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H.R. 2928House112th Congress (2011-2013)In Committee

To provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States.

Sponsored by Dale E. KildeeRep. Dale E. Kildee (D-MI)
Introduced September 14, 2011

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Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

September 19, 2011

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Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

September 14, 2011

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Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

September 19, 2011

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 14, 2011

I

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2928

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 14, 2011

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

A BILL

To provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States.

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).