ecutive Committee is the governing body of the Min-
nesota Chippewa Tribe, comprised of the six member 
Reservations (Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Por-
tage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and White Earth). 
(2) The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe was the 
plaintiff in cases referred to as Docket Nos. 19 and 
188 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Claims’’) origi-
nally before the Indian Claims Commission and, sub-
sequently, before the United States Court of Federal 
Claims. 
(3) The Claims arose from the disposition of 
tribal lands, interests in lands, and other tribal as-
sets. 
(4) The expenses of prosecuting the Claims 
were shared equally by the 6 member Reservations 
and the decisions regarding such prosecution were 
made by the Minnesota Chippewa Tribal Executive 
Committee. 
(5) On July 1, 1998, the Minnesota Chippewa 
Tribal Executive Committee enacted Resolution No. 
01–99, approving a settlement of the Claims by a 
vote of 6 for and 3 against with 10 members 
present. 
(6) On January 7, 1999, the Associate Solic-
itor, Division of Indian Affairs, Department of the 
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Interior, advised the United States Department of 
Justice that Resolution 01–99 was sufficient under 
the tribal constitution to approve the settlement of 
the Claims. 
(7) On May 17, 1999, the United States Court 
of Federal Claims entered an order adopting certain 
findings including a finding that ‘‘the Tribal Execu-
tive Committee has the constitutional authority to 
enter into the proposed settlement on behalf of the 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe’’. 
(8) On May 26, 1999, the United States Court 
of Federal Claims approved the settlement of the 
Claims and entered a final judgment in the amount 
of $20,000,000 against the United States in favor of 
the plaintiff Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. 
(9) The Minnesota Chippewa Tribal Executive 
Committee is authorized by the tribal constitution to 
make decisions to administer, expend and apportion 
funds within the control of the Minnesota Chippewa 
Tribe. 
(10) On September 9, 1999, the Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribal Executive Committee enacted Reso-
lution No. 40–00, allocating each member Reserva-
tion an equal share of the judgment funds from the 
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Claims, by a vote of 10 for and 2 against, with 12 
members present. 
(11) The judgment funds were deposited into 
trust fund account JA1041696. 
(12) For purposes of the Indian Tribal Judg-
ment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 
1401 et seq.), the sole present-day beneficiary of the 
funds is the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to ac-
knowledge that the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is the sole 
beneficiary entity of the judgment funds, that its gov-
erning body, the Tribal Executive Committee, has the sov-
ereign authority under the tribal constitution to allocate 
funds amongst its member Reservations, and accordingly 
that the judgment funds should be allocated as determined 
by the Tribal Executive Committee in its Resolution No. 
40–00. 
SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other law, 
not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall distribute the funds 
awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188 
in the United States Court of Federal Claims together 
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with all interest and investment income accrued on deposit 
in trust account JA1041696 in equal shares to each of 
the following constituent bands of the Minnesota Chip-
pewa Tribe: 
(1) The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians. 
(2) The Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa Indi-
ans. 
(3) The Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indi-
ans. 
(4) The Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. 
(5) The Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians. 
(6) The White Earth Band of Chippewa Indi-
ans. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The shares of the bands shall 
be available for use in the manner determined by the gov-
erning body of each band, except not less than 20 percent 
of such funds shall be set aside for social and economic 
development, education, reservation infrastructure needs, 
and other governmental purposes. 
(c) APPLICATION
OF OTHER LAW.—Section 7 of 
Public Law 93–134 (25 U.S.C. 1407) shall apply to funds 
distributed pursuant to this Act. 
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