SUBCOMMITTEE ON INDIONIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

BERKELEY

INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 1016

A BILL TO PROVIDE A MORE DEMOCRATIC AND EFFECTIVE
METHOD FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS APPROPRI-
ATED BY THE CONGRESS TO PAY CERTAIN JUDGMENTS OF
THE INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION AND THE COURT OF
CLAIMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

APRIL 13, 1973

23-380

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1973

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COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington, Chairman

ALAN BIBLE, Nevada
FRANK CHURCH, Idaho
LEE METCALF, Montana

J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, JR., Louisiana
JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota
FLOYD K. HASKELL, Colorado

PAUL J. FANNIN, Arizona
CLIFFORD P. HANSEN, Wyoming
MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon
JAMES L. BUCKLEY, New York
JAMES A. McCLURE, Idaho
DEWEY F. BARTLETT, Oklahoma

JERRY T. VERKLER, Staff Director
WILLIAM J. VAN NESS, Chief Counsel
FORREST J. GERARD, Professional Staff Member
HARRISON LOESCH, Minority Counsel

CONTENTS

S. 1016__

Department of the Interior report__

STATEMENTS

Abourezk, Hon. James, a U.S. Senator from the State of South Dakota_

Kyl, Hon. John H., Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Public

Affairs, Department of the Interior; accompanied by William L. Rogers,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs__.

Straus, Jerry C., legal counsel to the National Congress of American

Indians; accompanied by Webster Two Hawk, president, National

Tribal Chairmen's Association_-_-

Two Hawk, Webster, president, National Tribal Chairmen's Association__

(III)