,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,young of ,alaska introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,indian        
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act to expedite civil      
actions1 claims1 and appeals under that 
,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fair and ,accountable ,,ihs        
,recompense ,act of #bjad or the ,,fair 
,act4  #b4 ,deficiency ,reports         
,available to the ,public ,section      
#ajf7;c7 of the ,indian                 
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         
#dej;j-#a7;c77 is amended by inserting  
,on and after ,may #a of each year1 the 
report prepared under this subsection   
for submission by ,may #ae of that year 
shall be available to the public and    
shall not be subject to an exemption    

under section #eeb7;b7 of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code4 before ,such     
report shall include4  #c4 ,presumption 
of accuracy of deficiency report amounts
 ,section #aaj of the ,indian           
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         
#dejm-#a7 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7f7 ,presumption of 
accuracy of deficiency report amounts   
,in any civil action1 claim1 or related 
appeal brought under this section1 it   
shall be presumed1 in the absence of    
fraud or mathematical error1 that the   
deficiency amounts reported to ,congress
 under section #ajf7;c77#b7 accurately  
reflect the minimum damages due to any  
,indian tribe or tribal organization    
upon whose behalf the civil action1     
claim1 or appeal was filed4  7g7        
,attorney fees ,none of the funds       
awarded in a civil action1 claim1 or    
related appeal brought under this       
section shall be allocated for or used  
to pay attorney fees unless--  7#a7 all 

attorney fees for services directly     
associated with the civil action1 claim1
 or related appeal1 are--  7,a7         
documented2 and  7,b7 charged at        
reasonable hourly rates2 and  7#b7 the  
documentation required under paragraph  
7#a77;,a7 has been made available to--  
7,a7 the ,natural ,resources ,committee 
of the ,house of ,representatives2  7,b7
 the ,indian ,affairs ,committee of the 
,senate2 and  7,c7 the public4  7h7     
,liability2 limitation ,any ,indian     
tribe or tribal organization upon whose 
behalf a civil action1 claim1 or related
 appeal was filed under this section    
shall not be held liable for paying any 
attorney fees for services directly     
associated with the civil action1 claim1
 or related appeal if the attorney fees 
do not meet the standards under         
subsection 7g74  4