Indian Trust Asset Reform Amendment Act

The bill amends the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act to update definitions, including clarifying the term "Indian tribe" and defining "tribal organization" with requirements for multi-tribal contracts. It expands tribal authority to manage trust assets—such as trust lands, natural resources, and funds—by allowing tribes and authorized tribal organizations to propose, amend, and implement trust asset management plans, including forest management and surface leasing, with reduced federal oversight while maintaining the federal trust responsibility. The bill also ensures tribes operating under approved plans remain eligible for federal funding on the same basis as those without such plans.

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