,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #h1 #bjad ,mr4 
,daines 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cole7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,indian ,land ,consolidation ,act to    
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior to contract with eligible     
,indian tribes to manage land buy-back  
programs1 to authorize that certain     
amounts be deposited into interest      
bearing accounts1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,indian ,tribal     
,self-,determination in ,land           
,consolidation ,act of #bjad4  #b4      
,indian ,land ,consolidation ,act       
,amendments ,section #bac7;b77#c7 of the
 ,indian ,land ,consolidation ,act 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbab7;b77#c77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
and at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
7,c7--  7,a7 by striking may enter into 

agreements 7such agreements will not be 
subject to the provisions of  and       
inserting shall1 at the request of the  
tribal government1 enter into agreements
 7including contracts or compacts under2
 and  7,b7 by striking and at the end2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following subparagraphs3  7,d7 shall    
make payments to the tribal government  
in an amount necessary to carry out any 
such agreement upon execution of the    
agreement or1 at the discretion of the  
tribe1 consistent with periodic         
installments under title ,,iv of the    
,indian ,self-,determination ,act2 and  
7,e7 shall authorize the tribal         
government to use any interest earned on
 such payments to acquire any fractional
 interest in1 or permanent improvements 
located on1 any tract of land which     
already has one or more trust or        
restricted fractional interests2 and  4 
#c4 ,trust ,land ,consolidation ,fund   
,extension ,section #aja7;e77#a77;b7 of 
the ,claims ,resolution ,act 7,public   

,law #aaa-bia7 is amended by striking   
#aj-year and inserting #ae-year4  #d4   
,limitation ,notwithstanding section    
#bac7;b7 of the ,indian ,land           
,consolidation ,act 7as amended by      
section #b7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bbab7;b77   
and the ,indian ,self-,determination and
 ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be       
,u4,s4,c4 #dej et seq471 any funding    
appropriated under section              
#aja7;e77#a77;,c7 of the ,claims        
,resolution ,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law 
#aaa-bia7 that is made available        
pursuant to contracts or compacts       
authorized by section #bac7;b7 of the   
,indian ,land ,consolidation ,act 7as   
amended by section #b7 shall be subject 
to the requirements and limitations set 
forth in section ,f4#b4 of the ,class   
,action ,settlement ,agreement          
authorized1 ratified1 and confirmed by  
the ,claims ,resolution ,act of #bjaj4  
#e4 ,annual ,reports to ,congress  ,in  
order to provide the ,congress with     
periodic assessments of the             

implementation of the ,trust ,land      
,consolidation ,fund1 the ,secretary of 
the ,interior shall prepare and submit  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
 in the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs in   
the ,senate1 not later than ,september  
#cjth on an annual basis1 a report      
containing the following3  7#a7 ,the    
number of cooperative agreements1       
contracts1 compacts1 and other          
instruments entered into with ,indian   
tribes to carry out land consolidation4 
7#b7 ,the number of fractionated        
interests purchased and vested in tribal
 ownership4  7#c7 ,the amount drawn from
 the ,trust ,land ,consolidation ,fund4 
7#d7 ,the forward balance of the ,trust 
,land ,consolidation ,fund4  7#e7       
,projections for land purchases for the 
duration of the ,trust ,land            
,consolidation ,fund4  #f4 ,consultation
 with ,indian ,tribes ,the ,secretary of
 the ,interior shall implement the      
amendments made by sections #b and #c in

 consultation with ,indian tribes       
pursuant to applicable law1 including   
regulations and executive orders4