A bill to provide for the disposition of certain undistributed judgement funds awarded the Creek Nation.
PL 98-390 (S.1224), enacted 08/21/1984

98 STAT. 1356 
PUBLIC LAW 98-390—AUG. 21, 1984 
Public Law 98-390 
98th Congress 
An Act 
Aug. 21, 1984 
[S. 1224] 
Indians. 
Oklahoma. 
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To provide for the disposition of certain undistributed judgment funds awarded the 
Creek Nation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand-
ing PubUc Law 90-506 and any other provision of law, any funds 
appropriated by PubUc Law 89-697 in satisfaction of a judgment 
awarded the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma in docket num-
bered 276 of the Indian Claims Commission which have not been 
distributed on the date of enactment of this Act (including all 
interest and investment income accrued thereon) shall be distrib-
uted by the Secretary of the Interior to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation 
of Oklahoma as needed to make expenditures for any plan or 
program authorized by ordinance of such Nation. 
SEC. 2. (a) Notwithstanding Public Law 90-504 and any other 
provision of law, any funds appropriated by Public Law 89-16 in 
satisfaction of a judgment awarded the Creek Nation of Indians in 
docket numbered 21 of the Indian Claims Commission which have 
not been distributed on the date of enactment of this Act (including 
all interest and investment income accrued thereon) shall be used 
and distributed in accordance with the provisions of this section. 
(bXD The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the "Secretary") shall allocate— 
(A) 81.6196 per centum of the funds described in subsection (a) 
to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, and 
(B) 18.3804 per centum of the funds described in subsection (a) 
to the Eastern Creeks. 
(2) The funds allocated to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Okla-
homa under paragraph (1) shall be distributed to such Nation by the 
Secretary as needed to make expenditures for any plan or program 
authorized by ordinance of such Nation. 
(3XA) The funds allocated to the Eastern Creeks under parsigraph 
(1) shall be held in trust and invested by the Secretary for the 
benefit of the Eastern Creeks. 
SEC. 3. (a) If one or more of the Eastern Creek entities that have 
filed a petition for Federal acknowledgement are acknowledged to 
be an Indian tribe on or before December 30, 1984, such tribe or 
tribes shall be deemed to be a successor entity to the original 
Eastern Creek group for purposes of distribution of the residual 
funds in docket numbered 21, and the funds held in trust for the 
benefit of the Eastern Creeks under section 2 of this Act (including 
all interest and income accrued thereon) shall be distributed to such 
tribe or tribes by the Secretary as needed to make any expenditures 
for any plan or program authorized by ordinance or resolution of 
such tribe or tribes. 
(b) If more than one tribal entity is recognized by the Secretary, 
such funds shall be prorated between the tribes on the basis of their 
respective base membership rolls on the date of acknowledgement. 
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(c) If none of the Eastern Creeks which have filed a petition for 
acknowledgement are recognized as an Indian tribe by the Secretary 
prior to December 30, 1984, the funds held in trust for the Eastern 
Creeks under this Act (including all interest and income accrued 
thereon) shall be distributed by the Secretary in the form of per 
capita payments in addition to any amount appropriated in satisfac-
tion of a judgment awarded the Eastern Creeks in docket numbered 
275 of the Indian Claims Commission. 
SEC. 4. If Federal recognition as an Indian tribe is extended to any 25 use 788b 
Eastern Creek entity prior to distribution of the funds awarded in "
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docket numbered 272 and 275, such tribe or tribes shall be entitled 
to amend the existing distribution plans for these awards by filing 
with the Secretary an alternative distribution plan for its propor-
tionate share of funds in these dockets. 
Approved August 21, 1984. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1224: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-869 (Ck)mm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-421 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): 
May 10, considered and passed Senate. 
Aug. 6, considered and passed House.