A bill relating to the distribution of certain funds appropriated to pay a judgment in favor of the Delaware Tribe of Indians in Indian Claims Commission docket numbered 298.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw and segregate ten percent of the funds appropriated to pay a judgment in favor of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Absentee Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma. Directs the Secretary to prepare a roll of those persons born on or prior to October 3, 1972, and who have a lineal ancestor appearing on the registry filed pursuant to the Treaty with the Delaware Indians. Specifies the procedure for the enrollment of applicants. Directs the ten percent of the above segregated and withdrawn funds be distributed to the Kansas Delaware Tribe of Indians, for the purpose of payment of its costs and attorney's fees. Directs that 90 percent of those funds be distributed per capita to those persons enrolled as detailed above.

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Timeline

1. 1 April 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 April 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 April 1977

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Sponsors

• Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A bill to authorize the Kansas Delaware Indians to share in the funds appropriated by the Act of December 26, 1969 (83 Stat. 447, 453) to pay judgments of the Indian Claims Commission in docket Nos. 72 and 298.