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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5020 

To amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to authorize the Secretary 

of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land 

buy-back programs, to authorize that certain amounts be deposited into 

interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 8, 2014 

Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. COLE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to authorize 

the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible 

Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to 

authorize that certain amounts be deposited into interest 

bearing accounts, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Indian Tribal Self5 Determination in Land Consolidation Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION ACT AMENDMENTS. 

2 Section 213(b)(3) of the Indian Land Consolidation 

3 Act (25 U.S.C. 2212(b)(3)) is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

5 the end; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘may enter into agree8 ments (such agreements will not be subject to 

9 the provisions of ’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, at the 

10 request of the tribal government, enter into 

11 agreements (including contracts or compacts 

12 under’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following subpara15 graphs: 

16 ‘‘(D) shall make payments to the tribal 

17 government in an amount necessary to carry 

18 out any such agreement upon execution of the 

19 agreement or, at the discretion of the tribe, 

20 consistent with periodic installments under title 

21 IV of the Indian Self-Determination Act; and 

22 ‘‘(E) shall authorize the tribal government 

23 to use any interest earned on such payments to 

24 acquire any fractional interest in, or permanent 

25 improvements located on, any tract of land 


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1 which already has one or more trust or re2 stricted fractional interests; and’’. 

3 SEC. 3. TRUST LAND CONSOLIDATION FUND EXTENSION. 

4 Section 101(e)(1)(b) of the Claims Resolution Act 

5 (Public Law 111–291) is amended by striking ‘‘10-year’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘15-year’’. 

7 SEC. 4. LIMITATION. 

8 Notwithstanding section 213(b) of the Indian Land 

9 Consolidation Act (as amended by section 2) (25 U.S.C. 

10 2212(b)) and the Indian Self-Determination and Edu11 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), any funding 

12 appropriated under section 101(e)(1)(C) of the Claims 

13 Resolution Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291) that is 

14 made available pursuant to contracts or compacts author15 ized by section 213(b) of the Indian Land Consolidation 

16 Act (as amended by section 2) shall be subject to the re17 quirements and limitations set forth in section F.2. of the 

18 Class Action Settlement Agreement authorized, ratified, 

19 and confirmed by the Claims Resolution Act of 2010. 

20 SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

21 In order to provide the Congress with periodic assess22 ments of the implementation of the Trust Land Consolida23 tion Fund, the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and 

24 submit to the Committee on Natural Resources in the 

25 House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian 


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1 Affairs in the Senate, not later than September 30th on 

2 an annual basis, a report containing the following: 

3 (1) The number of cooperative agreements, con4 tracts, compacts, and other instruments entered into 

5 with Indian tribes to carry out land consolidation. 

6 (2) The number of fractionated interests pur7 chased and vested in tribal ownership. 

8 (3) The amount drawn from the Trust Land 

9 Consolidation Fund. 

10 (4) The forward balance of the Trust Land 

11 Consolidation Fund. 

12 (5) Projections for land purchases for the dura13 tion of the Trust Land Consolidation Fund. 

14 SEC. 6. CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES. 

15 The Secretary of the Interior shall implement the 

16 amendments made by sections 2 and 3 in consultation 

17 with Indian tribes pursuant to applicable law, including 

18 regulations and executive orders. 

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