A/HRC/21/47/Add.1 USDA also provided over $50 million through Natural Resources Conservation Service programmes to improve and benefit trust lands across the country. 26. Internet Access: Both the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce have dedicated programmes to bring high-speed, affordable broadband into tribal communities and have awarded loans and grants worth over $1.5 billion for projects to benefit tribal areas. 27. Keepseagle v. Vilsack settlement of 2010: The Government reached a $760 million settlement with Native American farmers and ranchers who sued the Department of Agriculture for discrimination in loan programmes. In addition to monetary damages and debt relief awarded to Native American farmers, the settlement contained programmatic reforms including the establishment of a Council on Native American Farming and Ranching that responds directly to the Secretary of Agriculture, technical assistance to help access farm loan programmes, a moratorium on further collection of delinquent loans during the pendency of the settlement process and an additional round of loan servicing after completion of the claims process. Department of Interior 28. Department of the Interior Action Plan and Tribal Consultation Policy: Developed by a joint federal-tribal team. Provides for a Department-wide tribal governance officer, early tribal involvement in the design of actions implicating tribal interests. 29. Department of the Interior Indian Loan Guaranty Insurance and Interest Subsidy Program: Established by the Indian Finance Act of 1974 to stimulate American Indian and Alaska Native economic enterprises and employment. In fiscal year 2011, the programme made over 46 loan guarantees, totalling more than $78 million. 30. Department of the Interior Indian Water Rights Office leads, coordinates, and manages the Department’s Indian water rights settlement program. 31. National Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform: The Secretary of the Interior appointed five prominent American Indians to service on the Commission. The Commission will undertake an evaluation of Interior’s trust management of Native American trust funds. 32. Department of the Interior Pilot program to reduce crime on Indian reservations: Engages reservation communities experiencing high crime rates to reduce violent crime, juvenile delinquency, and criminal behaviour. 33. Proposed Lease Reforms: Aims to simplify the leasing process on tribal lands and enhance tribally driven renewable solar and wind energy projects. 34. Management of Indian trust lands: Over 11 million acres belong to individual Indians and nearly 44 million acres are held in trust for Indian tribes. On these lands, the Department manages over 109,000 leases. Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 35. The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians manages approximately $3.7 billion in trust funds from leases, use permits, land sales and income from financial assets. The Office has a Trust Beneficiary Call Center to implement the Cobell v. Salazar decision, which provides the Department with the ability to resolve trust claims. The call centre uses a toll-free phone number to provide comprehensive account information to beneficiaries.The Office also has a Trust Asset and Accounting Management System, an integrated database containing land title documents, including supporting revenue distribution, invoicing, acquisitions and all legal details relating to land transactions. 27