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 124 STAT. 3066 PUBLIC LAW 111–291—DEC. 8, 2010 TITLE I—INDIVIDUAL INDIAN MONEY ACCOUNT LITIGATION SETTLEMENT SEC. 101. INDIVIDUAL INDIAN MONEY ACCOUNT LITIGATION SETTLE- MENT. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) AGREEMENT ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS.—The term ‘‘Agreement on Attorneys’ Fees, Expenses, and Costs’’ means the agreement dated December 7, 2009, between Class Counsel (as defined in the Settlement) and the Defendants (as defined in the Settlement) relating to attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs incurred by Class Counsel in connec- tion with the Litigation and implementation of the Settlement, as modified by the parties to the Litigation. (2) AMENDED COMPLAINT.—The term ‘‘Amended Complaint’’ means the Amended Complaint attached to the Settlement. (3) FINAL APPROVAL.—The term ‘‘final approval’’ has the meaning given the term in the Settlement. (4) LAND CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Land Consolidation Program’’ means a program conducted in accord- ance with the Settlement, the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), and subsection (e)(2) under which the Secretary may purchase fractional interests in trust or restricted land. (5) LITIGATION.—The term ‘‘Litigation’’ means the case enti- tled Elouise Cobell et al. v. Ken Salazar et al., United States District Court, District of Columbia, Civil Action No. 96–1285 (TFH). (6) PLAINTIFF.—The term ‘‘Plaintiff’’ means a member of any class certified in the Litigation. (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. (8) SETTLEMENT.—The term ‘‘Settlement’’ means the Class Action Settlement Agreement dated December 7, 2009, in the Litigation, as modified by the parties to the Litigation. (9) TRUST ADMINISTRATION ADJUSTMENT FUND.—The term ‘‘Trust Administration Adjustment Fund’’ means the $100,000,000 deposited in the Settlement Account (as defined in the Settlement) pursuant to subsection (j)(1) for use in making the adjustments authorized by that subsection. (10) TRUST ADMINISTRATION CLASS.—The term ‘‘Trust Administration Class’’ means the Trust Administration Class as defined in the Settlement. (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to authorize the Settlement. (c) AUTHORIZATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Settlement is authorized, ratified, and confirmed. (2) AMENDMENTS.—Any amendment to the Settlement is authorized, ratified, and confirmed, to the extent that such amendment is executed to make the Settlement consistent with this section. (d) JURISDICTIONAL PROVISIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the limitation on the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States in section 1346(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, the United States