PUBLIC LAW 103-412 —OCT. 25, 1994
108 STAT. 4243
(2) that only funds held for Indian tribes may be withdrawn
and that any funds held for individual tribal members are
not to be included in the plan.
SEC. 204. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
25 USC 4024.
The Secretary shall—
(1) directly or by contract, provide Indian tribes with technical assistance in developing, implementing, and managing
Indian trust fund investment plans; and
(2) among other things, ensure that legal, financial, and
other expertise of the Department of the Interior has been
made fully available in an advisory capacity to the Indian
tribes to assist in the development, implementation, and
management of investment plans.
SEC. 205. GRANT PROGRAM.
25 USC 4025.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY. —The Secretary is authorized to award
grants to Indian tribes for the purpose of developing and implementing plans for the investment of Indian tribal trust funds.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.— The purposes for which funds provided
under this section may be used include (but are not limited to)—
(1) the training and education of employees responsible
for monitoring the investment of trust funds;
(2) the building of tribal capacity for the investment and
management of trust funds;
(3) the development of a comprehensive tribal investment
plan;
(4) the implementation and management of tribal trust
fund investment plans; and
(5) such other purposes related to this title that the Secretary deems appropriate.
SEC. 206. RETURN OF WITHDRAWN FUNDS.
25 USC 4026.
Subject to such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe,
any Indian tribe which has withdrawn trust funds may choose
to return any or all of the trust funds such tribe has withdrawn
by notifying the Secretary in writing of its intention to return
the funds to the control and management of the Secretary.
SEC. 207. SAVINGS PROVISION.
25 USC 4027.
By submitting or approving a plan under this title, neither
the tribe nor the Secretary shall be deemed to have accepted the
account balance as accurate or to have waived any rights regarding
such balance and to seek compensation.
SEC. 208. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
25 USC 4028.
The Secretary shall, beginning one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, submit an annual report to the Committee
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate on the implementation
of programs under this title. Such report shall include recommendations (if any) for changes necessary to better implement the purpose
of this title.
SEC. 209. REGULATIONS.
25 USC 4029.
(a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 12 months after the date
of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall promulgate final
regulations for the implementation of this title. All regulations
promulgated pursuant to this title shall be developed by the Sec-
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