§4042 Office of Special Trustee for American Indians

Summary

Creates an Office of Special Trustee for American Indians inside the Department of the Interior. The office is led by a Special Trustee who reports to the Secretary. The President appoints the Trustee with Senate approval. The Trustee must have proven skill running large government or business organizations and know about trust fund management, financial institutions, and investing big sums. Pay is set by the Secretary but cannot be less than the basic pay for Level II of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 5313. The Trustee must keep the office open until the reforms in the strategic plan are finished to the Trustee’s satisfaction when proposing a closing date. At least 30 days before that proposed date, the Trustee must send a written progress report to the Secretary and Congress and may ask that the office continue or become permanent. The office ends 180 legislative days after that notice unless Congress extends it. A legislative day is any day either the House or the Senate is in session.