BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS' MANAGEMENT OF 0487 HEARING 26 1992 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIRST SESSION MAY 20, 1991 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations 51-769 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1992 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan, Chairman CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut JOHN W. COX, JR., Illinois FRANK HORTON, New York CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut C. CHRISTOPHER COX, California ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR., New Hampshire SCOTT L. KLUG, Wisconsin BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont (Independent) Brown, Dr. Eddie F., Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, U.S. Depart- ment of the Interior, accompanied by Stan Speaks, Acting Commission- er of Indian Affairs; George Gover, Acting Director, and Jim Parris, Cobell, Elouise, Controller, Blackfeet Tribe, accompanied by Mary Ann Antone, Sue Lara, Lonnie Points, D. Michael Petersen, Jo Lynn Parker, Tanya, First Nations Financial Project.......... Richards, James R., inspector general, U.S. Department of the Interior...... Steinhoff, Jeffrey C., Director, Civil Audits, Accounting and Financial Management Division, U.S. General Accounting Office, accompanied by Gayle Condon, Robin Wagner, and Tom Armstrong. Synar, Hon. Mike, a Representative in Congress from the State of Okla- homa, and chariman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Opening statement.. 1 Brown, Dr. Eddie F., Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, U.S. Depart- 121 Clinger, Hon. William F., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the 3 Gover, George, Acting Director, Office of Trust Fund Management: Noti- Parker, Tanya, First Nations Financial Project: Prepared statement.... Richards, James R., inspector general, U.S. Department of the Interior: Synar, Hon. Mike, a Representative in Congress from the State of Okla- homa, and chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Letter from subcommittee dated May 9, 1991, to OMB Director Rich- Memorandum to Joe Weller, BIA, regarding trust funds invested in |