PUBLIC LAW 107-153—MAR. 19, 2002 116 STAT. 79 Public Law 107-153 107th Congress An Act Mar. 19, 2002 To encourage the negotiated settlement of tribal claims. [S. 1857] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF TRIBAL CLAIMS. 25 USC 4044 (a) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of determining the date on which an Indian tribe received a reconciliation report for purposes of applying a statute of limitations, any such report provided to or received by an Indian tribe in response to section 304 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4044) shall be deemed to have been received by the Indian tribe on December 31, 1999. (b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. —Subsection (a) is solely intended to provide recipients of reconciliation reports with the opportunity to postpone the filing of claims, or to facilitate the voluntary dismissal of claims, to encourage settlement negotiations with the United States. Approved March 19, 2002. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1857: SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-138 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002): Feb. 26, considered and passed Senate. Mar. 6, considered and passed House.
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