A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside certain judgment funds of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, and for other purposes.
PL 98-74 (S.727), enacted 08/11/1983

PUBLIC LAW 98-74—AUG. 11, 1983 
97 STAT. 407 
Public Law 98-74 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside certain judgment funds of the 
Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions 
of this Act shall apply notwithstanding any provision of the Act of 
October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466; 25 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), or any other 
law, regulation, or plan promulgated pursuant thereto. 
SEC. 2. (a) Contingent upon availability of funds, the Secretary of 
the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") 
shall deposit into a separate account— 
(1) $113,777.10 of the funds appropriated in satisfaction of the 
judgments awarded the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold 
Reservation in dockets numbered 350-G and 54-81 L of the 
United States Court of Claims, plus 
(2) all interest and investment income accrued on the funds 
described in clause (1) from the date on which the transcript of 
such judgment was filed with the Comptroller (Jeneral of the 
United States, to the date of deposit described in clause (1). 
The initial payment of $113,777.10 shall be deposited when funds 
equal to this amount are released from the new member per capita 
escrow account. Thereafter, as any new membership application is 
denied, the funds thereby released shall be deposited in the account 
until such time as the sum described in clause (2) is fully satisfied or 
there are no further membership applications to be processed. Any 
funds so deposited shall be distributed and used only as provided in 
this Act. 
(b) Any funds deposited by the Secretary in a separate account 
under subsection (a) shall be held and invested by the Secretary in 
accordance with the first section of the Act of June 24,1938 (52 Stat. 
1037). 
(c) Any funds deposited by the Secretary in a separate account 
under subsection (a), including any interest or investment income 
accrued thereon, may be distributed, with the approval of the 
Secretary, to the governing body of the Three Affiliated Tribes of 
Fort Berthold Reservation for use in the planning and development 
of a hospital or a health care facility to serve the needs of such 
tribes. 
(d) Any funds deposited by the Secretary in a separate account 
under subsection (a), including any interest or investment income 
accrued thereon, which have not been distributed by the Secretary 
under subsection (c) prior to the date which is five years after the 
date of enactment of this Act may be distributed to the governing 
body of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation for 
use in any tribal program which is authorized by such governing 
body and approved by the Secretary. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary shall distribute to each eligible individual 
out of funds appropriated in satisfaction of the judgments awarded 
Aug. 11, 1983 
[S. 727] 
Judgment funds 
for Three 
Affiliated Tribes 
of Fort Berthold 
Reservation, 
N. Dak. 
Deposited 
funds. 
Interest and 
investment 
income. 
25 u s e 162a. 
Hospital or 
health 
care facility. 
Judgment 
awards, 
distribution. 
97 STAT. 408 
PUBLIC LAW 98-74—AUG. 11, 1983 
"Eligible 
individual." 
Uncommitted 
funds. 
the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation in dockets 
numbered 350-G and 54-81 L of the United States Court of Claims 
the sum o
f
— 
(1) $4,000, and all interest and investment income accrued 
thereon since August 5,1982, plus 
(2) $45.16, and all interest and investment income accrued 
thereon since December 13,1982. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "eligible individual" 
means any individual-
C
D who filed an application for membership with the Three 
Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation before July 10, 
1982, 
(2) whom the Secretary determines to be eligible to share in 
such judgment awards, and 
(3) who has not received any distribution from the Secretary 
with respect to such judgment awards at any time prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. Any funds appropriated in satisfaction of the judgments 
described in section 3(a) which remain uncommitted after the 
deposit described in section 2 and the distribution described in 
section 3 are made by the Secretary shall be distributed and used in 
accordance with the programing aspect of the plan for the use and 
distribution of the funds appropriated in satisfaction of such judg-
ments which became effective on May 26,1982, pursuant to section 5 
of the Act of October 19,1973 (87 Stat. 468; 25 U.S.C. 1405). 
Approved August 11, 1983. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 727: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-300 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-126 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): 
May 25, considered and passed Senate. 
Aug. 1, considered and passed House.