The Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act of 2004[1] established the legal framework for the distribution of the "Western Shoshone Judgement Funds" stemming from docket 326-K before the Indian Claims Commission.
The progress of the distribution of these funds can be found at US Department of Interior: Indian Affairs website.
According to the testimony[2] of Neal A. McCaleb, then Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of Interior, the judgement funds stem from a 1951 claim by the Te-Mock Bands of Western Shoshone that was concluded in 1979 in Docket 326-K before the Indian Claims Commission.
[3] The Western Shoshone Educational Trust is charged with distributing the interest from the trust to Western Shoshone members in the form of grants and other educational assistance.
The administrative committee comprises seven members; one each from the Te-Moak, Duckwater, Yomba, Ely tribes, one from the Fallon Band of Western Shoshone, one from the Committee of the Duck Valley Reservation, and one representing the general public.