3.0.0 3754 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z Senate S S 2010-08-05 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-08-05T23:35:12Z Claims Resolution Act of 2010 111 4783 HR 2010-12-08 Became Public Law No: 111-291. Related bill CRS A bill to provide funding for the settlement of lawsuits against the Federal Government for discrimination against Black Farmers. 111 3693 S 2010-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2010-08-05 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2010-08-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY N H.R.4783 https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4783 Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Federal-Indian relations Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government trust funds Higher education Income tax exclusion Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Minority and disadvantaged businesses Minority education Racial and ethnic relations Student aid and college costs Agriculture and Food 00 2010-08-05 Introduced in Senate 2010-09-10T16:23:10Z Pigford and Individual Indian Money Account Litigation Settlement Act of 2010 - Appropriates to the Department of Agriculture $1.15 billion to carry out the terms of a Settlement Agreement executed by In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation that is approved by a court order that has become final and nonappealable, and that is comprehensive and provides for the final settlement of all remaining Pigford claims (relating to a racial discrimination action against the Department of Agriculture). Provides that the $1.15 billion shall be in addition to the $100 million in funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) made available for the payment of Pigford claims and are available only after such CCC funds have been fully obligated. Provides that if such Settlement Agreement is not executed and approved as provided above, then the sole funding available for Pigford claims shall be the $100 million of CCC funds.

Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Class Action Settlement Agreement dated December 7, 2009, in the case entitled Elouise Cobell et al. v. Ken Salazar et al.

Establishes the Trust Land Consolidation Fund, and provides for the deposit of $2 billion in the Fund, on final approval of the Settlement, with funds being made available to the Secretary of the Interior: (1) to conduct the Land Consolidation Program (a program under which the Secretary may purchase fractional interests in trust or restricted land); and (2) for other costs of the Settlement.

Establishes, on final approval of the Settlement, the Indian Education Scholarship Holding Fund to provide scholarships for Native Americans through an Indian Education Scholarship Fund.

Excludes amounts received by an individual Indian as a lump sum or a periodic payment pursuant to the Settlement from: (1) gross income and adjusted gross income under the Internal Revenue Code; and (2) being considered for purposes of determining eligibility or level of benefits under any federal or federally assisted program, during the one-year period beginning on the date of receipt.

Provides for the determination of incentive awards, fees, expenses, and costs under the Settlement.

]]> Pigford and Individual Indian Money Account Litigation Settlement Act of 2010 Display Title Pigford and Individual Indian Money Account Litigation Settlement Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide funding for the settlement of lawsuits against the Federal government for discrimination against Black Farmers and the mismanagement of Native American trust accounts. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pigford and Individual Indian Money Account Litigation Settlement Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3754is/xml/BILLS-111s3754is.xml 2010-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.