25 U.S.C. § 1703 : Indians — Indian Land Claims Settlements — Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement — General Provisions — Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Fund; Establishment Date: 17 Mar 2016 TEXT PDF There is hereby established in the United States Treasury a fund to be known as the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Fund into which $3,500,000 shall be deposited following the appropriation authorized by section 1710 of this title. (Pub. L. 95–395, § 4, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 814.)