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Did you get an email with 4 pdf documents attached? The email had the "reconsideration form" on it.  That is the one that if you contested the amount, you fill out the form and send in the $1,000. It was explained to me that this was for the review committee to go back over all your documentation and listen or read your reasons. The 4 documents were: 1) a calculation form,  2) a trust review - claim notice, 3)  a release form titled Exhibit B (this one had to be notarized so I went to my banker) and, 4)  a Signature Attestation Form. We may have had different attorneys, but I would think the forms and procedures would be the same. In fact, I had an email this past Monday from the settlement folks with an online questionnaire to fill out, but I could not get it to open, so I called. This nice lady explained that it dealt with "liens" . She explained that that meant, did I have any liens against anyone involved with this, which I did not. She would then forward my claim and I got an email on Tuesday that I should receive the first check in 2 weeks. I've never been involved with anything like this, so I don't understand the disbursement. I am to receive a 1.5% check (of the total) right away, then other checks to follow. It appears to be coming to a conclusion, but until I have the check(s) in hand, I'm not making any plans. When I saw the about $500,00 amount, I think I was in sort of a shock, as to what we would do with this. I've since calmed down, talked to out financial manager, and am just waiting. Other than this, I don't know what I can do to help. I'd be glad to send you these forms with my personal information removed. Here again, we may have different attorneys, if that matters.

Did anyone thats not represented by a lawyer make heads or tails of the 3 releases, Exhibits B, C and D and which ones are the best options iyo?

I probably should have hired an attorney after I found that they went from $492K+ to just $77K, then said we're taking 40% of that!  I read in your post that they took their 40% off of the top, not staggered, i.e., awaiting each claim and THEN taking 40%. I thought that was pretty cheap, and w/o any sense; of course they'd take 40% from a larger number.   It's not logical that they would divide it up equally (as you state $37,000 each) because they'd already awarded a victim $2.7M and they said I was eligible for $492K+ but then cut it down to $77K (how they'd know to do that, I've no clue and that's when I should have called an attorney), then said we're going to take 40% of that for our fee, and that leaves you with about $44K, and we can give you 1/10 of that as an initial payment, and the rest at some later date which is unknown.   It is true that the dollar amount doesn't take away the feelings, emotions, I mean, i blocked it all out, and then had to re-tell the stories, provide pictures of the Scoutmaster, show pictures of the many places within 45-90 mins of our Scout troop headquarters that he'd take us, and where i was abused. that includes a jamboree in europe.  This "reconsideration" and paying $1000 within 60 days of the day that I was given the claim amount, was NEVER brought to my attention. They did NOT tell me if you feel like this is unfair, you have an option of asking for a "reconsideration" and here's how to go about that. I would have done that, esp., given how yours turned out.  This infuriates me.  

It's more than just POTUS signature. My council has had difficulty getting anything back from national in less than 8 weeks since the turn of the year. 

That is actually the best response and I apologize for bringing it in.  Separating frustration from places it should be left from.