DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL PLANS FOR USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

SEC. 105. DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL PLANS FOR USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. (a) Disbursement of Funds.— (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the Secretary shall disburse each tribe’s respective share of the judgment funds described in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 104 not later than 30 days after a plan for use and distribution of such funds has been approved in accordance with this section. Disbursement of a tribe’s share shall not be dependent upon approval of any other tribe’s plan. (2) Section 107 shall be the plan for use and distribution of the judgment funds described in subsections (a)(2)(A), (b)(2)(A), and (c)(2) of section 104. Such plan shall be approved upon the enactment of this Act and such funds shall be distributed by the Secretary to the Bay Mills Indian Community not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to be used and distributed in accordance with section 107. (3) Section 108 shall be the plan for use and distribution of the judgment funds described in subsections (a)(2)(B), (b)(2)(B), and (c)(1) of section 104. Such plan shall be approved upon the enactment of this Act and such funds shall be distributed by the Secretary to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to be used and distributed in accordance with section 108. (4) Section 109 shall be the plan for use and distribution of the judgment funds described in subsections (a)(3) and (b)(3) of section 104. Such plan shall be approved upon the enactment of this Act and such funds shall be distributed by the Secretary to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to be used and distributed in accordance with section 109. (b) Approval or Comment of Secretary.— (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, each tribe shall develop a plan for the use and distribution of its respective share of the judgment funds. The tribe shall hold a hearing or general membership meeting on its proposed plan. The tribe shall submit to the Secretary its plan together with an accompanying resolution of its governing body accepting such plan, a transcript of its hearings or meetings in which the plan was discussed with its general membership, any documents circulated or made available to the membership on the proposed plan, and comments from its membership received on the proposed plan. (2) Not later than 90 days after a tribe makes its submission under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) if the plan complies with the provisions of section 3(b) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)), approve the plan; or 111 STAT. 2656 (B) if the plan does not comply with the provisions of section 3(h) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)), return the plan to the tribe with comments advising the tribe why the plan does not comply with such provisions. (c) Response by Tribe.— The tribe shall have 60 days after receipt of comments under subsection (b)(2), or other time as the tribe and the Secretary agree upon, in which to respond to such comments and make such response by submitting a revised plan to the Secretary. (d) Submission to Congress— (1) The Secretary shall, within 45 days after receiving the governing body’s comments under subsection (c), submit a plan to Congress in accordance with the provisions of section 3(b) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)). If the tribe does not submit a response pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary shall, not later than 45 days after the end of the response time for such a response, submit a plan to Congress in accordance with the provisions of section 3(b) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)). (2) If a tribe does not submit a plan to the Secretary within 8 years of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall approve a plan which complies with the provisions of section 3(b) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)). (e) Governing Law After Approval by Secretary.— Once approved by the Secretary under this title, the effective date of the plan and other requisite action, if any, is determined by the provisions of section 5 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1405). (f) Hearings Not Required.— Notwithstanding section 3 and section 4 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403 and 25 U.S.C. 1404), the Secretary shall not be required to hold hearings or submit transcripts of any hearings held previously concerning the Indian judgments which are related to the judgment funds. The Secretary’s submission of the plan pursuant to this title shall comply with section 4 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1404).