[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 223 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 223

 To refer S. 2188 entitled ``A bill for the relief of the Pottawatomi 
   Nation in Canada for the proportionate share of tribal funds and 
annuities under treaties between the Pottawatomi Nation and the United 
  States, and for other purposes'', to the Chief Judge of the United 
        States Court of Federal Claims for a report on the bill.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 14 (legislative day, June 7), 1994

    Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Simon) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To refer S. 2188 entitled ``A bill for the relief of the Pottawatomi 
   Nation in Canada for the proportionate share of tribal funds and 
annuities under treaties between the Pottawatomi Nation and the United 
  States, and for other purposes'', to the Chief Judge of the United 
        States Court of Federal Claims for a report on the bill.

    Resolved, That S. 2188 entitled ``A bill for the relief of the 
Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for the proportionate share of tribal 
funds and annuities under treaties between the Pottawatomi Nation and 
the United States, and for other purposes'', now pending in the Senate, 
together with all accompanying papers, is referred to the Chief Judge 
of the United States Court of Federal Claims. The Chief Judge shall 
proceed according to the provisions of sections 1492 and 2509 of title 
28, United States Code, and report back to the Senate, at the earliest 
practicable date, providing such findings of fact and conclusions that 
are sufficient to inform the Congress of--
            (1) whether the claims against the United States of the 
        Pottawatomi Nation in Canada that would have been compensable 
        under the Indian Claims Commission Act (25 U.S.C. 70 et seq.) 
        but for the residence of the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada and 
        outside of the territorial limits of the United States are 
        legal or equitable in nature;
            (2) the amount of damages (if any) that the Pottawatomi 
        Nation in Canada would have been entitled to receive under such 
        Act but for the residence of the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada 
        and outside of the territorial limits of the United States that 
        is payable to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada in accordance 
        with section 1(1) of S. 2188; and
            (3) the amount of interest that is payable on the amount 
        referred to in paragraph (2) in accordance with section 1(2) of 
        S. 2188, calculated at a rate of 5 percent per year.

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