Sec. 303. Under Secretary for Indian Affairs
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There is established in the Department of the Interior the position of Under Secretary for Indian Affairs, who shall report directly to the Secretary. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The officer serving as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on the date of enactment of this Act may assume the position of Under Secretary without appointment under paragraph
(1)if— the officer was appointed as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary approves the assumption. In addition to the duties transferred to the Under Secretary under sections 304 and 305, the Under Secretary, acting through an Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight, shall— carry out any activity relating to trust fund accounts and trust resource management of the Bureau (except any activity carried out under the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians before the date on which the Office of the Special Trustee is abolished), in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. ); develop and maintain an inventory of Indian trust assets and resources; coordinate with the Special Trustee for American Indians to ensure an orderly transition of the functions of the Special Trustee under section 305; supervise any activity carried out by the Department of the Interior, including but not limited to— to the extent that the activities relate to Indian affairs, activities carried out by— the Commissioner of Reclamation; the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; the Director of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue; the Director of the National Park Service; and the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and intergovernmental relations between the Bureau and Indian tribal governments; to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate activities and policies of the Bureau with activities and policies of— the Bureau of Reclamation; the Bureau of Land Management; the Office of Natural Resources Revenue; the National Park Service; and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; provide for regular consultation with Indians and Indian tribes that own interests in trust resources and trust fund accounts; manage and administer Indian trust resources in accordance with any applicable Federal law; take steps to protect the security of data relating to individual Indian and Indian tribal trust accounts; and take any other measure the Under Secretary determines to be necessary with respect to Indian affairs.
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