Legislation for Distribution of Shoshone Indian Judgment Funds, 1971-09-23

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 21

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_21_0016

Staff Only

H.R. 10846 authorizes the division of a $15,700,000 judgment between three groups of Shoshone Indians, with specific allocations to each group and provisions for distribution. The bill also exempts per capita distributions from Federal and State income taxes and excludes them from consideration as income under the Social Security Act. An amendment was made to delete a provision regarding income for Social Security purposes to align with previous bills and recommendations from the Department of the Interior.