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Samuelsen, Harvey, president, Bristol Bay Native Corp..

Simpson, Ray, attorney, Long Beach, Calif._

Smeltcer, Herb, president, Ahtena, Inc.

Smith, John W., Annette Island in Metlakatla

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Spokane Tribe, Coeur D'Alene Tribe, Kalispel Tribe, and Affiliated
Tribes of Northwest Indians, submitted by Robert Dellwo__
Thompson, Morris, regional director, BIA...

Trimble, Charles E., executive director, National Congress of American
Indians...

Upicksoun, Joseph, president, Arctic Slope Regional Corp---.
Weinberg, Edward, former Solicitor, Department of the Înterior.___. 284
Wilson, Joe, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida____
Zwach, Hon. John M., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Minnesota____

Letters:

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Brown, Hon. Ken M., legislative counsel, Department of the Interior,
to Hon. James A. Haley, dated Oct. 23, 1973.
Echohawk, John E., director, Native American Rights Fund, Boulder,
Colo., to Hon. Lloyd Meeds, dated Oct. 13, 1973...
Lynn, Hon. Laurence E., Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Interior, to
Hon. Lloyd Meeds, dated Nov. 5, 1973..

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Meeds, Hon. Lloyd, Chairman, Indian Affairs Subcommittee, to
Hon. Rogers C. B. Morton, dated Sept. 17, 1973 (plus questions) _
Morton, Hon. Rogers C. B., Secretary of the Interior, to Donald R.
Wright, dated May 25, 1972__

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Morton, Hon. Rogers C. B., Secretary of the Interior, to Messrs.
Wright, Upicksoun, and Sackett, dated Sept. 1, 1972.

Pecora, Hon. W., Acting Secretary of the Interior, to Mr. Donald R.
Wright, dated March 10, 1972-

Swetzof, Mike, president, Aleut Corp, and others, to Secretary Rogers
C. B. Morton, dated May 7, 1973 (telegram).

Weinberg, Edward, of Wyman, Bautzer, Rothman & Kuchel, Wash-
ington, D.C., to Hon. Rogers C. B. Morton, dated April 28, 1972.
Whitaker, Hon. John C., Acting Secretary of Interior, to Hon. Carl
Albert, dated March 15, 1973 (executive communication).
Whitaker, Hon. John, Acting Secretary of the Interior, to Hon. Henry
M. Jackson, dated July 11, 1973-

Wright, Donald R., president, Alaska Federation of Natives, to Hon.
Rogers C. B. Morton, dated March 28, 1972 (plus enclosure) ____
Additional information:

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Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, resolution, dated Sept. 21, 1973

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Analysis of land selection regulations, presented by John Borbridge, Jr., president, Sealaska Corp., June 28, 1973-...

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GAO report, "Cost estimate for the estabishment of the Indian
Trust Counsel Authority",

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General Memorandum No. 73-26, submitted by Wilkinson, Cragun
& Barker, dated April 26, 1973-

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Native American Rights Fund, attorney time and expense report for cases or matters relating to appropriation matters for H.R. 6106 and related bills (table).

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NCAI resolution No. 72-22-Trust Counsel..
Resolution No. 9-Indian Trust Counsel Authority.

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Resolution No. 21-National Congress of American Indians, dated
Nov. 20, 1971..

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CREATION OF THE INDIAN TRUST COUNSEL

AUTHORITY

MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1973

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS,

Juneau, Alaska.

The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:20 a.m., in Juneau, Alaska, Hon. Lloyd Meeds (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Also present: Senator Mike Gravel.

Mr. MEEDS. The Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the full Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs is meeting for the purpose of taking testimony on H.R. 6106, H.R. 6374, and H.R. 6494.

If there is no objection, the text of all three bills will be admitted for the record at this point.

Without objection, so ordered.

[H.R. 6106, H.R. 6374, and H.R. 6494 plus the Executive communication dated March 15, 1973, follow:]

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93D CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

H. R. 6106

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 26, 1973

Mr. MEEDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

A BILL

To provide for the creation of the Indian Trust Counsel Authority, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That in reaffirming the trust and treaty relationship be4 tween the United States of America and the American 5 Indians, and between the United States and the Alaska 6 Natives, which Indians and Natives are hereinafter re7 ferred to as "Indians", the purpose of this Act is to estab8 lish an Indian Trust Counsel Authority to provide independ9 ent legal counsel and representation for the preservation 10 and protection of the natural resource rights of Indians.

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1 SEC. 2. (a) The Indian Trust Counsel Authority, here2 inafter referred to as the "Authority", is established as an 3 independent agency in the executive branch.

4 (b) The Authority shall be governed by a Board of 5 Directors composed of three members to be appointed by the 6 President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 7 (c) At least two of the members of the Board of 8 Directors shall be Indians.

9 (d) The terms of office of members of the Board of 10 Directors shall be four years, except that, of the first three 11 members appointed, one shall be appointed for a two-year 12 term, one shall be appointed for a three-year term, and one 13 shall be appointed for a four-year term. A member appointed 14 to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term 15 for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed 16 for the remainder of such term. Upon the expiration of his 17 term of office, a member shall serve until his successor has 18 been appointed and qualified. A member of the Board of 19 Directors may be removed by the President only for in20 efficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.

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(e) The President shall designate one of the Directors 22 to serve as Chairman at his pleasure.

23 (f) The members of the Board of Directors shall receive 24 pay at the daily equivalent of the rate provided for grade 25 GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for

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1 each day they are engaged in the business of the Authority, 2 and shall be allowed travel expenses, including a per diem

3 allowance as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United 4 States Code, in connection with their services for the 5 Authority.

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SEC. 3. The Board of Directors shall convene at the 7 call of the Chairman, but must convene at least once each S quarter, to set policy for the Authority and review its 9 activities. The Board of Directors shall report to the Presi10 dent and the Congress annually on the activities of the 11 Authority.

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SEC. 4. The Board of Directors shall, without regard to 13 the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 14 appointments in the competitive service, appoint and pre15 scribe the duties of a chief legal officer for the Authority, 16 who shall have the title of Indian Trust Counsel, and who 17 shall be paid at a rate equal to that provided for in level V 18 of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5316), and a Deputy 19 Indian Trust Counsel, who shall be paid at a rate not in 20 excess of that provided for grade GS-18 in section 5332 21 of title 5, United States Code..

22 SEC. 5. (a) The Board of Directors shall appoint, fix

23 the pay of, and prescribe the duties of such attorneys as it 24 deems necessary after consulting with the Indian Trust 25 Counsel.

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