[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 663 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 663

 For the relief of the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of 
               certain claims against the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 19, 2003

   Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 For the relief of the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of 
               certain claims against the United States.

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

SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CLAIMS.

    (a) Authorization for Payment.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
pay to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada $1,830,000 from amounts 
appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Payment in Accordance With Stipulation for Recommendation of 
Settlement.--The payment under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of 
        the Stipulation for Recommendation of Settlement dated May 22, 
        2000, entered into between the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada and 
        the United States (referred to in this Act as the ``Stipulation 
        for Recommendation of Settlement''); and
            (2) be included in the report of the Chief Judge of the 
        United States Court of Federal Claims regarding Congressional 
        Reference No. 94-1037X submitted to the Senate on January 4, 
        2001, in accordance with sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, 
        United States Code.
    (c) Full Satisfaction of Claims.--The payment under subsection (a) 
shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of the Pottawatomi Nation 
in Canada against the United States that are referred to or described 
in the Stipulation for Recommendation of Settlement.
    (d) Nonapplicability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 
1401 et seq.) shall not apply to the payment under subsection (a).
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