---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 U.S.C. § 5634"
title: "25"
title_heading: "Indians"
number: "5634"
heading: "Office of Special Trustee for American Indians"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/25/5634"
units:
  - "Chapter 48 — Indian Trust Asset Reform"
  - "Subchapter III — Improving Efficiency and Streamlining Processes"
---

# §5634. Office of Special Trustee for American Indians

- (a) **Information to Congress—** Notwithstanding sections [4042](/usc/25/4042.md) and [4043](/usc/25/4043.md) of this title, not later than 1 year after June 22, 2016, the [Secretary](/usc/25/5611.md?p=3) shall prepare and, after consultation with [Indian tribes](/usc/25/5611.md?p=1) and appropriate Indian organizations, submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate—
  - (1) an identification of all functions, other than the collection, management, and investment of Indian trust funds, that the Office of the Special Trustee performs independently or in concert with the [BIA](/usc/25/5632.md?p=1) or other Federal agencies, specifically those functions that affect or relate to management of nonmonetary trust resources;
  - (2) a description of any functions of the Office of the Special Trustee that will be transitioned to other bureaus or agencies within the [Department](/usc/25/5632.md?p=2) prior to the termination date of the Office, as described in [paragraph (3)](#a-3), together with the timeframes for those transfers; and
  - (3) a transition plan and timetable for the termination of the Office of the Special Trustee, to occur not later than 2 years after the date of submission, unless the [Secretary](/usc/25/5611.md?p=3) determines than an orderly transition cannot be accomplished within 2 years, in which case the [Secretary](/usc/25/5611.md?p=3) shall include—
    - (A) a statement of all reasons why the transition cannot be effected within that time; and
    - (B) an alternative date for completing the transition.
- (b) **Fiduciary trust officers—** Subject to applicable law and regulations, the [Secretary](/usc/25/5611.md?p=3), at the request of an [Indian tribe](/usc/25/5611.md?p=1) or a consortium of [Indian tribes](/usc/25/5611.md?p=1), shall include fiduciary trust officers in a contract, compact, or other agreement under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ([25 U.S.C. 450](/usc/25/450.md) et seq.).[^1]
- (c) **Effect of section—** Nothing in this section or the submission required by this section—
  - (1) shall cause the Office of the Special Trustee to terminate; or
  - (2) affect the application of sections [4042](/usc/25/4042.md) and [4043](/usc/25/4043.md) of this title.

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 114–178, title III, § 304, June 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 441.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, which was classified principally to subchapter II (§ 450 et seq.) of chapter 14 of this title prior to editorial reclassification as chapter 46 (§ 5301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.