S 60
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 60
To provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement
of certain claims against the United States.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
Mr. INOUYE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide relief to 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 section 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.) does not apply to the payment under subsection (a).
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