Indian Trust Asset Reform Amendment Act

This bill changes the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act, which lets tribes manage assets the federal government holds in trust for them under a plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior. It lets tribal organizations take part in the trust asset management project on behalf of a tribe if the tribe's governing body authorizes it. It allows tribes with approved plans to manage any of their trust assets, including adopting forest management plans, without separate approval by the Secretary, and directs the Secretary to defer to tribal decisions that follow the plan. It also lets tribes amend approved plans and states that tribes with plans remain eligible for federal funding on the same terms as other tribes.

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Sponsors

• Jeff Hurd Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors