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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Year 2000 Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Electronic data exchanges are used extensively to 
        transfer information between computer systems. Federal agencies 
        now depend on electronic data exchanges to execute programs and 
        facilitate commerce. Consequently, as computer systems are 
        converted to process Year 2000 dates, the associated data 
        exchanges must also be made Year 2000 compliant.
            (2) The testing and implementation of new data exchanges 
        must be closely coordinated with exchange partners to be 
        completed effectively. If Year 2000 data exchanges do not 
        function properly, data will not be exchanged between systems, 
        or invalid data could cause receiving computer systems to 
        malfunction or produce inaccurate computations.
            (3) The United States 381,000 small manufacturers 
        contribute more than half of the country's total value in 
        manufacturing. However, as of 1997, 88 percent of all companies 
        with fewer than 2,000 employees had not yet started Year 2000 
        remediation projects.
            (4) As small manufacturers are an integral part of the 
        business supply chain, it is imperative that their computer 
        systems are Year 2000 compliant to prevent disruption to the 
        country's manufacturing base.
            (5) The economic well being of the United States is 
        interdependent with the economic well being of other nations of 
        the world. There is very little information on the level of 
        Year 2000 preparedness by other countries and the potential 
        impact on the United States economy. Therefore, to prevent 
        economic disruption in the United States, the Year 2000 
        computer problem must be addressed on a global scale.
            (6) Consumer awareness of the potential and extent of 
        failure of computer hardware, software, and embedded microchips 
        found in many consumer products resulting from the Year 2000 
        problem is small.
            (7) Currently, there is no information to guide consumers 
        in the purchase of Year 2000 compliant consumer goods or to 
        ensure that their existing goods are Year 2000 complaint.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``end-to-end testing'' means testing data 
        exchange software with respect to--
                    (A) the initiation of the exchange by sending 
                computers;
                    (B) transmission through intermediate 
                communications software and hardware; and
                    (C) receipt and acceptance by receiving computers;
            (2) the term ``small and medium-sized businesses'' means 
        businesses with less than 500 employees;
            (3) the term ``Year 2000 compliant'' means, with respect to 
        information technology, that the information technology 
        accurately processes (including calculating, comparing, and 
        sequencing) date and time data from, into, and between the 20th 
        and 21st centuries and the years 1999 and 2000, and leap year 
        calculations, to the extent that other information technology 
        properly exchanges date and time data with it; and
            (4) the term ``Year 2000 computer problem'' means the 
        potential problems that might be encountered in any level of 
        computer hardware and software from microcode to application 
        programs, files, and databases that need to correctly interpret 
        year date data represented in 2-digit-year format.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS.

    To ensure that all computer operations and processing can be 
provided without interruption by Federal agencies after December 31, 
1999, the head of each Federal agency shall--
            (1) take actions necessary to ensure that all systems and 
        hardware administered by the agency are Year 2000 compliant, to 
        the extent necessary to ensure that no significant disruption 
        of the operations of the agency or of the agency's data 
        exchange partners occurs, including--
                    (A) establishing, before March 1, 1999, schedules 
                for testing and implementing new data exchange formats 
                for completing all data exchange corrections, which may 
                include national test days for end-to-end testing of 
                critical processes and associated data exchanges 
                affecting Federal, State, and local governments;
                    (B) notifying data exchange partners of the 
                implications to the agency and the exchange partners if 
                they do not make appropriate date conversion 
                corrections in time to meet the Federal schedule for 
                implementing and testing Year 2000 compliant data 
                exchange processes;
                    (C) giving priority to installing filters necessary 
                to prevent the corruption of mission-critical systems 
                from data exchanges with noncompliant systems; and
                    (D) developing and implementing, as part of the 
                agency's continuity and contingency planning efforts, 
                specific provisions for data exchanges that may fail, 
                including strategies to mitigate operational 
                disruptions if data exchange partners do not make 
                timely date conversion corrections;
            (2) beginning not later than 30 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, convene meetings at least quarterly with 
        representatives of the agency's data exchange partners to 
        assess implementation progress; and
            (3) after each meeting convened pursuant to paragraph (2), 
        transmit to the Congress a report summarizing--
                    (A) the results of that meeting; and
                    (B) the status of the agency's completion of key 
                data exchange corrections, including the extent of data 
                exchange inventoried, an assessment of data exchange 
                formats agreed to with data exchange partners, testing 
                and implementation schedules, and testing and 
                implementation completed.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES.

    To ensure that the Nation's small and medium-sized businesses are 
prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem challenge, the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, in conjunction with the Small 
Business Administration, shall develop a Year 2000 compliance outreach 
program to assist small and medium-sized businesses. Such program shall 
include--
            (1) the development of a Year 2000 self-assessment 
        checklist;
            (2) an explanation of the Year 2000 computer problem and an 
        identification of best practices for resolving the problem;
            (3) a list of Federal Government Year 2000 information 
        resources; and
            (4) a list of Year 2000 compliant products provided by the 
        General Services Administration.

SEC. 6. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT.

    Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, in conjunction with other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall transmit to the Congress a report 
assessing the international implications of the Year 2000 computer 
problem. Such report shall include--
            (1) an assessment of Year 2000 compliance by the United 
        States major trading partners;
            (2) a description of efforts by the United States to share 
        best practices with other countries;
            (3) the economic implications on world trade and the United 
        States economy of the Year 2000 computer problem, including an 
        identification of impacted United States industrial sectors and 
        Federal agencies; and
            (4) a summary of participation by Federal agencies in 
        international fora addressing the Year 2000 computer problem.

SEC. 7. CONSUMER AWARENESS.

    To ensure that the Nation's consumers are aware of and prepared to 
meet the Year 2000 computer problem challenge, the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Technology shall develop a Year 2000 consumer awareness 
program to assist the public in becoming aware of the implications of 
the Year 2000 computer problem. Such program shall include--
            (1) the development of a Year 2000 self-assessment 
        checklist;
            (2) a list of Federal Government Year 2000 computer problem 
        information resources;
            (3) a list of Year 2000 compliant products provided by the 
        General Services Administration;
            (4) a series of public awareness announcements or seminars 
        on the impact of the Year 2000 computer problem on consumer 
        products and services; and
            (5) a series of public awareness announcements or seminars 
        on the potential effect that the Year 2000 computer problem 
        could have on the provision of services by the Federal 
        Government to the public, and the progress made in resolving 
        the problem by the Federal agencies providing those services.
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Year 2000 Act - Requires the head of each Federal agency to:  (1) take actions necessary to ensure that all systems and hardware administered by the agency are Year 2000 compliant to the extent necessary to ensure that no significant disruption of the agency's operations or data exchange partners occurs; and (2) convene, at least quarterly, and report to the Congress on, meetings with representatives of the agency's data exchange partners to assess implementation progress. 
Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration, to develop a Year 2000 compliance outreach program to assist the Nation's small and medium-sized businesses to ensure that such businesses are prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem (Y2K problem) challenge. 
Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology:  (1) in conjunction with other relevant Federal agencies, to transmit to the Congress a report assessing the international implications of the Year 2000 computer problem; and (2) to develop a Year 2000 consumer awareness program to assist the public in becoming aware of the implications of such problem.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``James Guelff Body Armor Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) nationally, police officers and ordinary citizens are 
        facing increased danger as criminals use more deadly weaponry, 
        body armor, and other sophisticated assault gear;
            (2) crime at the local level is exacerbated by the 
        interstate movement of body armor and other assault gear;
            (3) there is a traffic in body armor moving in or otherwise 
        affecting interstate commerce, and existing Federal controls 
        over such traffic do not adequately enable the States to 
        control this traffic within their own borders through the 
        exercise of their police power;
            (4) recent incidents, such as the murder of San Francisco 
        Police Officer James Guelff by an assailant wearing 2 layers of 
        body armor and a 1997 bank shoot out in north Hollywood, 
        California, between police and 2 heavily armed suspects 
        outfitted in body armor, demonstrate the serious threat to 
        community safety posed by criminals who wear body armor during 
        the commission of a violent crime;
            (5) of the approximately 1,200 officers killed in the line 
        of duty since 1980, more than 30 percent could have been saved 
        by body armor, and the risk of dying from gunfire is 14 times 
        higher for an officer without a bulletproof vest;
            (6) the Department of Justice has estimated that 25 percent 
        of State and local police are not issued body armor;
            (7) the Federal Government is well-equipped to grant local 
        police departments access to body armor that is no longer 
        needed by Federal agencies; and
            (8) Congress has the power, under the interstate commerce 
        clause and other provisions of the Constitution of the United 
        States, to enact legislation to regulate interstate commerce 
        that affects the integrity and safety of our communities.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Body armor.--The term ``body armor'' means any product 
        sold or offered for sale, in interstate or foreign commerce, as 
        personal protective body covering intended to protect against 
        gunfire, regardless of whether the product is to be worn alone 
        or is sold as a complement to another product or garment.
            (2) Law enforcement agency.--The term ``law enforcement 
        agency'' means an agency of the United States, a State, or a 
        political subdivision of a State, authorized by law or by a 
        Government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, 
        detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of 
        criminal law.
            (3) Law enforcement officer.--The term ``law enforcement 
        officer'' means any officer, agent, or employee of the United 
        States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, 
        authorized by law or by a Government agency to engage in or 
        supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or 
        prosecution of any violation of criminal law.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO BODY ARMOR.

    (a) Sentencing Enhancement.--The United States Sentencing 
Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide an 
appropriate sentencing enhancement, increasing the offense level not 
less than 2 levels, for any offense in which the defendant used body 
armor.
    (b) Applicability.--No amendment made to the Federal Sentencing 
Guidelines pursuant to this section shall apply if the Federal offense 
in which the body armor is used constitutes a violation of, attempted 
violation of, or conspiracy to violate the civil rights of any person 
by a law enforcement officer acting under color of the authority of 
such law enforcement officer.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF PURCHASE, USE, OR POSSESSION OF BODY ARMOR BY 
              VIOLENT FELONS.

    (a) Definition of Body Armor.--Section 921 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(35) The term `body armor' means any product sold or 
        offered for sale, in interstate or foreign commerce, as 
        personal protective body covering intended to protect against 
        gunfire, regardless of whether the product is to be worn alone 
        or is sold as a complement to another product or garment.''.
    (b) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 931. Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body 
              armor by violent felons
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall 
be unlawful for a person to purchase, own, or possess body armor, if 
that person has been convicted of a felony that is--
            ``(1) a crime of violence (as defined in section 16); or
            ``(2) an offense under State law that would constitute a 
        crime of violence if it occurred within the special maritime 
        and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
    ``(b) Exception.--
            ``(1) Application.--A person who is subject to the 
        prohibition of subsection (a) whose employment, livelihood, or 
        safety is dependent on the ability to possess and use body 
        armor, may file a petition with the Secretary for an exception 
        to the prohibition of subsection (a).
            ``(2) Action by secretary.--Upon receipt of a petition 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary may reduce or eliminate the 
        prohibition of subsection (a), impose conditions on reduction 
        or elimination of the prohibition, or otherwise grant relief 
        from the prohibition, as the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate, based on a determination that the petitioner--
                    ``(A) is likely to use body armor in a safe and 
                lawful manner; and
                    ``(B) has a reasonable need for such protection 
                under the circumstances.
            ``(3) Factors for consideration.--In making a determination 
        under paragraph (2) with respect to a petitioner, the Secretary 
        shall consider--
                    ``(A) any continued employment of the petitioner;
                    ``(B) the interests of justice;
                    ``(C) any relevant evidence; and
                    ``(D) the totality of the circumstances.
            ``(4) Certified copy of permission.--The Secretary shall 
        require, as a condition of granting any exception to a 
        petitioner under this subsection, that the petitioner agree to 
        maintain on his or her person a certified copy of the 
        Secretary's permission to possess and use body armor, including 
        any conditions or limitations.
            ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to--
                    ``(A) require the Secretary to grant relief to any 
                particular petitioner; or
                    ``(B) imply that any relief granted by the 
                Secretary under this subsection relieves any other 
                person from any liability that may otherwise be 
                imposed.
    ``(c) Immunity From Liability.--
            ``(1) In general.--An officer or employee of a law 
        enforcement agency who enforces the prohibition specified in 
        subsection (a) against a person who has been granted relief 
        pursuant to subsection (b), shall be immune from any liability 
        for false arrest arising from the enforcement of this section 
        unless the person has in his or her possession a certified copy 
        of the permission granting the person relief from the 
        prohibition, as required by subsection (b)(4).
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--The immunity from liability 
        described in paragraph (1) shall not relieve any person or 
        entity from any other liability that may otherwise be 
        imposed.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 44 of 
        title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:

``931. Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor 
                            by violent felons.''.
    (c) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(7) Whoever knowingly violates section 931 shall be fined under 
this title, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.''.

SEC. 6. DONATION OF FEDERAL SURPLUS BODY ARMOR TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Federal agency'' and 
``surplus property'' have the meanings given such terms under section 3 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
U.S.C. 472).
    (b) Donation of Body Armor.--Notwithstanding section 203 of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
484), the head of a Federal agency may donate body armor directly to 
any State or local law enforcement agency, if such body armor is--
            (1) in serviceable condition; and
            (2) surplus property.
    (c) Notice to Administrator.--The head of a Federal agency who 
donates body armor under this section shall submit to the Administrator 
of General Services a written notice identifying the amount of body 
armor donated and each State or local law enforcement agency that 
received the body armor.
    (d) Donation by Certain Officers.--
            (1) Department of justice.--In the administration of this 
        section with respect to the Department of Justice, in addition 
        to any other officer of the Department of Justice designated by 
        the Attorney General, the following officers may act as the 
        head of a Federal agency:
                    (A) The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
                Administration.
                    (B) The Director of the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation.
                    (C) The Commissioner of the Immigration and 
                Naturalization Service.
                    (D) The Director of the United States Marshals 
                Service.
            (2) Department of the treasury.--In the administration of 
        this section with respect to the Department of the Treasury, in 
        addition to any other officer of the Department of the Treasury 
        designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, the following 
        officers may act as the head of a Federal agency:
                    (A) The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
                and Firearms.
                    (B) The Commissioner of Customs.
                    (C) The Director of the United States Secret 
                Service.
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James Guelff Body Armor Act of 1999 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide an appropriate enhancement, increasing the level not less than two levels, for any offense in which the defendant used body armor, with an exception involving a civil rights violation by a law enforcement officer acting under color of authority. 
(Sec. 5) Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons, with a procedure for the Secretary of the Treasury to grant an exception where a person's employment, livelihood, or safety is dependent on the ability to possess and use body armor.  Grants a law enforcement officer immunity from liability for false arrest arising from the enforcement of this section unless the person has in his or her possession a certified copy of the permission granting the person relief from the prohibition.  Sets penalties for violations of this prohibition. 
(Sec. 6) Authorizes the head of a Federal agency to donate body armor that is surplus property and in serviceable condition directly to any State or local law enforcement agency.  Allows specified officials in the Treasury and Justice Departments to act as the head of a Federal agency.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment 
Fund Distribution Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Covered indian tribe.--The term ``covered Indian tribe'' 
    means an Indian tribe listed in section 4(a).
        (2) Fund account.--The term ``Fund Account'' means the 
    consolidated account for tribal trust funds in the Treasury of the 
    United States that is managed by the Secretary--
            (A) through the Office of Trust Fund Management of the 
        Department of the Interior; and
            (B) in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund 
        Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (4) Tribal governing body.--The term ``tribal governing body'' 
    means the duly elected governing body of a covered Indian tribe.
SEC. 3. DISTRIBUTION TO, AND USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS BY, THE SISSETON AND 
WAHPETON TRIBES OF SIOUX INDIANS.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including Public Law 
92-555 (25 U.S.C. 1300d et seq.), any funds made available by 
appropriations under chapter II of Public Law 90-352 (82 Stat. 239) to 
the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians to pay a judgment in 
favor of those Indian tribes in Indian Claims Commission dockets 
numbered 142 and 359, including interest, that, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act, have not been distributed, shall be distributed 
and used in accordance with this Act.

SEC. 4. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO TRIBES.

    (a) In General.--
        (1) Amount distributed.--
            (A) In general.--Subject to section 8(e) and if no action 
        is filed in a timely manner (as determined under section 8(d)) 
        raising any claim identified in section 8(a), not earlier than 
        365 days after the date of enactment of this Act and not later 
        than 415 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall transfer to the Fund Account to be credited to 
        accounts established in the Fund Account for the benefit of the 
        applicable governing bodies under paragraph (2) an aggregate 
        amount determined under subparagraph (B).
            (B) Aggregate amount.--The aggregate amount referred to in 
        subparagraph (A) is an amount equal to the remainder of--
                (i) the funds described in section 3; minus
                (ii) an amount equal to 71.6005 percent of the funds 
            described in section 3.
        (2) Distribution of funds to accounts in the fund account.--The 
    Secretary shall ensure that the aggregate amount transferred under 
    paragraph (1) is allocated to the accounts established in the Fund 
    Account as follows:
            (A) 28.9276 percent of that amount shall be allocated to 
        the account established for the benefit of the tribal governing 
        body of the Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota.
            (B) 57.3145 percent of that amount, after payment of any 
        applicable attorneys' fees and expenses by the Secretary under 
        the contract numbered A00C14202991, approved by the Secretary 
        on August 16, 1988, shall be allocated to the account 
        established for the benefit of the tribal governing body of the 
        Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
            (C) 13.7579 percent of that amount shall be allocated to 
        the account established for the benefit of the tribal governing 
        body of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck 
        Reservation in Montana, as designated under subsection (c).
    (b) Use.--Amounts distributed under this section to accounts 
referred to in subsection (d) for the benefit of a tribal governing 
body shall be distributed and used in a manner consistent with section 
5.
    (c) Tribal Governing Body of Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort 
Peck Reservation.--For purposes of making distributions of funds 
pursuant to this Act, the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Council of the 
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes shall act as the governing body of the 
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation.
    (d) Tribal Trust Fund Accounts.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Office of Trust Fund Management of the Department of the Interior, 
shall ensure that such accounts as are necessary are established in the 
Fund Account to provide for the distribution of funds under subsection 
(a)(2).

SEC. 5. USE OF DISTRIBUTED FUNDS.

    (a) Prohibition.--No funds allocated for a covered Indian tribe 
under section 4 may be used to make per capita payments to members of 
the covered Indian tribe.
    (b) Purposes.--The funds allocated under section 4 may be used, 
administered, and managed by a tribal governing body referred to in 
section 4(a)(2) only for the purpose of making investments or 
expenditures that the tribal governing body determines to be reasonably 
related to--
        (1) economic development that is beneficial to the covered 
    Indian tribe;
        (2) the development of resources of the covered Indian tribe;
        (3) the development of programs that are beneficial to members 
    of the covered Indian tribe, including educational and social 
    welfare programs;
        (4) the payment of any existing obligation or debt (existing as 
    of the date of the distribution of the funds) arising out of any 
    activity referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3);
        (5)(A) the payment of attorneys' fees or expenses of any 
    covered Indian tribe referred to in subparagraph (A) or (C) of 
    section 4(a)(2) for litigation or other representation for matters 
    arising out of the enactment of Public Law 92-555 (25 U.S.C. 1300d 
    et seq.); except that
        (B) the amount of attorneys' fees paid by a covered Indian 
    tribe under this paragraph with funds distributed under section 4 
    shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount distributed to that 
    Indian tribe under that section;
        (6) the payment of attorneys' fees or expenses of the covered 
    Indian tribe referred to in section 4(a)(2)(B) for litigation and 
    other representation for matters arising out of the enactment of 
    Public Law 92-555 (25 U.S.C. 1300d et seq.), in accordance, as 
    applicable, with the contracts numbered A00C14203382 and 
    A00C14202991, that the Secretary approved on February 10, 1978 and 
    August 16, 1988, respectively; or
        (7) the payment of attorneys' fees or expenses of any covered 
    Indian tribe referred to in section 4(a)(2) for litigation or other 
    representation with respect to matters arising out of this Act.
    (c) Management.--Subject to subsections (a), (b), and (d), any 
funds distributed to a covered Indian tribe pursuant to sections 4 and 
7 may be managed and invested by that Indian tribe pursuant to the 
American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 
4001 et seq.).
    (d) Withdrawal of Funds by Covered Tribes.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each covered Indian 
    tribe may, at the discretion of that Indian tribe, withdraw all or 
    any portion of the funds distributed to the Indian tribe under 
    sections 4 and 7 in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund 
    Management Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).
        (2) Exemption.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the requirements 
    under subsections (a) and (b) of section 202 of the American Indian 
    Trust Fund Management Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 4022 (a) and (b)) and 
    section 203 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 4023) shall not apply to a 
    covered Indian tribe or the Secretary.
        (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (2) may be 
    construed to limit the applicability of section 202(c) of the 
    American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 
    4022(c)).
SEC. 6. EFFECT OF PAYMENTS TO COVERED INDIAN TRIBES ON BENEFITS.
    A payment made to a covered Indian tribe or an individual under 
this Act shall not--
        (1) for purposes of determining the eligibility for a Federal 
    service or program of a covered Indian tribe, household, or 
    individual, be treated as income or resources; or
        (2) otherwise result in the reduction or denial of any service 
    or program to which, pursuant to Federal law (including the Social 
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)), the covered Indian tribe, 
    household, or individual would otherwise be entitled.

SEC. 7. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO LINEAL DESCENDANTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to section 8(e), the Secretary shall, in 
the manner prescribed in section 202(c) of Public Law 92-555 (25 U.S.C. 
1300d-4(c)), distribute to the lineal descendants of the Sisseton and 
Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians an amount equal to 71.6005 percent of 
the funds described in section 3, subject to any reduction determined 
under subsection (b).
    (b) Adjustments.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to section 8(e), if the number of 
    individuals on the final roll of lineal descendants certified by 
    the Secretary under section 201(b) of Public Law 92-555 (25 U.S.C. 
    1300d-3(b)) is less than 2,588, the Secretary shall distribute a 
    reduced aggregate amount to the lineal descendants referred to in 
    subsection (a), determined by decreasing--
            (A) the percentage specified in section 4(a)(B)(ii) by a 
        percentage amount equal to--
                (i) .0277; multiplied by
                (ii) the difference between 2,588 and the number of 
            lineal descendants on the final roll of lineal descendants, 
            but not to exceed 600; and
            (B) the percentage specified in subsection (a) by the 
        percentage amount determined under subparagraph (A).
        (2) Distribution.--If a reduction in the amount that otherwise 
    would be distributed under subsection (a) is made under paragraph 
    (1), an amount equal to that reduction shall be added to the amount 
    available for distribution under section 4(a)(1), for distribution 
    in accordance with section 4(a)(2).
    (c) Verification of Ancestry.--In seeking to verify the Sisseton 
and Wahpeton Mississippi Sioux Tribe ancestry of any person applying 
for enrollment on the roll of lineal descendants after January 1, 1998, 
the Secretary shall certify that each individual enrolled as a lineal 
descendant can trace ancestry to a specific Sisseton or Wahpeton 
Mississippi Sioux Tribe lineal ancestor who was listed on--
        (1) the 1909 Sisseton and Wahpeton annuity roll;
        (2) the list of Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux prisoners convicted 
    for participating in the outbreak referred to as the ``1862 
    Minnesota Outbreak'';
        (3) the list of Sioux scouts, soldiers, and heirs identified as 
    Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux on the roll prepared pursuant to the 
    Act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 989 et seq., chapter 543); or
        (4) any other Sisseton or Wahpeton payment or census roll that 
    preceded a roll referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) In general.--Section 202(a) of Public Law 92-555 (25 U.S.C. 
    1300d-4(a)) is amended--
            (A) in the matter preceding the table--
                (i) by striking ``, plus accrued interest,''; and
                (ii) by inserting ``plus interest received (other than 
            funds otherwise distributed to the Sisseton and Wahpeton 
            Tribes of Sioux Indians in accordance with the Mississippi 
            Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1998),'' 
            after ``docket numbered 359,''; and
            (B) in the table contained in that subsection, by striking 
        the item relating to ``All other Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux''.
        (2) Roll.--Section 201(b) of Public Law 92-555 (25 U.S.C. 
    1300d-3(b)) is amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
    ``Subject to the Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund 
    Distribution Act of 1998, the Secretary''.

SEC. 8. JURISDICTION; PROCEDURE.

    (a) Actions Authorized.--In any action brought by or on behalf of a 
lineal descendant or any group or combination of those lineal 
descendants to challenge the constitutionality or validity of 
distributions under this Act to any covered Indian tribe, any covered 
Indian tribe, separately, or jointly with another covered Indian tribe, 
shall have the right to intervene in that action to--
        (1) defend the validity of those distributions; or
        (2) assert any constitutional or other claim challenging the 
    distributions made to lineal descendants under this Act.
    (b) Jurisdiction and Venue.--
        (1) Exclusive original jurisdiction.--Subject to paragraph (2), 
    only the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 
    and for the districts in North Dakota and South Dakota, shall have 
    original jurisdiction over any action brought to contest the 
    constitutionality or validity under law of the distributions 
    authorized under this Act.
        (2) Consolidation of actions.--After the filing of a first 
    action under subsection (a), all other actions subsequently filed 
    under that subsection shall be consolidated with that first action.
        (3) Jurisdiction by the united states court of federal 
    claims.--If appropriate, the United States Court of Federal Claims 
    shall have jurisdiction over an action referred to in subsection 
    (a).
    (c) Notice to Covered Tribes.--In an action brought under this 
section, not later than 30 days after the service of a summons and 
complaint on the Secretary that raises a claim identified in subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall send a copy of that summons and complaint, 
together with any responsive pleading, to each covered Indian tribe by 
certified mail with return receipt requested.
    (d) Statute of Limitations.--No action raising a claim referred to 
in subsection (a) may be filed after the date that is 365 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Special Rule.--
        (1) Final judgment for lineal descendants.--
            (A) In general.--If an action that raises a claim referred 
        to in subsection (a) is brought, and a final judgment is 
        entered in favor of 1 or more lineal descendants referred to in 
        that subsection, section 4(a) and subsections (a) and (b) of 
        section 7 shall not apply to the distribution of the funds 
        described in subparagraph (B).
            (B) Distribution of funds.--Upon the issuance of a final 
        judgment referred to in subparagraph (A) the Secretary shall 
        distribute 100 percent of the funds described in section 3 to 
        the lineal descendants in a manner consistent with--
                (i) section 202(c) of Public Law 92-555 (25 U.S.C. 
            1300d-4(c)); and
                (ii) section 202(a) of Public Law 92-555, as in effect 
            on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
        (2) Final judgment for covered indian tribes.--
            (A) In general.--If an action that raises a claim referred 
        to in subsection (a) is brought, and a final judgment is 
        entered in favor of 1 or more covered Indian tribes that 
        invalidates the distributions made under this Act to lineal 
        descendants, section 4(a), other than the percentages under 
        section 4(a)(2), and subsections (a) and (b) of section 7 shall 
        not apply.
            (B) Distribution of funds.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of the issuance of a final judgment referred to in 
        subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall distribute 100 percent of 
        the funds described in section 3 to each covered Indian tribe 
        in accordance with the judgment and the percentages for 
        distribution contained in section 4(a)(2).
    (f) Limitation on Claims by a Covered Indian Tribe.--
        (1) In general.--If any covered Indian tribe receives any 
    portion of the aggregate amounts transferred by the Secretary to a 
    Fund Account or any other account under section 4, no action may be 
    brought by that covered Indian tribe in any court for a claim 
    arising from the distribution of funds under Public Law 92-555 (25 
    U.S.C. 1300d et seq.).
        (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
    construed to limit the right of a covered Indian tribe to--
            (A) intervene in an action that raises a claim referred to 
        in subsection (a); or
            (B) limit the jurisdiction of any court referred to in 
        subsection (b), to hear and determine any such claims.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
answer:

Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1998 - Provides for the distribution of certain funds to the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians to pay a judgment in favor of those tribes. 
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer a specified aggregate amount to be credited to accounts established in a Fund Account for the benefit of the applicable governing bodies of the :  (1) Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota; (2) Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; and (3) Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana.  Designates the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Council of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes as the tribal governing body of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation for purposes of making such distributions. 
(Sec. 5) Prohibits funds allocated for a covered Indian tribe from being used to make per capita payments to tribe members. 
Allows funds allocated to be used, administered, and managed by a tribal governing body only for the purpose of making investments or expenditures that the tribal governing body determines to be reasonably related to:  (1)  economic development; (2) tribal resources development; (3) the development of beneficial tribal programs, including educational and social welfare programs; (4) any existing obligation or debt arising out of any such activities; and (5) specified attorneys' fees. 
(Sec. 6) Sets forth provisions concerning the effect of payments to a covered Indian tribe or an individual on eligibility for, or the reduction or denial of, Federal benefits. 
(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to distribute a specified amount to the lineal descendants of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians.  Requires ancestral verification of such descendants. 
(Sec. 8) Sets forth procedural requirements for civil actions brought by or on behalf of a lineal descendant or any group or combination thereof to challenge the constitutionality or validity of such distributions.