indian trust re-
sources in accordance with any applicable Federal 
law; 
(8) take steps to protect the security of data re-
lating to individual Indian and Indian tribal trust 
accounts; and 
(9) take any other measure the Under Sec-
retary determines to be necessary with respect to In-
dian affairs. 
SEC. 304. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY FOR INDIAN AFFAIRS. 
(a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—There is transferred 
to the Under Secretary any function of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Indian Affairs that has not been carried out 
by the Assistant Secretary as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS BY 
THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.—If nec-
essary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make 
any determination relating to the functions transferred 
under subsection (a). 
(c) PERSONNEL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—The Under Secretary 
may appoint and fix the compensation of such offi-
cers and employees as the Under Secretary deter-
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mines to be necessary to carry out any function 
transferred under this section. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided by law— 
(A) an officer or employee described in 
paragraph (1) shall be appointed in accordance 
with the civil service laws; and 
(B) the compensation of the officer or em-
ployee shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, 
United States Code. 
(d) DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise ex-
pressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided by 
this section, the Under Secretary may— 
(A) delegate any of the functions trans-
ferred 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 
(B) authorize successive redelegations of 
such functions as the Under Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary or appropriate. 
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