Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73

§4021 Purpose

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 42— - AMERICAN INDIAN TRUST FUND MANAGEMENT REFORM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - INDIAN TRUST FUND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM › § 4021

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lets tribes manage tribal funds now held by the United States so tribes get more control or can show how tribal self-rule can work, while the United States keeps its duty to protect those funds.

Full Legal Text

Title 25, §4021

Indians — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purpose of this subchapter is to allow tribes an opportunity to manage tribal funds currently held in trust by the United States and managed by the Secretary through the Bureau, that, consistent with the trust responsibility of the United States and the principles of self-determination, will—

(1)give Indian tribal governments greater control over the management of such trust funds; or

(2)otherwise demonstrate how the principles of self-determination can work with respect to the management of such trust funds, in a manner consistent with the trust responsibility of the United States.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 4021

Title 25 — Indians

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73