Indian Trust Fund Litigation : Legislation to Resolve Accounting Claims in Cobell v. Norton.

Discusses development of a legislative solution to Cobell v. Norton, a class action lawsuit alleging Department of Interior mismanagement of accounts held in trust for individual Indians. Reviews provisions of S. 1439 and H.R. 4322, both the Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005, to address settlement of...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses development of a legislative solution to Cobell v. Norton, a class action lawsuit alleging Department of Interior mismanagement of accounts held in trust for individual Indians. Reviews provisions of S. 1439 and H.R. 4322, both the Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005, to address settlement of Cobell litigation, as well as resolve accounting claims made by individual Indian beneficiaries.
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