,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjad ,mr4 
,de,fazio 7for himself and ,ms4         
,hanabusa7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,claims           
,resolution ,act of #bjaj to authorize  
the ,secretary of the ,interior to      
contract with eligible ,indian tribes to
 manage land buy-back programs1 to      
require that certain amounts be         
deposited into interest bearing         
accounts1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,tribal land buy-back programs ,section 
#aja7;e7 of the ,claims ,resolution ,act
 of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-bia2 #abd  
,stat4 #cjfg7 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7#f7 ,tribal    
land buy-back programs ,the ,secretary  
may enter into contracts under the      
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #dej et seq47 with any        

eligible ,indian tribe to carry out     
activities related to that ,indian tribe
 under the ,land ,consolidation         
,program4  4  #b4 ,interest bearing     
account ,section #aja7;e77#a77;,c7      
7,public ,law #aaa-bia2 #abd ,stat4     
#cjfg7 of the ,claims ,resolution ,act  
of #bjaj is amended by adding at the end
 the following3  7iii7 ,interest bearing
 account  7,i7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this clause1 the ,secretary
 shall invest the amounts remaining in  
the ,trust ,land ,consolidation ,fund   
into public debt securities with        
maturities suitable to the needs of that
 ,fund1 as determined by the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury1 and bearing interest  
at rates determined by the ,secretary of
 the ,treasury1 taking into             
consideration current market yields on  
outstanding marketable obligations of   
the ,united ,states of comparable       
maturity4 ,once the amounts are invested
 pursuant to this clause1 the funds     

shall be deemed to have been used to    
conduct the ,land ,consolidation        
,program and for other costs associated 
with the ,settlement for the purposes of
 subparagraph 7,b74  7,,ii7 ,use of     
amounts earned in interest ,funds       
invested under this clause and interest 
on those funds shall be used for the    
purposes for which the ,trust ,land     
,consolidation ,fund was established4  4
  #c4 ,timing of payments and           
responsibility ,section #aja7;j77#c7 of 
the ,claims ,resolution ,act of #bjaj   
7,public ,law #aaa-bia2 #abd ,stat4     
#cjfi7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking   
,payments and inserting ,payments and   
,responsibility2  7#b7 by striking ,the 
payments and inserting the following3   
7,a7 ,in general ,the payments  2 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,b7 ,responsibility and completion   
date ,the ,secretary of the ,interior   
shall remain responsible for ensuring   
that all payments under this section are
 made to beneficiaries by not later than

 #a year after the date of the enactment
 of this subparagraph4  4