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 101 STAT. 822

PUBLIC LAW 100-139—OCT. 26, 1987

Public Law 100-139 100th Congress An Act Oct. 26, 1987 [H.R. 1567]

To provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians in United States Claims Court docket numbered 53-81L, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Cow Creek Band United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may of Umpqua Tribe be cited as the "Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians of Indians Distribution of Judgment Funds Act of 1987". Distribution of Judgment Funds Act of 1987. 25 USC 712 note.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this Act— (1) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) The term "tribe" means the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, which was extended Federal recognition by the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act (25 U.S.C. 712, et seq.). (3) The term "tribal member" means any individual who is a member of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians within the meaning of section 5 of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act (25 U.S.C. 712c), as amended by section 5 of this Act. (4) The term "tribe's governing body" means the governing body as determined by the tribe's governing documents. (5) The term "tribe's governing documents" means either the By-Laws of Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians which bear an approved date of 9-10-78 or those bylaws as amended or revised or any subsequent final governing document adopted pursuant to section 4 of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act (25 U.S.C. 712b), as amended by section 7 of this Act. (6) The term "tribal council" means the general membership of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians convened in a meeting open to all tribal members. (7) The term "tribal elder" means any tribal member who reached 50 years of age on or before December 31, 1985, and whose name appears on the list compiled pursuant to section 4(b)(1)(A). SEC. 3. JUDGMENT DISTRIBUTION PLAN.

Notwithstanding Public Law 93-134 (25 U.S.C. 1401, et seq.), or any plan prepared or promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to such Act, the judgment funds awarded in United States Claims Court docket numbered 53-81L shall be distributed and used in the manner provided in this Act. SEC. 4. DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF FUNDS. (a) PRINCIPAL PRESERVED; N O PER CAPITA PAYMENTS.—(1)

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total judgment fund of $1,500,000, less attorney's fees and loan with the Bureau of Indian Affairs for expert witness testimony during

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