### Question
How is the term Settlement Agreement defined?


### Answer
The term **Settlement Agreement** is defined in *25 U.S.C. § 1778a* as the following:

> the Agreement of Compromise and Settlement Concerning Claims to the Lands of the United States Within and on the Perimeter of the Salton Sea Drainage Reservoir Held in Trust for the Torres-Martinez Indians executed on June 18, 1996, as modified by the first, second, third, and fourth modifications thereto

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 1778a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 19-INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS > SUBCHAPTER XII-TORRES-MARTINEZ DESERT CAHUILLA INDIANS CLAIMS SETTLEMENT**

