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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Western Shoshone Claims Distribution
Act''.

SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCKET 326-K FUNDS.

The funds appropriated in satisfaction of the judgment award
granted to the Western Shoshone Indians in Docket Number 326-K before
the Indian Claims Commission, including all earned interest, shall be
distributed as follows:
(1) Judgment roll.--The Secretary shall establish a Western
Shoshone Judgment Roll consisting of all Western Shoshones
who--
(A) have at least /4\ degree of Western Shoshone
Blood;
(B) are citizens of the United States; and
(C) are living on the date of enactment of this
Act.
(2) Certain individuals ineligible.--Any individual
determined or certified as eligible by the Secretary to receive
a per capita payment from any other judgment fund awarded by
the Indian Claims Commission, the United States Claims Court,
or the United States Court of Federal Claims, that was
appropriated on or before the date of enactment of this Act,
shall not be eligible for enrollment under this Act.
(3) Publication of roll.--The Secretary shall publish in
the Federal Register rules and regulations governing the
establishment of the Western Shoshone Judgment Roll and shall
use any documents acceptable to the Secretary in establishing
proof of eligibility. The Secretary's determination on all
applications for enrollment under this paragraph shall be
final.
(4) Per capita payments.--Upon completing the Western
Shoshone Judgment Roll under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
make a per capita distribution of 100 percent of the funds
described in this section, in a sum as equal as possible, to
each person listed on the roll.
(5) Conditions of per capita payments.--(A) With respect to
the distribution of funds under this section, the per capita
shares of living competent adults who have reached the age of
19 years on the date of the distribution provided for under
paragraph (4), shall be paid directly to them.
(B) The per capita shares of deceased individuals shall be
distributed to their heirs and legatees in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(C) The shares of legally incompetent individuals shall be
administered pursuant to regulations and procedures established
by the Secretary under section 3(b)(3) of Public Law 93-134 (25
U.S.C. 1403(b)(3)).
(D) The shares of minors and individuals who are under the
age of 19 years on the date of the distribution provided for
under paragraph (4) shall be held by the Secretary in
supervised individual Indian money accounts. The funds from
such accounts shall be disbursed over a period of 4 years in
payments equaling 25 percent of the principal, plus the
interest earned on that portion of the per capita share. The
first payment shall be disbursed to individuals who have
reached the age of 18 years if such individuals are deemed
legally competent. Subsequent payments shall be disbursed
within 90 days of the individual's following 3 birthdays.
(6) Applicable law.--All funds distributed under this Act
are subject to the provisions of section 7 of Public Law 93-134
(25 U.S.C. 1407).
(7) Unpaid amounts.--All per capita shares belonging to
living competent adults certified as eligible to share in the
judgment fund distribution under this section, and the interest
earned on those shares, that remain unpaid for a period of 6
years shall be added to the principal funds that are held and
invested in accordance with section 3, except that in the case
of a minor, such 6-year period shall not begin to run until the
minor reaches the age of majority.
(8) Residual amounts.--Any other residual principal and
interest funds remaining after the distribution under paragraph
(4) is complete shall be added to the principal funds that are
held and invested in accordance with section 3.
(9) Not a waiver of treaty rights.--Receipt of a share of
the judgment funds under this section shall not be construed as
a waiver of any existing treaty rights pursuant to the ''1863
Treaty of Ruby Valley'', inclusive of all Articles I through
VIII, and shall not prevent any Western Shoshone Tribe or Band
or individual Shoshone Indian from pursuing other rights
guaranteed by law.

SEC. 3. DISTRIBUTION OF DOCKETS 326-A-1 AND 326-A-3.

The funds appropriated in satisfaction of the judgment awards
granted to the Western Shoshone Indians in Docket Numbers 326-A-1 and
326-A-3 before the United States Court of Claims, and the funds
referred to under paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 2, together with
all earned interest, shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Establishment of trust fund.--(A) Not later than 120
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall establish in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be
known as the ''Western Shoshone Educational Trust Fund'' for the
benefit of the Western Shoshone members. There shall be credited to the
Trust Fund the funds described in the matter preceding this paragraph.
(B) The principal in the Trust Fund shall not be expended
or disbursed. The Trust Fund shall be invested as provided for
in section 1 of the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a).
(C)(i) All accumulated and future interest and income from
the Trust Fund shall be distributed, subject to clause (ii)--
(I) as educational grants and as other
forms of educational assistance determined
appropriate by the Administrative Committee
established under paragraph (2) to individual
Western Shoshone members as required under this
Act; and
(II) to pay the reasonable and necessary
expenses of such Administrative Committee (as
defined in the written rules and procedures of
such Committee).
(ii) Funds shall not be distributed under this paragraph on
a per capita basis.
(2) Administrative committee.--(A) An Administrative
Committee to oversee the distribution of the educational grants
and assistance authorized under paragraph (1)(C) shall be
established as provided for in this paragraph.
(B) The Administrative Committee shall consist of 1
representative from each of the following organizations:
(i) The Te-Moak Tribes of Western Shoshone Indians.
(ii) The Duckwater Shoshone Tribe.
(iii) The Yomba Shoshone Tribe.
(iv) The Ely Shoshone Tribe.
(v) The Western Shoshone Business Council of the
Duck Valley Reservation.
(vi) The Fallon Band of Western Shoshone.
(vii) The at-large community.
(C) Each member of the Committee shall serve for a term of
4 years. If a vacancy remains unfilled in the membership of the
Committee for a period in excess of 60 days, the Committee
shall appoint a replacement from among qualified members of the
organization for which the replacement is being made and such
member shall serve until the organization to be represented
designates a replacement.
(D) The Secretary shall consult with the Committee on the
management and investment of the funds subject to distribution
under this section.
(E) The Committee shall have the authority to disburse the
accumulated interest fund under this Act in accordance with the
terms of this Act. The Committee shall be responsible for
ensuring that the funds provided through grants and assistance
under paragraph (1)(C) are utilized in a manner consistent with
the terms of this Act. In accordance with paragraph
(1)(C)(i)(II), the Committee may use a portion of the interest
funds to pay all of the reasonable and necessary expenses of
the Committee, including per diem rates for attendance at
meetings that are the same as those paid to Federal employees
in the same geographic location.
(F) The Committee shall develop written rules and
procedures that include such matters as operating procedures,
rules of conduct, eligibility criteria for receipt of
educational grants or assistance (such criteria to be
consistent with this Act), application selection procedures,
appeal procedures, fund disbursement procedures, and fund
recoupment procedures. Such rules and procedures shall be
subject to the approval of the Secretary. A portion of the
interest funds in the Trust Fund, not to exceed $100,000, may
be used by the Committee to pay the expenses associated with
developing such rules and procedures. At the discretion of the
Committee, and with the approval of the appropriate tribal
governing body, jurisdiction to hear appeals of the Committee's
decisions may be exercised by a tribal court, or a court of
Indian offenses operated under section 11 of title 25, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(G) The Committee shall employ an independent certified
public accountant to prepare an annual financial statement that
includes the operating expenses of the Committee and the total
amount of educational grants or assistance disbursed for the
fiscal year for which the statement is being prepared under
this section. The Committee shall compile a list of names of
all individuals approved to receive such grants or assistance
during such fiscal year. The financial statement and the list
shall be distributed to each organization represented on the
Committee and the Secretary and copies shall be made available
to the Western Shoshone members upon request.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act the following definitions apply:
(1) Administrative committee; committee.--The terms
''Administrative Committee'' and ''Committee'' mean the
Administrative Committee established under section 3(2).
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) Trust fund.--The term ''Trust Fund'' means the Western
Shoshone Educational Trust Fund established under section 3(1).
(4) Western shoshone members.--The term ''Western Shoshone
members'' means an individual who appears on the Western
Shoshone Judgment Roll established under section 2(1), or an
individual who is the lineal descendant of an individual
appearing on the roll, and who--
(A) satisfies all eligibility criteria established
by the Administrative Committee under section 3(F);
(B) fulfills all application requirements
established by the Committee; and
(C) agrees to utilize funds distributed in
accordance with section 3(1)(C)(i)(I) in a manner
approved by the Committee for educational purposes.
Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act - Provides for the distribution of specified funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment award granted to the Western Shoshone Indians in Docket Number 326-K before the Indian Claims Commission to U.S. citizens who have at least 1/4 Western Shoshone blood and who are enrolled on a Western Shoshone Judgment Roll to be established by the Secretary of the Interior.Requires that such funds and specified funds appropriated in satisfaction of the judgment awards granted to such Indians in Docket Numbers 326-A-1 and 326-A-3 before the U.S. Court of Claims be credited to and distributed from a Western Shoshone Educational Trust Fund to be established by the Secretary for educational grants and other forms of educational assistance to individual Western Shoshone members and to pay reasonable and necessary expenses of an Administrative Committee established by this Act to oversee the distribution of such educational grants and assistance.