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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 25, 2003
Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004 - Makes technical amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Financing Act of 1974, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act, the Crow Boundary Settlement Act of 1994, the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990, the California Indian Land Transfer Act, and other specified Federal law with regard to: (1) replacing "American Indian Education Foundation" with "National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education"; (2) loan guaranties and insurance with respect to eligible borrowers and loan approval; (3) Indian trust land; (4) Indian tribal justice technical and legal assistance; (5) tribal justice systems; (6) authorization of 99-year leases for the Prairie Band of Potawatomi; (7) certain Navajo Healthcare contracting; (8) distribution of capital gains and any other noninterest income received on funds in the Crow Tribal Trust Fund; (9) use of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe Settlement Fund; (10) deeming of specified lands in Alaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to a Native Corporation; and (11) certain lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe, Benton Paiute Reservation.
Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act - Specifies the required distribution and use of funds awarded in Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington.
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2003 - Specifies the required distribution and use of funds awarded to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in the case of Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation v. United States of America, Docket No. 773-87-L.
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Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] · R–CO
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-273.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-273.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15978-15981)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15978)
Introduced in Senate
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