Sec. 546). Taxes; initial exemption; taxes following distribution; valuation for capital gains or losses. 564k. Loan transfers; collection by tribe. (a) Transfer of operation and maintenance. Sec. 608a. Title to lands, interests, improvements or rights; credit of proceeds of sale to tribal funds. 608b. Rights of lessee. 608c. Regulations. (c) Appropriation authorization. (d) Adjustment of reimbursable irrigation costs. (e) Applicable irrigation laws. 612. 564m. Water and fishing rights. 564n. Protection of minors, persons non compos mentis and other members needing assistance; guardians; other adequate means; trusts; annuities; assistance factors; contests. 5640. Advances or expenditures from tribal funds. (a) Publication; termination of Federal services; 564r. Termination of Federal powers over tribe. 564u. Valid leases, permits, liens, etc., unaffected. 564v. Rules and regulations; tribal referenda. 564w. Education and training program; purposes; subjects; transportation; substance; contracts; other education programs. 564w-1. Klamath Indian Forest and Klamath Marsh. (a) Designation of boundaries. (b) Sales; terms and conditions. (c) Appraisals; notice to Congressional commit- (d) Unsold forest units and marsh lands; title (f) Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge; (g) Homesites. 613. Advances or expenditures from tribal funds; emergency and educational loans; payments to individuals of tribes; per capita payments not subject to liens or claims; exception. PUEBLO AND CANONCITO NAVAJO INDIANS 621. Portions of tribal lands to be held in trust by the United States; remainder to become part of the public domain. 622. Exchange of tribal lands; title to lands. 623. Disbursement of deposits in the United Pueblos Agency. NAVAJO AND HOPI TRIBES: REHABILITATION 631. Basic program for conservation and development of rescurces; projects: appropriations. 632. Character and extent of administration; time limit; reports on use of funds. 633. Preference in employment; on-the-job training. 634. Loans to Tribes or individual members; loan fund. 635. Disposition of lands. (a) Lease of restricted lands; renewals. (b) Lease, sale, or other disposition of lands owned in fee simple by Navajo Tribe. (c) Transfer of unallotted lands to tribally owned or municipal corporations. 636. Adoption of constitution by Navajo Tribe; method; contents. 637. Use of Navajo tribal funds. 638. Participation by Tribal Councils; recommendations. 639. Additional Social Security contributions to States. 640. Joint Congressional Committee. (a) Establishment and composition; vacancies; chairman. (b) General functions; aid to standing committees; reports; consultations with Commissioner. (c) Hearings; witnesses and evidence; oaths; ap- (d) Employment of personnel. INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA 651. Definitions. 652. Claims against United States for appropriated lands; submission to Court of Claims; appeal; grounds for relief. 653. Statutes of limitations unavailable against claims; amount of decree; set-off. 654. Claims presented by petition; filing date; amendment; signature and verification; official letters, documents, etc. furnished. 655. Reimbursement of State of California for necessary costs and expenses. 656. Judgment amount deposited in Treasury to credit of Indians; interest rate; use of fund. 657. Revision of roll of Indians. 658. Distribution of $150 from fund to each enrolled Indian. UTE INDIANS OF UTAH 671. Use of funds of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation for expenditure and per capita payments; regulations applicable to loans; restriction on attorney fees. 672. Division of trust funds; ratification of resolution; crediting of shares; release of United States from liability in certain cases. Sec. 673. Report to Congress. 674. Use of funds of the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation for expenditure and per capita payments; taxation of lands and funds; regulations applicable to loans. 675. Restriction on payment of funds for agents' or attorneys' fees. 676. Use of funds of Southern Ute Tribe of Southern Ute Reservation for expenditure and per capita payments; regulations applicable to loans. UTE INDIANS OF UTAH: DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS BETWEEN MIXED-BLOOD AND FULL-BLOOD MEMBERS; TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPERVISION OVER PROPERTY OF MIXED-BLOOD MEMBERS 677. Purpose. 677a. Definitions. Sec. 677y. Execution by Secretary of patents, deeds, etc. 677z. Rules and regulations; tribal or group referenda. 677aa. Procedure by Secretary upon non-agreement between mixed-blood and full-blood groups. 681. 682. 683. 684. 685. 686. 687. 677b. Method of determining Ute Indian blood. 677c. Transfer of members from full-blood roll to mixedblood group; time; certification by Secretary. 677d. Restriction of tribe to full-blood members after publication of final rolls; non-interest of mixedblood members; new membership. 688. 689. 690. 677e. Organization of mixed-blood members; constitution and bylaws; representatives; actions in absence of organization. 6771. Employment of legal counsel for mixed-blood members; fees. 677g. Membership rolls of full-blood and mixed-blood members; preparation and initial publication; appeal from inclusion or omission from rolls; finality of determination; final publication; inheritable interest; future membership. 677h. Sale or other disposition of certain described lands; funds; relief of United States from liability; assigned lands. 6771. Division of assets; basis; prior alienation or encumbrance; partition by Secretary upon nonagreement; assistance; management of claims and rights; division of net proceeds; applicability of usual processes of the law to originally owned stock of corporate representative and to corporate distributions. 677). Advances or expenditures from tribal funds; restrictions on mixed-blood group until adoption of plan for terminating supervision. 677k. Adjustment of debts in making per capita payments to mixed-blood members; execution of mortgages on property. 6771. Distribution to individual members of mixed-blood group; preparation and approval of plan; assistance; provisions permitted in plan. 677m. Same; procedure by Secretary if distribution not completed within seven years from August 27, 1954. 677n. Disposal by mixed-blood members of their individual interests in tribal assets; requisites and conditions. 6770. Termination of restrictions on individually owned property of the mixed-blood group. (a) Transfer of control of trust property; removal of sales restrictions. (b) Partition or sale by Secretary prior to removal of restrictions. 677p. Tax exemption; exceptions and time limits; valuation for income tax on gains or losses. 677q. Applicability of decedents' estates laws to individual trust property of mixed-blood members. 677r. Indian claims unaffected. RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF MINNESOTA Per capita payment to tribal members; rules and regulations. Payment free of liens or claims. Payments not "other income and resources". Per capita payment to tribal members; installments; rules and regulations. Payment free of liens or claims. Payments not "other income and resources". Per capita payment to tribal members; rules and regulations. Payment free of liens or claims. Payments not "other income and resources." Distribution of judgment fund; tax exemption of per capita payments. (a) Transfer of unrestricted control. (b) Removal of restrictions on sales or encumbrances; fee simple title. (c) Multiple land ownership; partition; sale; election to purchase; unlocated owners. Property of deceased members; probate laws. Transfer of Federally owned property. Taxes; initial exemption; taxes following distribution; valuation for capital gains or losses. 700. Protection of minors, persons non compos mentis and other members needing assistance; guardians; other adequate means. 699. 701. 702. 703. Advances or expenditures from tribal funds. (a) Publication; termination of Federal services; (b) Citizenship status unaffected. (c) Education and training program; purposes; subjects; transportation; subsistence; contracts; other education programs. 704. Revocation of corporate charter; termination of Federal power over tribe. 705. Offset of individual indebtedness; credit. 744. 745. Membership roll; preparation and inital publication; appeal from inclusion or omission from roll; finality of determination; final publication. Personal property rights; restrictions. Tribal property. 797. 798. (a) Procedure for transfer; compensation of agents or attorneys. brances; fee simple title. (c) Multiple land ownership; partition; sale; election to purchase; unlocated owner. Property of deceased members; probate laws. Taxes; initial exemption; taxes following distribution; valuation for capital gains and losses. 799. Protection of minors, persons non compos mentis and other members needing assistance; guardians; other adequate means. Advances or expenditures from tribal funds. (a) Publication; termination of Federal services; (b) Property not transferred in accordance with recognized procedure. 800. (c) Selection of trustees; approval by Secretary; election to retain property. 801. 802. (d) Reservation of subsurface rights. 803. Removal of restrictions on sales or encumbrances: fee simple title. 823. 824. 825. contracts; 826 Revocation of charter; termination of Federal powers over tribe. Indian claims unaffected. Membership roll; preparation and initial publication; eligibility for enrollment; appeal from inclusion or omission from roll; finality of determination; final publication. OTTAWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA: TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPERVISION 843. CREEK NATION OF INDIANS 844. 845. 846. 847. 848. Advances or expenditures from tribal funds. (c) Education and training program; purposes; subjects; transportation; subsistence; contracts; other education programs. Revocation of charter; termination of Federal powers over tribe. Indian claims unaffected. Rules and regulations; tribal referendums. (a) Preparation and initial publication; eligibility for enrollment; appeal from inclusion or omission from roll; finality of determination; final publication. (b) Taxes; initial exemption; taxes following distribution; valuation for capital gains or losses. OTOE AND MISSOURIA INDIANS Sec. 871. Membership roll; preparation; eligibility for enrollment; finality of determination. 872. Per capita distribution to tribal members. 873. Per capita payments to enrollees, next of kin or legatees; minors and persons under legal disability; payments not subject to debts, exception; tax exemption. 874. Costs. 875. Rules and regulations. MENOMINEE TRIBE OF WISCONSIN: TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPERVISION 891. Purpose. 892. Definitions. 893. Membership roll; closure; applications for enrollment; approval or disapproval of application; appeal; finality of determination; final publication; certificates of beneficial interest. 894. Per capita payments to tribal members. 895. Management specialists; studies and reports; availability of funds; reimbursement of expenditures. 896. Plan for control of tribal property and service functions; termination of Federal supervision and services; approval of plan; publication in Federal Register. 897. Transfer of property. 898. Taxes; initial exemption; taxes following distribu tion; valuation for income tax on gains or losses. 899. Publication of proclamation of transfer of property; termination of Federal services; application of Federal and State laws; citizenship status unaffected. 900. Protection of minors, persons non compos mentis and other members needing assistance; guardians; other adequate means. 934. (a) Assets held in trust by State. (b) Designation of land for church, park, playground, or cemetery. (c) Appraisal of assets; improvements. Land surveys and execution of conveyances by Sec- 935. Revocation of tribal constitution; termination of Federal services; application of Federal and State laws; citizenship status unaffected. 936. Rights, privileges, and obligations under South Carolina laws unaffected. 937. Taxes; initial exemption; taxes following distribution; valuation for capital gains or losses. 938. Education and training program; purposes; subjects; transportation; subsistence; contracts; other education programs. (a) Determination of value of unallotted and allotted lands; exclusion of deceased allottees' allotments. (b) Lands not subject to allotment; distribution of revenues from mineral springs parcel. (c) Equalization for living members by allotment without regard to acreage limitations; creation of right by selection and approval; allotments made subject to laws and regulations. (d) Portions in airport subject to allotment unless sold; procedure for sale; payment of sale proceeds in lieu of allotment. Guardians for minor allottees and adult allottees needing assistance. 954. 955. Tax exemption. 956. 957. Claims against allotments. (a) Assignment, sale, hypothecation, attachment or levy void unless approved. (b) Liens and lis pendens; legal services. Allotments deemed full equalization. 958. Organization and transfer of title to legal entity. OMAHA TRIBE: DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUND 961. Membership roll; preparation; eligibility for enrollment; applications for enrollment; protests; finality of determination. 962. Membership roll; enrollment of children born after September 14, 1961. 963. Per capita distributions to tribal members; attorneys' fees and expenses; advances or expenditures from tribal funds; tax exemption. 964. Payments to enrollees, next of kin or legatees; protection of minors and persons under legal disability. 965. Payments not subject to liens, debts, or claims; exception. 966. 967. Costs. Rules and regulations. PONCA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA: TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPERVISION 971. Membership roll; preparation; eligibility for enrollment; protests against inclusion or omission from roll; finality of determination; publication of roll; publication of notice of agreement to division of assets; finality of roll. 972. 973. 974. Personal property rights; restrictions. (a) Tribal assets; time limitation. (b) Designation of property for church, park, playground, or cemetery. (c) Homesites; market value; improvements. (d) Sale of assets not selected; bidding. (e) Proceeds and tribal funds for payment of tribal debts; distributive share; set off; member purchases of tribal property. Sale of trust lands. (a) Requisite owners' request; time limitation; bidding; member purchases; reservation of mineral rights; representation of minors, incompetents and missing owners. (b) Removal of restrictions; title to lands. 975. Land surveys and execution of conveyances by Secretary; title of grantee. § 441. Indian employees of Government; entitlement to Indian benefits. Nothing contained in sections 68 and 87 of this title shall be construed as preventing Indian employees of the United States Government, of whatever degree of Indian blood, during their term of employment or otherwise, from obtaining or receiving any benefit or benefits made available to the Indians generally or to the members of any particular tribe, under any Act of Congress, nor to prevent such employees having Indian blood from being members of or receiving benefits by reason of their membership in Indian tribes, corporations, or cooperative associations organized by the Indians, when authorized by the Secretary of the Interior under appropriate regulations to be promulgated by him. (June 19, 1939, ch. 210, 53 Stat. 840.) REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 87 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, and is now covered by section 437 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. CODIFICATION Section is comprised of final proviso of act June 19, 1939. Remaining provisions of that act are duplicated as sections 68a and 87a of this title. § 442. Livestock loans; cash settlements. All acceptances of cash settlements by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for livestock lent by the United States to any individual Indian, or to any tribe, association, corporation, or other group of Indians, and all sales and relending of livestock repaid in kind to the United States on account of such loans are authorized and ratified: Provided, That hereafter the value of such livestock for the purposes of any such cash settlement shall be based on prevailing market prices in the area and shall be ascertained by a committee composed of three members, one of whom shall be selected by the superintendent of the particular agency, one of whom shall be selected by the chairman of the tribal council, and one of whom shall be selected by the other two members. (May 24, 1950, ch. 197, § 1, 64 Stat. 190.) § 443. Same; disposition of cash settlements. Any moneys received on and after May 24, 1950, in settlement of such debts or from the sale of livestock so repaid to the United States shall be deposited in the revolving fund established pursuant to sections 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466-470, 471-473, 474, 475, 476-478, 479 and 501-509 of this title, as amended and supplemented. (May 24, 1950, ch. 197, § 2, 64 Stat. 190.) § 443a. Conveyance to Indian tribes of federally owned buildings, improvements, or facilities; disposition of property by Indians; forfeiture; definition. The Secretary of the Interior at the request of any Indian tribe, band, or group is authorized to convey to such Indian tribe, band, or group, by such means as he may deem appropriate, title to any federally owned buildings, improvements, or facilities (including any personal property used in connection with such buildings, improvements, or facilities) that are situated on lands of such tribe, band, or group or on lands reserved for the administration of its affairs, and that are no longer required by the Secretary for the administration of Indian affairs. Any tribe, band, or group to which property is conveyed pursuant to this section may dispose of such property whenever its governing body determines that the property is no longer needed for its use. If, at any time while property conveyed pursuant to this section remains in the ownership of any Indian tribe, band, or group, the Secretary of the Interior determines that such property is not being adequately maintained or properly utilized by such tribe, band, or group or that the property creates a health or safety hazard or other undesirable condition, he may declare a forfeiture of the conveyance and the title to such property shall thereupon revert to the |