,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ai1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,mull9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lank=d7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury to   
make paym5ts to ! ,quapaw ,nation &     
c]ta9 memb]s ( ! ,quapaw ,nation 9      
accordance ) ! recomm5dation ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,c\rt ( ,f$]al ,claims1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,quapaw ,tribal ,settlem5t 
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,quapaw ,tribal      
settlem5t  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,claimant ,! t]m ,claimant
 means ea* (-- 7,a7 ! ,quapaw ,nation & 
! p>ties id5tifi$ 9 p>agraphs #a ?r\gh  
#aj ( ! compla9t 9 ,be>1 et al4 v4      
,unit$ ,/ates1 ,no4 #ac-ea,x 7,f$4 ,cl4 
,m>4 #be1 #bjac72 &  7,b7 ! individual  
memb]s ( ! ,quapaw ,nation id5tifi$ 9   
,exhibit ,a to ! am5d$ compla9t 9 ,be>1 
et al4 v4 ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,no4 #ac-ea,x  

7,f$4 ,cl4 ,m>4 #be1 #bjac7 fil$ on     
,febru>y #ad1 #bjad4  7#b7 ,report ,!   
t]m ,report means ! report ( ! ,review  
,panel ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,f$]al 
,claims 9 ,congressional ,ref]5ce ,case 
,no4 #ac-ea,x1 ,be>1 et al4 v4 ,unit$   
,/ates 7,jan4 #i1 #bjbj71 submitt$ to ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on ,janu>y #ca1 
#bjbj4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 7or a    
designee74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is     
e/abli%$ a ,special ,deposit ,acc\nt 9 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior ,bureau ( ,tru/ 
,funds ,adm9i/ration1 to be kn[n z !    
,quapaw ,be> ,settlem5t ,tru/ ,acc\nt4  
7c7 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior by & ?r\gh ! ,bureau ( ,tru/   
,funds ,adm9i/ration %all adm9i/] all   
funds appropriat$ to ! ,quapaw ,be>     
,settlem5t ,tru/ ,acc\nt4  7d7          
,au?orization ( paym5t ,9 accordance ) !
 ,report1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior is   
au?oriz$ & direct$ to pay to !          
,claimants #acg1ejj1jjj out ( any funds 
9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates n       

o!rwise appropriat$4 ,! ,secret>y ( !   
,treasury %all transf] ! s+le paym5t to 
! ,quapaw ,be> ,settlem5t ,tru/ ,acc\nt 
e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7b74  7e7 ,paym5t 
9 accordance ) report ,! paym5t "u      
subsection 7d7 %all be made 9 accordance
 ) ! ,report4  7f7 ,di/ribution ,aft] ! 
settlem5t proce$s are transf]r$ to !    
,quapaw ,be> ,settlem5t ,tru/ ,acc\nt   
specifi$ "u subsection 7b71 ! settlem5t 
proce$s %all be available = use1        
allocation1 & di/ribution 9 accordance )
 ! ,claimants' di/ribution plan4 ,!     
,claimants %all e/abli% a di/ribution   
plan 9 accordance ) subsection 7d7 & !  
proc$ures set =? 9 subsection 7g74  7g7 
,di/ribution ( ,funds 9 ! ,quapaw ,be>  
,settlem5t ,tru/ ,acc\nt  7#a7 ,m$iation
  7,a7 ,no m ?an =ty-five 7#de7 days    
foll[+ enactm5t ( ! ,act1 ! ,claimants  
%all submit ! issues ( ! allocation &   
di/ribution ( ! settlem5t proce$s to a  
mutually agre$ ^u ?ird-p>ty m$iator4    
7,b7 ,9 ! ev5t ! ,claimants d n submit  
to a mutually agre$ ^u ?ird-p>ty        

m$iation )9 =ty-five 7#de7 days pursuant
 to ! prec$+ subp>agraph1 !n any        
,claimant may initiate ,secret>ial      
,allocation proc$ures "u p>agraph 7#b7  
bel[4  7,c7 ,any m$iation %all be       
confid5tial & non-b9d+ on ! ,claimants  
)\t ! writt5 cons5t ( ! ,claimants1     
provid$ t no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph %all be   
int]pret$ to b> ! ,quapaw ,nation       
,bus9ess ,committee f consult+ ) !      
,quapaw ,nation ,indian ,c\ncil dur+    
m$iation4  7,d7 ,no /atem5ts made or    
in=mation ex*ang$ dur+ m$iation %all be 
admissible 9 any future legal or dispute
 resolution proce$+s )\t ! writt5 cons5t
 ( ! ,claimants4  7,e7 ,! ,claimants    
%all mutually agree to conduct m$iation 
at a specifi$ location4 ,ea* ,claimant  
%all pay its own co/s1 plus an equal %>e
 ( ! co/s ( ! m$iator & ! m$iation      
facilities4  7,f7 ,foll[+ successful    
completion ( any m$iation "u ?is        
section1 ! ,claimants may submit a      
mutually agre$ ^u di/ribution plan to ! 
,secret>y4  7,g7 ,^u submission ( a     

mutually agre$ ^u di/ribution plan to ! 
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all di/ribute ! 
funds 9 ! ,quapaw ,be> ,settlem5t ,tru/ 
,acc\nt to ! ,claimants 9 accordance )  
_! mutually agre$ ^u di/ribution plan4  
7,h7 ,9 ! ev5t ! ,claimants d n rea* a  
mutually agre$ ^u di/ribution plan      
foll[+ m$iation1 !n any ,claimant1 ?r\gh
 writt5 notification1 may submit ! matt]
 to ! ,secret>y :o %all det]m9e a f9al  
di/ribution plan allocat+ ! funds 9 !   
,quapaw ,be> ,settlem5t ,tru/ ,acc\nt 9 
accordance ) ! ,report bas$ on !        
proc$ures 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7        
,secret>ial ,allocation  7,a7 ,foll[+ an
 unsuccessful m$iation pursuant to !    
proc$ures 9 p>agraph 7#a71 any ,claimant
 may petition ! ,secret>y to det]m9e    
f9al allocations ( settlem5t proce$s 9  
accordance ) subsection 7d74  7,b7 ,!   
,secret>y %all comm5ce ! ,secret>ial    
,allocation process 9 accordance ) ?is  
p>agraph 7#b7 if ! ,claimants d n rea* a
 mutually agre$ ^u allocation plan )9   
#ah mon?s foll[+ enactm5t ( ! ,act4     

7,c7 ,^u ! receipt ( su* a petition by a
 ,claimant1 ! ,secret>y or ! ,secret>y's
 designee %all ord] an allocation ( !   
settlem5t proce$s pursuant to ! foll[+  
/eps3 7i7 ,)9 ?irty 7#cj7 days foll[+ ! 
,secret>y's receipt ( a petition to     
allocation settlem5t proce$s aft] fail$ 
m$iation1 ! ,secret>y or ! ,secret>y's  
designee %all issue a s*$ul+ ord] to    
e/abli% a s*$ule = a he>+ & ! issuance (
 a f9al decision by ! ,secret>y ( a f9al
 di/ribution plan4  7ii7 ,! ,secret>y's 
decision det]m9+ a f9al di/ribution plan
 9 accordance ) subsection 7d7 %all be  
made foll[+ a he>+ to be presid$ ov] by 
! ,secret>y or ! ,secret>y's designee4  
,! he>+ %all occur no less ?an sixty    
7#fj7 days foll[+ ! issuance ( ! s*$ul+ 
ord]4  7iii7 ,at lea/ fifte5 7#ae7 days 
prior to ! he>+1 ea* ,claimant %all     
submit to ! o!r ,claimants & to !       
,secret>y a copy ( all exhibits on :i*  
su* ,claimant int5ds to rely at ! he>+1 
a pre-he>+ brief1 & a propos$ f9al      
decision by ! ,secret>y4 ,! propos$ f9al

 decision %all include a propos$        
di/ribution plan to be submitt$ to !    
,secret>y & %all be limit$ to propos$   
rul+s & di/ributions = ea* ,claimant4   
7iv7 ,)9 f\rte5 7#ad7 days aft] ! close 
( ! he>+1 ea* ,claimant may submit a    
po/-he>+ brief to ! ,secret>y4  7v7     
,foll[+ ! he>+ & po/-he>+ brief1 !      
,secret>y %all issue a f9al decision    
det]m9+ a f9al di/ribution plan 9       
accordance ) subsection 7d7 )9 sixty    
7#fj7 cal5d> days4 ,! ,claimants may    
mutually agree ^u a b9d+ di/ribution    
plan at any "t be=e ! ,secret>y's       
decision is issu$4  7vi7 ,)9 tw5ty 7#bj7
 cal5d> days aft] transmittal ( !       
,secret>y's f9al decision to !          
,claimants1 ! ,claimants may submit to !
 ,secret>y any in=mation necess>y = !   
implem5tation ( ! f9al di/ribution plan4
  7vii7 ,)9 sixty 7#fj7 days ( !        
,secret>y's f9al decision det]m9+ a f9al
 di/ribution plan1 ! ,secret>y %all     
di/ribute ! funds 9 ! ,quapaw ,be>      
,settlem5t ,tru/ ,acc\nt to ! ,claimants

 pursuant to ! t]ms ( ! f9al di/ribution
 plan4  7viii7 ,any deadl9es e/abli%$ 9 
?is section may be ext5d$ by unanim\s   
mutual agreem5t ( ! ,claimants4  7#c7   
,f$]al ,m$iation  ,conciliation ,s]vice 
,9 dis*>g+ any duties "u ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y is au?oriz$ to utilize !      
,f$]al ,m$iation ,conciliation ,s]vice  
to provide te*nical support & dispute   
resolution res\rces1 provid$1 h[ev]1 t !
 ,secret>y or ! ,secret>y's designee is 
responsible = approv+ & implem5t+ any   
mutually agre$-^u or b9d+ di/ribution   
plan rea*$ pursuant to ?is ,act4