[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5752 Introduced in House (IH)]






107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5752

  To provide for the use or distribution of the funds awarded to the 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, 
     Docket Nos. 19 and 188, United States Court of Federal Claims.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2002

 Mr. Oberstar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the use or distribution of the funds awarded to the 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, 
     Docket Nos. 19 and 188, United States Court of Federal Claims.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other law, not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior (hereafter the ``Secretary'') shall distribute the funds 
awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. 
United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188 in the United States Court of 
Federal Claims together with all interest and investment income accrued 
on deposit in trust account JA1041696 in equal \1/6\ shares to each of 
the following constituent bands of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe:
            (1) The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians.
            (2) The Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa Indians.
            (3) The Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians.
            (4) The Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians.
            (5) The Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians.
            (6) The White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians.
    (b) Use of Funds.--The shares of the bands shall be available for 
use in the manner determined by the governing body of each band, except 
not less than 20 percent of such funds shall be set aside for social 
and economic development, education, reservation infrastructure needs, 
and other governmental purposes.
    (c) Application of Other Law.--Section 7 of Public Law 93-134 (25 
U.S.C. 1407) shall apply to funds distributed pursuant to this Act.
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