[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 523 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 523

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                                 AN ACT


 
To make technical corrections to laws relating to Native Americans, and 
                          for other purposes.

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

SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Native American 
Technical Corrections Act of 2003''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
 TITLE I--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO NATIVE 
                               AMERICANS

                    Subtitle A--Technical Amendments

Sec. 101. Bosque Redondo Memorial Act.
Sec. 102. Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act.
Sec. 103. Tribal sovereignty.
Sec. 104. Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians.
Sec. 105. Pueblo de Cochiti; modification of settlement.
Sec. 106. Four Corners Interpretive Center.
Sec. 107. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Sec. 108. Rehabilitation of Celilo Indian Village.
       Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Native Americans

Sec. 121. Barona Band of Mission Indians; facilitation of construction 
                            of pipeline to provide water for emergency 
                            fire suppression and other purposes.
Sec. 122. Conveyance of Native Alaskan objects.
Sec. 123. Pueblo of Acoma; land and mineral consolidation.
Sec. 124. Quinault Indian Nation; water feasibility study.
Sec. 125. Santee Sioux Tribe; study and report.
Sec. 126. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.
Sec. 127. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
Sec. 128. Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.
Sec. 129. Ute Indian Tribe; oil shale reserve.
      TITLE II--PUEBLO OF SANTA CLARA AND PUEBLO OF SAN ILDEFONSO

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico.
Sec. 203. Trust for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico.
Sec. 204. Survey and legal descriptions.
Sec. 205. Administration of trust land.
Sec. 206. Effect.
Sec. 207. Gaming.
     TITLE III--DISTRIBUTION OF QUINAULT PERMANENT FISHERIES FUNDS

Sec. 301. Distribution of judgment funds.
Sec. 302. Conditions for distribution.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

    In this Act, except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term 
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.

 TITLE I--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO NATIVE 
                               AMERICANS

                    Subtitle A--Technical Amendments

SEC. 101. BOSQUE REDONDO MEMORIAL ACT.

    Section 206 of the Bosque Redondo Memorial Act (16 U.S.C. 431 note; 
Public Law 106-511) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2000'' and 
                inserting ``2004''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2001 and 2002'' 
                and inserting ``2005 and 2006''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2007,''.

SEC. 102. NAVAJO-HOPI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT.

    Section 25(a)(8) of Public Law 93-531 (commonly known as the 
``Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974'') (25 U.S.C. 640d-24(a)(8)) 
is amended by striking ``annually for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 
1998, 1999, and 2000'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2003 
through 2008''.

SEC. 103. TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.

    Section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 476), is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Tribal Sovereignty.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act--
            ``(1) each Indian tribe shall retain inherent sovereign 
        power to adopt governing documents under procedures other than 
        those specified in this section; and
            ``(2) nothing in this Act invalidates any constitution or 
        other governing document adopted by an Indian tribe after June 
        18, 1934, in accordance with the authority described in 
        paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 104. COW CREEK BAND OF UMPQUA INDIANS.

    Section 7 of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians 
Recognition Act (25 U.S.C. 712e) is amended in the third sentence by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and shall be 
treated as on-reservation land for the purpose of processing 
acquisitions of real property into trust''.

SEC. 105. PUEBLO DE COCHITI; MODIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT.

    Section 1 of Public Law 102-358 (106 Stat. 960) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``implement the settlement'' and inserting 
        the following: ``implement--
            ``(1) the settlement;'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) the modifications regarding the use of the settlement 
        funds as described in the agreement known as the `First 
        Amendment to Operation and Maintenance Agreement for 
        Implementation of Cochiti Wetlands Solution', executed--
                    ``(A) on October 22, 2001, by the Army Corps of 
                Engineers;
                    ``(B) on October 25, 2001, by the Pueblo de Cochiti 
                of New Mexico; and
                    ``(C) on November 8, 2001, by the Secretary of the 
                Interior.''.

SEC. 106. FOUR CORNERS INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

    Section 7 of the Four Corners Interpretive Center Act (113 Stat. 
1706) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``2005'' and 
        inserting ``2008'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2002'' and inserting 
        ``2005''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``2001'' and inserting 
        ``2004''.

SEC. 107. MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS.

    Section 1(a)(2) of Public Law 106-228 (114 Stat. 462) is amended by 
striking ``report entitled'' and all that follows through ``is hereby 
declared'' and inserting the following: ``report entitled `Report of 
May 17, 2002, Clarifying and Correcting Legal Descriptions or Recording 
Information for Certain Lands placed into Trust and Reservation Status 
for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians by Section 1(a)(2) of Pub. 
L. 106-228, as amended by Title VIII, Section 811 of Pub. L. 106-568', 
on file in the Office of the Superintendent, Choctaw Agency, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, is declared''.

SEC. 108. REHABILITATION OF CELILO INDIAN VILLAGE.

    Section 401(b)(3) of Public Law 100-581 (102 Stat. 2944) is amended 
by inserting ``and Celilo Village'' after ``existing sites''.

       Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Native Americans

SEC. 121. BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS; FACILITATION OF CONSTRUCTION 
              OF PIPELINE TO PROVIDE WATER FOR EMERGENCY FIRE 
              SUPPRESSION AND OTHER PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
subject to valid existing rights under Federal and State law, and to 
any easements or similar restrictions which may be granted to the city 
of San Diego, California, for the construction, operation and 
maintenance of a pipeline and related appurtenances and facilities for 
conveying water from the San Vicente Reservoir to the Barona Indian 
Reservation, or for conservation, wildlife or habitat protection, or 
related purposes, the land described in subsection (b), fee title to 
which is held by the Barona Band of Mission Indians of California 
(referred to in this section as the ``Band'')--
            (1) is declared to be held in trust by the United States 
        for the benefit of the Band; and
            (2) shall be considered to be a portion of the reservation 
        of the Band.
    (b) Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is land 
comprising approximately 85 acres in San Diego County, California, and 
described more particularly as follows: San Bernardino Base and 
Meridian; T. 14 S., R. 1 E.; sec. 21: W\1/2\ SE\1/4\, 68 acres; NW\1/4\ 
NW\1/4\, 17 acres.
    (c) Gaming.--The land taken into trust by subsection (a) shall 
neither be considered to have been taken into trust for gaming, nor be 
used for gaming (as that term is used in the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)).

SEC. 122. CONVEYANCE OF NATIVE ALASKAN OBJECTS.

    Notwithstanding any provision of law affecting the disposal of 
Federal property, on the request of the Chugach Alaska Corporation or 
Sealaska Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to 
whichever of those corporations that has received title to a cemetery 
site or historical place on National Forest System land conveyed under 
section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1613(h)(1)) all artifacts, physical remains, and copies of any 
available field records that--
            (1)(A) are in the possession of the Secretary of 
        Agriculture; and
            (B) have been collected from the cemetery site or 
        historical place; but
            (2) are not required to be conveyed in accordance with the 
        Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 
        U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) or any other applicable law.

SEC. 123. PUEBLO OF ACOMA; LAND AND MINERAL CONSOLIDATION.

    (a) Definition of Bidding or Royalty Credit.--The term ``bidding or 
royalty credit'' means a legal instrument or other written 
documentation, or an entry in an account managed by the Secretary, that 
may be used in lieu of any other monetary payment for--
            (1) a bonus bid for a lease sale on the outer Continental 
        Shelf; or
            (2) a royalty due on oil or gas production;
        for any lease located on the outer Continental Shelf outside 
        the zone defined and governed by section 8(g)(2) of the Outer 
        Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)(2)).
    (b) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may acquire any nontribal interest in or to land (including 
an interest in mineral or other surface or subsurface rights) within 
the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation for the purpose of 
carrying out Public Law 107-138 (116 Stat. 6) by issuing bidding or 
royalty credits under this section in an amount equal to the value of 
the interest acquired by the Secretary, as determined under section 
1(a) of Public Law 107-138 (116 Stat. 6).
    (c) Use of Bidding and Royalty Credits.--On issuance by the 
Secretary of a bidding or royalty credit under subsection (b), the 
bidding or royalty credit--
            (1) may be freely transferred to any other person (except 
        that, before any such transfer, the transferor shall notify the 
        Secretary of the transfer by such method as the Secretary may 
        specify); and
            (2) shall remain available for use by any person during the 
        5-year period beginning on the date of issuance by the 
        Secretary of the bidding or royalty credit.

SEC. 124. QUINAULT INDIAN NATION; WATER FEASIBILITY STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out, in 
accordance with Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 
Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of 
that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.)), a water source, quantity, and 
quality feasibility study for land of the Quinault Indian Nation to 
identify ways to meet the current and future domestic and commercial 
water supply and distribution needs of the Quinault Indian Nation on 
the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.
    (b) Public Availability of Results.--As soon as practicable after 
completion of a feasibility study under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall--
            (1) publish in the Federal Register a notice of the 
        availability of the results of the feasibility study; and
            (2) make available to the public, on request, the results 
        of the feasibility study.

SEC. 125. SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE; STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--Pursuant to reclamation laws, the Secretary, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation and in consultation with the Santee 
Sioux Tribe of Nebraska (referred to in this subtitle as the 
``Tribe''), shall conduct a feasibility study to determine the most 
feasible method of developing a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and 
industrial water treatment and distribution system for the Santee Sioux 
Tribe of Nebraska that could serve the tribal community and adjacent 
communities and incorporate population growth and economic development 
activities for a period of 40 years.
    (b) Cooperative Agreement.--At the request of the Tribe, the 
Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Tribe for 
activities necessary to conduct the study required by subsection (a) 
regarding which the Tribe has unique expertise or knowledge.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after funds are made available 
to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report containing the results of the study required by subsection (a).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $500,000, to 
remain available until expended.

SEC. 126. SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
without further authorization by the United States, the Shakopee 
Mdewakanton Sioux Community in the State of Minnesota (referred to in 
this section as the ``Community'') may lease, sell, convey, warrant, or 
otherwise transfer all or any part of the interest of the Community in 
or to any real property that is not held in trust by the United States 
for the benefit of the Community.
    (b) No Effect on Trust Land.--Nothing in this section--
            (1) authorizes the Community to lease, sell, convey, 
        warrant, or otherwise transfer all or part of an interest in 
        any real property that is held in trust by the United States 
        for the benefit of the Community; or
            (2) affects the operation of any law governing leasing, 
        selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any 
        interest in that trust land.

SEC. 127. AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
(including any restrictive covenant in effect under, or required by 
operation of, a State law), title to land that the Secretary of the 
Interior agrees is to be acquired by the United States in accordance 
with the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 465), for the Agua Caliente 
Band of Cahuilla Indians shall be taken in the name of the United 
States.
    (b) Covenants.--A restrictive covenant referred to in subsection 
(a) shall be unenforceable against the United States if the land to 
which the restrictive covenant is attached was held in trust by the 
United States for, or owned by, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 
Indians, or an individual member of the Band, before the date on which 
the restrictive covenant attached to the land.

SEC. 128. SAGINAW CHIPPEWA TRIBAL COLLEGE.

    Section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land Grant Status Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103-382) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (22) through (31) as 
        paragraphs (23) through (32), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following:
            ``(22) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.''.

SEC. 129. UTE INDIAN TRIBE; OIL SHALE RESERVE.

    Section 3405(c) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (10 U.S.C. 7420 note; Public Law 
105-261) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(3) With respect to the land conveyed to the Tribe under 
        subsection (b)--
                    ``(A) the land shall not be subject to any Federal 
                restriction on alienation; and
                    ``(B) notwithstanding any provision to the contrary 
                in the constitution, bylaws, or charter of the Tribe, 
                the Act of May 11, 1938 (commonly known as the `Indian 
                Mineral Leasing Act of 1938') (25 U.S.C. 396a et seq.), 
                the Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982 (25 U.S.C. 
                2101 et seq.), section 2103 of the Revised Statutes (25 
                U.S.C. 81), or section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 
                U.S.C. 177), or any other law, no purchase, grant, 
                lease, or other conveyance of the land (or any interest 
                in the land), and no exploration, development, or other 
                agreement relating to the land that is authorized by 
                resolution by the governing body of the Tribe, shall 
                require approval by the Secretary of the Interior or 
                any other Federal official.''.

      TITLE II--PUEBLO OF SANTA CLARA AND PUEBLO OF SAN ILDEFONSO

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the agreement 
        entitled ``Agreement to Affirm Boundary Between Pueblo of Santa 
        Clara and Pueblo of San Ildefonso Aboriginal Lands Within 
        Garcia Canyon Tract'', entered into by the Governors on 
        December 20, 2000.
            (2) Boundary line.--The term ``boundary line'' means the 
        boundary line established under section 204(a).
            (3) Governors.--The term ``Governors'' means--
                    (A) the Governor of the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 
                Mexico; and
                    (B) the Governor of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, 
                New Mexico.
            (4) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
            (5) Pueblos.--The term ``Pueblos'' means--
                    (A) the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; and
                    (B) the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico.
            (6) Trust land.--The term ``trust land'' means the land 
        held by the United States in trust under section 202(a) or 
        203(a).

SEC. 202. TRUST FOR THE PUEBLO OF SANTA CLARA, NEW MEXICO.

    (a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the land described in subsection (b), including 
improvements on, appurtenances to, and mineral rights (including rights 
to oil and gas) to the land, shall be held by the United States in 
trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) 
consists of approximately 2,484 acres of Bureau of Land Management land 
located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and more particularly 
described as--
            (1) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 22, New Mexico 
        Principal Meridian, that is located north of the boundary line;
            (2) the southern half of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 23, New 
        Mexico Principal Meridian;
            (3) the southern half of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 24, New 
        Mexico Principal Meridian;
            (4) T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 25, excluding the 5-acre tract 
        in the southeast quarter owned by the Pueblo of San Ildefonso;
            (5) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 26, New Mexico 
        Principal Meridian, that is located north and east of the 
        boundary line;
            (6) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 27, New Mexico 
        Principal Meridian, that is located north of the boundary line;
            (7) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 8 E., sec. 19, New Mexico 
        Principal Meridian, that is not included in the Santa Clara 
        Pueblo Grant or the Santa Clara Indian Reservation; and
            (8) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 8 E., sec. 30, that is not 
        included in the Santa Clara Pueblo Grant or the San Ildefonso 
        Grant.

SEC. 203. TRUST FOR THE PUEBLO OF SAN ILDEFONSO, NEW MEXICO.

    (a) In General.--All right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the land described in subsection (b), including 
improvements on, appurtenances to, and mineral rights (including rights 
to oil and gas) to the land, shall be held by the United States in 
trust for the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico.
    (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsection (a) 
consists of approximately 2,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management land 
located in Rio Arriba County and Santa Fe County in the State of New 
Mexico, and more particularly described as--
            (1) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 22, New Mexico 
        Principal Meridian, that is located south of the boundary line;
            (2) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 26, New Mexico 
        Principal Meridian, that is located south and west of the 
        boundary line;
            (3) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 27, New Mexico 
        Principal Meridian, that is located south of the boundary line;
            (4) T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 34, New Mexico Principal 
        Meridian; and
            (5) the portion of T. 20 N., R. 7 E., sec. 35, New Mexico 
        Principal Meridian, that is not included in the San Ildefonso 
        Pueblo Grant.

SEC. 204. SURVEY AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.

    (a) Survey.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Office of Cadastral Survey of the Bureau of Land 
Management shall, in accordance with the Agreement, complete a survey 
of the boundary line established under the Agreement for the purpose of 
establishing, in accordance with sections 3102(b) and 3103(b), the 
boundaries of the trust land.
    (b) Legal Descriptions.--
            (1) Publication.--On approval by the Governors of the 
        survey completed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
        publish in the Federal Register--
                    (A) a legal description of the boundary line; and
                    (B) legal descriptions of the trust land.
            (2) Technical corrections.--Before the date on which the 
        legal descriptions are published under paragraph (1)(B), the 
        Secretary may correct any technical errors in the descriptions 
        of the trust land provided in sections 3102(b) and 3103(b) to 
        ensure that the descriptions are consistent with the terms of 
        the Agreement.
            (3) Effect.--Beginning on the date on which the legal 
        descriptions are published under paragraph (1)(B), the legal 
        descriptions shall be the official legal descriptions of the 
        trust land.

SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST LAND.

    (a) In General.--Effective beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act--
            (1) the land held in trust under section 202(a) shall be 
        declared to be a part of the Santa Clara Indian Reservation; 
        and
            (2) the land held in trust under section 203(a) shall be 
        declared to be a part of the San Ildefonso Indian Reservation.
    (b) Applicable Law.--
            (1) In general.--The trust land shall be administered in 
        accordance with any law (including regulations) or court order 
        generally applicable to property held in trust by the United 
        States for Indian tribes.
            (2) Pueblo lands act.--The following shall be subject to 
        section 17 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (commonly known as the 
        ``Pueblo Lands Act'') (25 U.S.C. 331 note):
                    (A) The trust land.
                    (B) Any land owned as of the date of enactment of 
                this Act or acquired after the date of enactment of 
                this Act by the Pueblo of Santa Clara in the Santa 
                Clara Pueblo Grant.
                    (C) Any land owned as of the date of enactment of 
                this Act or acquired after the date of enactment of 
                this Act by the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the San 
                Ildefonso Pueblo Grant.
    (c) Use of Trust Land.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the criteria developed under 
        paragraph (2), the trust land may be used only for--
                    (A) traditional and customary uses; or
                    (B) stewardship conservation for the benefit of the 
                Pueblo for which the trust land is held in trust.
            (2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall work with the Pueblos to 
        develop appropriate criteria for using the trust land in a 
        manner that preserves the trust land for traditional and 
        customary uses or stewardship conservation.
            (3) Limitation.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this 
        Act, the trust land shall not be used for any new commercial 
        developments.

SEC. 206. EFFECT.

    Nothing in this title--
            (1) affects any valid right-of-way, lease, permit, mining 
        claim, grazing permit, water right, or other right or interest 
        of a person or entity (other than the United States) that is--
                    (A) in or to the trust land; and
                    (B) in existence before the date of enactment of 
                this Act;
            (2) enlarges, impairs, or otherwise affects a right or 
        claim of the Pueblos to any land or interest in land that is--
                    (A) based on Aboriginal or Indian title; and
                    (B) in existence before the date of enactment of 
                this Act;
            (3) constitutes an express or implied reservation of water 
        or water right with respect to the trust land; or
            (4) affects any water right of the Pueblos in existence 
        before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 207. GAMING.

    Land taken into trust under this title shall neither be considered 
to have been taken into trust for, nor be used for, gaming (as that 
term is used in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 
seq.)).

     TITLE III--DISTRIBUTION OF QUINAULT PERMANENT FISHERIES FUNDS

SEC. 301. DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS.

    (a) Funds To Be Deposited Into Separate Accounts.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to section 302, not later than 30 
        days after the date of enactment of this Act, the funds 
        appropriated on September 19, 1989, in satisfaction of an award 
        granted to the Quinault Indian Nation under Dockets 772-71, 
        773-71, 774-71, and 775-71 before the United States Claims 
        Court, less attorney fees and litigation expenses, and 
        including all interest accrued to the date of disbursement, 
        shall be distributed by the Secretary and deposited into 3 
        separate accounts to be established and maintained by the 
        Quinault Indian Nation (referred to in this title as the 
        ``Tribe'') in accordance with this subsection.
            (2) Account for principal amount.--
                    (A) In general.--The Tribe shall--
                            (i) establish an account for the principal 
                        amount of the judgment funds; and
                            (ii) use those funds to establish a 
                        Permanent Fisheries Fund.
                    (B) Use and investment.--The principal amount 
                described in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                            (i) except as provided in subparagraph 
                        (A)(ii), shall not be expended by the Tribe; 
                        and
                            (ii) shall be invested by the Tribe in 
                        accordance with the investment policy of the 
                        Tribe.
            (3) Account for investment income.--
                    (A) In general.--The Tribe shall establish an 
                account for, and deposit in the account, all investment 
                income earned on amounts in the Permanent Fisheries 
                Fund established under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) after the 
                date of distribution of the funds to the Tribe under 
                paragraph (1).
                    (B) Use of funds.--Funds deposited in the account 
                established under subparagraph (A) shall be available 
                to the Tribe--
                            (i) subject to subparagraph (C), to carry 
                        out fisheries enhancement projects; and
                            (ii) pay expenses incurred in administering 
                        the Permanent Fisheries Fund established under 
                        paragraph (2)(A)(ii).
                    (C) Specification of projects.--Each fisheries 
                enhancement project carried out under subparagraph 
                (B)(i) shall be specified in the approved annual budget 
                of the Tribe.
            (4) Account for income on judgment funds.--
                    (A) In general.--The Tribe shall establish an 
                account for, and deposit in the account, all investment 
                income earned on the judgment funds described in 
                subsection (a) during the period beginning on September 
                19, 1989, and ending on the date of distribution of the 
                funds to the Tribe under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Use of funds.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        funds deposited in the account established 
                        under subparagraph (A) shall be available to 
                        the Tribe for use in carrying out tribal 
                        government activities.
                            (ii) Specification of activities.--Each 
                        tribal government activity carried out under 
                        clause (i) shall be specified in the approved 
                        annual budget of the Tribe.
    (b) Determination of Amount of Funds Available.--Subject to 
compliance by the Tribe with paragraphs (3)(C) and (4)(B)(ii) of 
subsection (a), the Quinault Business Committee, as the governing body 
of the Tribe, may determine the amount of funds available for 
expenditure under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a).
    (c) Annual Audit.--The records and investment activities of the 3 
accounts established under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be maintained separately by the Tribe; and
            (2) be subject to an annual audit.
    (d) Reporting of Investment Activities and Expenditures.--Not later 
than 120 days after the date on which each fiscal year of the Tribe 
ends, the Tribe shall make available to members of the Tribe a full 
accounting of the investment activities and expenditures of the Tribe 
with respect to each fund established under this section (which may be 
in the form of the annual audit described in subsection (c)) for the 
fiscal year.

SEC. 302. CONDITIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION.

    (a) United States Liability.--On disbursement to the Tribe of the 
funds under section 301(a), the United States shall bear no trust 
responsibility or liability for the investment, supervision, 
administration, or expenditure of the funds.
    (b) Application of Other Law.--All funds distributed under this 
title shall be subject to section 7 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds 
Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1407).

            Passed the Senate July 30 (legislative day, July 21), 2003.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 523

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                                 AN ACT

To make technical corrections to laws relating to Native Americans, and 
                          for other purposes.