2019 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 42 - American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform
Subchapter III - Special Trustee for American Indians
Sec. 4044 - Reconciliation report

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 4044 (2019)
Section Name §4044. Reconciliation report
Section Text

The Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, by May 31, 1996, a report identifying for each tribal trust fund account for which the Secretary is responsible a balance reconciled as of September 30, 1995. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Special Trustee. The report shall include—

(1) a description of the Secretary's methodology in reconciling trust fund accounts;

(2) attestations by each account holder that—

(A) the Secretary has provided the account holder with as full and complete accounting as possible of the account holder's funds to the earliest possible date, and that the account holder accepts the balance as reconciled by the Secretary; or

(B) the account holder disputes the balance of the account holder's account as reconciled by the Secretary and statement explaining why the account holder disputes the Secretary's reconciled balance; and


(3) a statement by the Secretary with regard to each account balance disputed by the account holder outlining efforts the Secretary will undertake to resolve the dispute.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 103–412, title III, §304, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4248.)

Editorial Notes SETTLEMENT OF TRIBAL CLAIMS

Pub. L. 107–153, §1, Mar. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 79, as amended by Pub. L. 109–158, §1, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2954, provided that:

"(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, 2000.

"(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."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 25 - INDIANS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 25 - INDIANS
CHAPTER 42 - AMERICAN INDIAN TRUST FUND MANAGEMENT REFORM
SUBCHAPTER III - SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS
Sec. 4044 - Reconciliation report
Contains section 4044
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 108 Stat. 4248
116 Stat. 79
119 Stat. 2954
Public Law References Public Law 103-412, Public Law 107-153, Public Law 109-158
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