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S. 2523 · 108th Congress

A bill to exempt the Great Plains Region and Rocky Mountain Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from trust…

Full title

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.

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1 cosponsor · 1 D

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Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from: (1) reorganizing the BIA at the Agency level in its Great Plains Region or its Rocky Mountain Region except with respect to the reform of probate procedure and efforts to encourage land consolidation; and (2) imposing trust management infrastructure reforms on, or altering, the existing trust resource management…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 16, 2004

Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from: (1) reorganizing the BIA at the Agency level in its Great Plains Region or its Rocky Mountain Region except with respect to the reform of probate procedure and efforts to encourage land consolidation; and (2) imposing trust management infrastructure reforms on, or altering, the existing trust resource management system of a BIA Agency within such Regions unless the reforms are expressly agreed to by the Indian tribe covered by the Agency.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: 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.

Latest action (Jun 16, 2004): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6885-6886)

Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 16, 2004

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.