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PUBLIC LAW 105-387 —NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3473 (1) economic development that is beneficial to the covered Indigm tribe; (2) the development of resources of the covered Indian tribe; (3) the development of programs that are beneficial to members of the covered Indian tribe, including educational and social welfare programs; (4) the payment of any existing obligation or debt (existing as of the date of the distribution of the funds) arising out of any activity referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); (5)(A) the payment of attorneys' fees or expenses of any covered Indian tribe referred to in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 4(a)(2) for litigation or other representation for matters arising out of the enactment of Public Law 92-555 (25 U.S.C. 1300d et seq.); except that (B) the amount of attorneys' fees paid by a covered Indian tribe under this paragraph with funds distributed under section 4 shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount distributed to that Indian tribe under that section; (6) the payment of attorneys' fees or expenses of the covered Indian tribe referred to in section 4(a)(2)(B) for litigation and other representation for matters arising out of the enactment of Public Law 92-555 (25 U.S.C. 1300d et seq.), in accordance, as applicable, with the contracts numbered AOOC14203382 and AOOC14202991, that the Secretary approved on February 10, 1978 and August 16, 1988, respectively; or (7) the payment of attorneys' fees or expenses of any covered Indian tribe referred to in section 4(a)(2) for litigation or other representation with respect to matters arising out of this Act. (c) MANAGEMENT.— Subject to subsections (a), (b), and (d), any funds distributed to a covered Indian tribe pursuant to sections 4 and 7 may be managed and invested by that Indian tribe pursuant to the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). (d) WITHDRAWAL OF FUNDS BY COVERED TRIBES. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), each covered Indian tribe may, at the discretion of that Indian tribe, withdraw all or any portion of the funds distributed to the Indian tribe under sections 4 and 7 in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). (2) EXEMPTION. —For purposes of paragraph (1), the requirements under subsections (a) and (b) of section 202 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 4022 (a) and (b)) and section 203 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 4023) shall not apply to a covered Indian tribe or the Secretary. (3) RULE OP CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in paragraph (2) may be construed to limit the applicability of section 202(c) of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 4022(c)). SEC. 6. EFFECT OF PAYMENTS TO COVERED INDIAN TRIBES ON BENE- 25 USC FITS. 1300d-25. A payment made to a covered Indian tribe or an individual under this Act shall not—