PREPARATION OF JUDGMENT DISTRIBUTION ROLL OF DESCENDANTS.

SEC. 106. PREPARATION OF JUDGMENT DISTRIBUTION ROLL OF DESCENDANTS. (a) Preparation.— (1) In general.— The Secretary shall prepare, in accordance with parts 61 and 62 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, a judgment distribution roll of all citizens of the United States who— (A) were born on or before the date of enactment of this Act; (B) were living on the date of the enactment of this Act; (C) are of at least one-quarter Michigan Ottawa or Chippewa Indian blood, or a combination thereof; (D) are not members of the tribal organizations listed in section 104; (E) are lineal descendants of the Michigan Ottawa or Chippewa bands or tribes that were parties to either 111 STAT. 2657the 1820 treaty (7 Stat. 207), the 1836 treaty (7 Stat. 491), or the 1855 treaty (11 Stat. 621); (F) are lineal descendants of at least one of the groups described in subsection (d); and (G) are not described in subsection (e). (2) Time limitations.— The judgment distribution roll of descendants prepared pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) shall not be approved before 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act or a final determination has been made regarding each petition filed pursuant to section 110, whichever is earlier; and (B) shall be approved not later than 9 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Applications.— Applications for inclusion on the judgment distribution roll of descendants must be filed with the superintendent, Michigan agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Appeals.— Appeals arising under this section shall be handled in accordance with parts 61 and 62 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations. (d) Groups.— The groups referred to in subsection (a)(1)(F) are Chippewa or Ottawa tribe or bands of— (1) Grand River, Traverse, Grand Traverse, Little Traverse, Maskigo, or L’Arbre Croche, Cheboigan, Sault Ste. Marie, Michilmackinac; and (2) any subdivisions of any groups referred to in paragraph (1). (e) Ineligible Individuals.— An individual is not eligible under this section, if that individual— (1) received benefits pursuant to the Secretarial Plan effective July 17, 1983, for the use and distribution of Potawatomi judgment funds; (2) received benefits pursuant to the Secretarial Plan effective November 12, 1977, for the use and distribution of Saginaw Chippewa judgment funds; (3) is a member of the Keweenaw Bay Chippewa Indian Community of Michigan on the date of the enactment of this Act; (4) is a member of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians on the date of the enactment of this Act; or (5) is a member of a tribe whose membership is predominantly Potawatomi. (f) Use of Horace B. Durant Roll.— In preparing the judgment distribution roll of descendants under this section, the Secretary shall refer to the Horace B. Durant Roll, approved February 18, 1910, of the Ottawa and Chippewa Tribe of Michigan, as qualified and corrected by other rolls and records acceptable to the Secretary, including the Durant Field Notes of 1908-1909 and the Annuity Payroll of the Ottawa and Chippewa Tribe of Michigan approved May 17, 1910. The Secretary may employ the services of the descendant group enrollment review committees. (g) Payment of Funds.— Subject to section 110, not later than 90 days after the approval by the Secretary of the judgment distribution roll of descendants prepared pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall distribute per capita the funds described in 111 STAT. 2658subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) of section 104 to the individuals listed on that judgment distribution roll of descendants. Payment under this section— (1) to which a living, competent adult is entitled under this title shall be paid directly to that adult; (2) to which a deceased individual is entitled under this title shall be paid to that individual’s heirs and legatees upon determination of such heirs and legatees in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary; and (3) to which a legally incompetent individual or an individual under 18 years of age is entitled under this title shall be paid in accordance with such procedures (including the establishment of trusts) as the Secretary determines to be necessary to protect and preserve the interests of that individual.