An Act to provide for the use or distribution of funds appropriated in satisfaction of certain judgments of the Indian Claims Commission and the Court of Claims, and for other purposes.
PL 93-134 (S.1016), enacted 10/19/1973

466 
PUBLIC LAW 93-134-OCT. 19, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
70 Stat. 293. 
20 u s e 351a. 
Effective date. 
AMENDMENT TO THE LIBRARY SERVICES CONSTRUCTION ACT, INCLUDING 
RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN THE DEFINITION 
OF "PUBLIC 
LIBRARY" 
SEC. 4. (a) Section 3(5) of the Library Services and Construction 
Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sen-
tence: "Such term also includes a research library, which, for the 
pui'poses of this sentence, means a library which— 
"(A) makes its services available to the public free of charge; 
"(B) has extensive collections of books, manuscripts, and other 
materials suitable for scholarly research which are not available 
to the public through public libraries; 
"(C) engages in the dissemination of humanistic knowledge 
through services to readers, fellowships, educational and cultural 
programs, publication of significant research, and other activi-
ties ; and 
"(D) is not an integral part of an institution of higher educa-
tion.", 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on 
June 30,1973, and only with respect to appropriations for fiscal years 
beginning after such date. 
Approved October 19, 1973. 
October 19, 1973 
[S.1016] 
Public Law 93-134 
AN ACT 
To provide for the use or distribution of funds appropriated in satisfaction of 
certain judgments of the Indian Claims Commission and tlie Court of Claims, 
and for other purposes. 
Indians. 
Judgment funds, 
distribution. 
Plan, submittal 
to Congress. 
Extension re-
quest, submittal 
to congressional 
committees. 
Notification. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand-
ing any other law, all use or distribution of funds appropriated in 
satisfaction of a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the 
Court of Claims in favor of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or 
community (hereinafter referred to as "Indian tribe"), together with 
any interest earned thereon, after payment of attorney fees and litiga-
tion expenses, shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 2. (a) Within one hundred and eighty days after the appropria-
tion of funds to pay a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or 
the Court of Claims to any Indian tribe, the Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") shall prepare and submit 
to the Congress a plan for the use or distribution of such funds: 
Provided, hoioever, That with respect to judgments for which funds 
have been appropriated and for which legislation authorizing use or 
distribution has not been enacted prior to enactment of this Act, the 
one hundred and eighty-day period shall begin upon the date of enact-
ment of this Act. In any case where the Secretary determines that the 
circumstances do not permit the preparation and submission of a plan 
as provided in this Act, he shall submit, within such one hundred and 
eighty-day period, proposed legislation as provided in section o(b). 
(b) An extension of the one hundred and eighty-day period, not 
to exceed ninety days, may be requested by the Secretary or by the 
affected Indian tribe submitting such request to the committees 
through the Secretary, and any such request will be subject to the 
approval of both the Senate and House of Representatives Committees 
on Interior and Insular Affairs. 
(c) The Secretary shall notify the affected Indian tribe on the date 
of submission of such plan and provide it with a copy thereof. 
87 
STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-134-OCT. 19, 1973 
467 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary shall prepare a plan which shall best 
serve the interests of all those entities and individuals entitled to 
receive funds of each Indian judgment. Prior to the final preparation 
of the plan, the Secretary shall— 
(1) receive and consider any resolution or communication, 
together with any suggested use or distribution plan, which any 
affected Indian tribe may wish to submit to him; and 
(2) hold a hearing of record, after appropriate public notice, 
to obtain the testimony of leaders and members of the Indian 
tribe which may receive any portion, or be affected by the use 
or distribution, of such funds, in the area in which such Indian 
tribe is located and at a time which shall best serve the convenience 
of the eligible members thereof. 
(b) In preparing a plan for the use or distribution of the funds 
of each Indian judgment, the Secretary shall, among other things, 
be assured that—• 
(1) le^al, financial, and other expertise of the Department of 
the Interior has been made fully available in an advisory capacity 
to the Indian tribe which is entitled to such funds to assist it to 
develop and communicate to the Secretary pursuant to clause 
(1) of subsection (a) of this section its own suggested plan for 
the distribution and use of such funds; 
(2) the needs and desires of any groups or individuals who 
are in a minority position, but who are also entitled to receive 
such fimds, have been fully ascertained and considered; 
(3) the interests of minors and other legally incompetent per-
sons who are entitled to receive any portion of such funds as are 
subsequently distributed to them are and will be protected and 
preserved; 
(4) any provision, including enrollment provisions, of the 
constitution, bylaws, rules, and procedures of such tribe which may 
affect the distribution or other use of such funds are in full accord 
with the principles of fairness and equity; 
(5) a significant portion of such funds shall be set aside and 
programed to serve common tribal needs, educational require-
ments, and such other purposes as the circumstances of the affected 
Indian tribe may justify, except not less than 20 per centum of 
such funds shall be so set aside and programed unless the 
Secretary determines that the particular circumstances of the 
pertinent Indian tribe clearly warrant otherwise; and 
(6) methods exist and will be employed to insure the proper 
performance of the plan once it becomes effective under section 5 
of this Act. 
SEC. 4. When submitting the plan as provided in section 2, the 
Secretary shall also submit to the Congress with such plan— 
(1) copies of the transcripts of hearings held by him concerning 
the Indian judgment pursuant to clause (2) of section 3(a) and 
all other papers and documents considered by him in the prepara-
tion of such plan, including any resolution, communication, or 
suggested use or distribution plan of the pertinent Indian tribe 
submitted pursuant to clause (1) of section 3(a) ; and 
(2) a statement of the extent to which such plan reflects the 
desires of the Indian tribe or individuals who are entitled to such 
funds, which statement shall specify the alternatives, if any, 
proposed by such Indian tribe or individuals in lieu of such plan, 
together with an indication of the degree of support among the 
interested parties for each such alternative. 
Prerequisites to 
final preparation. 
Guidelines for 
plan formulation. 
Hearing tran-
scripts and tribal 
support state-
ments, submittal 
to Congress. 
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PUBLIC LAW 93-135-OCT. 24, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
Effective date. 
Proposed legis-
lation, report to 
Congress. 
Rules and regu-
lations. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Hearings. 
Tax exemption. 
49 Stat. 620. 
42 u s e 1305. 
SEC. 5. (a) The plan prepared by the Secretary shall become effec-
tive, and he shall take immediate action to implement the plan for 
the use or distribution of such judgment funds, at the end of the 
sixty-day period (excluding days on which either the House of Repre-
sentatives or the Senate is not in session because of an adjournment 
of more than three calendar days to a day certain) beginning on the 
day such plan is submitted to the Congress, unless during such sixty-
day period either House adopts a resolution disapproving such plans. 
(b) Within thirty calendar days after the date of adoption of a 
resolution disapproving a plan, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress proposed legislation, together with a report thereon, author-
izing use or distribution of such funds. 
SEC. 6. (a) The Secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations 
to implement this Act no later than the end of the one hundred and 
eighty-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
Among other things, such rules and regulations shall provide for 
adequate notice to all entities and persons who may receive funds 
under any Indian judgment of all relevant procedures pursuant to 
this Act concerning any such judgment. 
(b) No later than sixty days prior to the promulgation of such 
rules and regulations the Secretary shall publish the proposed rules 
and regulations in the Federal Register. 
(c) No later than thirty days prior to the promulgation of such 
rules and regulations, the Secretary shall provide, with adequate public 
notice, the opportunity for hearings on the proposed rules and regu-
lations, once published, to all interested parties. 
SEC. 7. None of the funds distributed per capita or held in trust 
under the provisions of this Act shall be subject to Federal or State 
income taxes, and the per capita paj^ments shall not be considered 
as income or resources when determining the extent of eligibility 
lor assistance under the Social Security Act. 
Approved October 19, 1973. 
October 24, 1973 
[H. R. 8619] 
Public Law 93-135 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for Agriculture-Environmental and Consumer Protection 
programs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for other purposes. 
Agriculture-En-
vironmental and 
Consumer Protec-
tion Appropriation 
Act, 1974. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for Agriculture-Environmental and Consumer Protec-
tion programs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for other 
purposes; namely: 
TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
DEPARTMENT or 
AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
OrriCE OF T H E SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, 
including the dissemination of agricultural information and the 
coordination of informational work and programs authprized by