118 STAT. 809 PUBLIC LAW 108–270—JULY 7, 2004 (ii) that member shall serve until such time as the organization (or, in the case of a member described in paragraph (2)(G), the Secretary) designates a perma nent replacement. (4) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— (A) distribute interest funds from the Trust Fund under subsection (b)(2)(B)(i); (B) for each fiscal year, compile a list of names of all individuals approved to receive those funds; (C) ensure that those funds are used in a manner consistent with this Act; (D) develop written rules and procedures, subject to the approval of the Secretary, that cover such matters as— (i) operating procedures; (ii) rules of conduct; (iii) eligibility criteria for receipt of funds under subsection (b)(2)(B)(i); (iv) application selection procedures; (v) procedures for appeals to decisions of the Com mittee; (vi) fund disbursement procedures; and (vii) fund recoupment procedures; (E) carry out financial management in accordance with paragraph (6); and (F) in accordance with subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), use a portion of the interest funds from the Trust Fund to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of the Committee (including per diem rates for attendance at meetings that are equal to those paid to Federal employees in the same geographic location), except that not more than $100,000 of those funds may be used to develop written rules and procedures described in subparagraph (D). (5) JURISDICTION OF TRIBAL COURTS.—At the discretion of the Committee and with the approval of the appropriate tribal government, a tribal court, or a court of Indian offenses oper ated under section 11 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), shall have jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a decision of the Committee. (6) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.— (A) FINANCIAL STATEMENT.—The Committee shall employ an independent certified public accountant to pre pare a financial statement for each fiscal year that discloses— (i) the operating expenses of the Committee for the fiscal year; and (ii) the total amount of funds disbursed under sub section (b)(2)(B)(i) for the fiscal year. (B) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.—For each fiscal year, the Committee shall provide to the Secretary, to each organization represented on the Committee, and, on the request of a Western Shoshone member, to the Western Shoshone member, a copy of— (i) the financial statement prepared under subparagraph (A); and (ii) the list of names compiled under paragraph (4)(B).
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