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 Ill STAT. 2656 PUBLIC LAW 105-143—DEC. 15, 1997 (B) if the plan does not comply with the provisions of section 3(b) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)), return the plan to the tribe with comments advising the tribe why the plan does not comply with such provisions. (c) RESPONSE BY TRIBE. —The tribe shall have 60 days after receipt of comments under subsection (b)(2), or other time as the tribe and the Secretary agree upon, in which to respond to such comments and make such response by submitting a revised plan to the Secretary. (d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—(1) The Secretary shall, within 45 days after receiving the governing body's comments under subsection (c), submit a plan to Congress in accordance with the provisions of section 3(b) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)). If the tribe does not submit a response pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary shall, not later than 45 days after the end of the response time for such a response, submit a plan to Congress in accordance with the provisions of section 3(b) of the Indian Tribgd Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)). (2) If a tribe does not submit a plan to the Secretary within 8 years of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall approve a plan which complies with the provisions of section 3(b) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)). (e) GOVERNING LAW AFTER APPROVAL BY SECRETARY.—Once approved by the Secretary under this title, the effective date of the plan and other requisite action, if any, is determined by the provisions of section 5 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1405). (f) HEARINGS NOT REQUIRED. —Notwithstanding section 3 and section 4 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403 and 25 U.S.C. 1404), the Secretary shall not be required to hold hearings or submit transcripts of any hearings held previously concerning the Indian judgments which are related to the judgment funds. The Secretary's submission of the plan pursuant to this title shall comply with section 4 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1404). SEC. 106. PREPARATION OF JUDGMENT DISTRffiliTION ROLL OF DESCENDANTS. (a) PREPARATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare, in accordance with parts 61 and 62 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, a judgment distribution roll of all citizens of the United States who— (A) were born on or before the date of enactment of this Act; (B) were living on the date of the enactment of this Act; (C) are of at least one-quarter Michigan Ottawa or Chippewa Indian blood, or a combination thereof; (D) are not members of the tribal organizations listed in section 104; (E) are lineal descendants of the Michigan Ottawa or Chippewa bands or tribes that were parties to either

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