Sec. 4. LOAN REIMBURSEMENTS TO MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE

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## SEC. 4 LOAN REIMBURSEMENTS TO MINNESOTA CHIPPEWA TRIBE ###

(a)In General The Secretary is authorized to reimburse the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe the amount of funds, plus interest earned to the date of reimbursement, that the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe contributed for payment of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses associated with the litigation of Docket No. 19 and 188 before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the distribution of judgment funds. ###

(b)Claims The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe’s claim for reimbursement of funds expended shall be— ####

(1)presented to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act; ####

(2)certified by the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe as being unreimbursed to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe from other funding sources; ####

(3)paid with interest calculated at the rate of 6.0 percent per annum, simple interest, from the date the funds were expended to the date the funds are reimbursed to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; and ####

(4)paid from the judgment funds prior to the division of the funds under section 5.