I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4694 
To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land 
buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into 
interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2014 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself and Ms. HANABUSA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible 
Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to 
require that certain amounts be deposited into interest 
bearing accounts, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRIBAL LAND BUY-BACK PROGRAMS. 
Section 101(e) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3067) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(6) TRIBAL LAND BUY-BACK PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary may enter into contracts under the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) with any eligible Indian 
tribe to carry out activities related to that Indian 
tribe under the Land Consolidation Program.’’. 
SEC. 2. INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNT. 
Section 101(e)(1)(C) (Public Law 111–291; 124 
Stat. 3067) of the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this clause, the Secretary 
shall invest the amounts remaining in 
the Trust Land Consolidation Fund 
into public debt securities with matu-
rities suitable to the needs of that 
Fund, as determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, and bearing interest 
at rates determined by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, taking into consider-
ation current market yields on out-
standing marketable obligations of the 
United States of comparable maturity. 
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Once the amounts are invested pursu-
ant to this clause, the funds shall be 
deemed to have been used to conduct 
the Land Consolidation Program and 
for other costs associated with the 
Settlement for the purposes of sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(II) USE OF AMOUNTS EARNED 
IN INTEREST.—Funds invested under 
this clause and interest on those funds 
shall be used for the purposes for 
which the Trust Land Consolidation 
Fund was established.’’. 
SEC. 3. TIMING OF PAYMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITY. 
Section 101(j)(3) of the Claims Resolution Act of 
2010 (Public Law 111–291; 124 Stat. 3069) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘PAYMENTS’’ and inserting 
‘‘PAYMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITY’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The payments’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The payments’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITY
AND
COMPLETION 
DATE.—The Secretary of the Interior shall re-
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