Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-1955
Sponsor: Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]
Introduced: 2003-11-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska
Arizona
California
Cultural policy
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to Indians
Finance and Financial Sector
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian economic development
Indian education
Indian housing
Indian lands
Indian law enforcement
Indian medical care
Indian water rights
Interest
Kansas
Land transfers
Legal fees
Liability (Law)
Minorities
Montana
Nevada
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Social Welfare
Tribes and tribal system
Trusts and trustees
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: 
Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004 - Makes technical amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Financing Act of 1974, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act, the Crow Boundary Settlement Act of 1994, the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990, the California Indian Land Transfer Act, and other specified Federal law with regard to: (1) replacing &quot;American Indian Education Foundation&quot; with &quot;National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education&quot;; (2) loan guaranties and insurance with respect to eligible borrowers and loan approval; (3) Indian trust land; (4) Indian tribal justice technical and legal assistance; (5) tribal justice systems; (6) authorization of 99-year leases for the Prairie Band of Potawatomi; (7) certain Navajo Healthcare contracting; (8) distribution of capital gains and any other noninterest income received on funds in the Crow Tribal Trust Fund; (9) use of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe Settlement Fund; (10) deeming of specified lands in Alaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to a Native Corporation; and (11) certain lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Benton Paiute Reservation.
 
Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act - Specifies the required distribution and use of funds awarded in Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington.
 
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2003 - Specifies the required distribution and use of funds awarded to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in the case of Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation v. United States of America, Docket No. 773-87-L.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-273.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-273.
action_date: 2004-04-07
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15978-15981)
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15978)
action_date: 2003-11-25
text: Introduced in Senate