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Three criteria govern the choice of trustee

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 70204, Sec. 70204. Written by .

Three criteria govern the choice of trustee

The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of the TreasuryHow: statuteSec. 70204 in the PDF
What the document says

“In the case of any Trump account created or organized by the Secretary, the Secretary shall take into account the following criteria in selecting the trustee:”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 70204

The section requires the Secretary, in choosing a trustee for an account the Secretary creates, to take into account the trustee's history of reliability and regulatory compliance, its customer service experience, and the costs it imposes on the account or the beneficiary.

What the document actually says

“In the case of any Trump account created or organized by the Secretary, the Secretary shall take into account the following criteria in selecting the trustee:”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 70204
That sentence, in plain words

The Secretary must weigh three things in picking a trustee. That applies to accounts the Secretary opens. The list of three follows.

What this is about

One is the trustee's record of following the rules. One is how it treats customers. One is what it charges.

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    Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 70204, 139 Stat. 179 (2025).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

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    “Three criteria govern the choice of trustee,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 70204, Sec. 70204. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec70204-trustee/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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