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sion docket numbered 124–A to the Miami Indians of Indiana and appropriated by the Act of

September 30, 1961 (75 Stat. 747), the Secretary

shall prepare a roll of all persons of Miami Indian ancestry who meet the following requirements for eligibility:

(a) They were born on or prior to, and living

on, October 14, 1966; and

(b) Their name or the name of an ancestor

from whom they claim eligibility appears on the

roll of Miami Indians of Indiana of June 12, 1895,

or the roll of ‘‘Miami Indians of Indiana, now

living in Kansas, Quapaw Agency, I.T., and

Oklahoma Territory,’’ prepared and completed

pursuant to the Act of March 2, 1895 (28 Stat.

903), or the roll of the Eel River Miami Tribe of

Indians of May 27, 1889, prepared and completed

pursuant to the Act of June 29, 1888 (25 Stat.

223). No person whose name appears on the current tribal roll of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma

shall be eligible to be enrolled under this section.

(Pub. L. 89–659, §3, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Indian Claims Commission, referred to in text,

terminated Sept. 30, 1978. See Codification note set out

under former section 70 et seq. of this title.

Act of September 30, 1961, referred to in subsec. (a), is

act Sept. 30, 1961, Pub. L. 87–322, 75 Stat. 747. That portion of the act which appropriated the funds referred to

was not classified to the Code.

Act of March 2, 1895, referred to in subsec. (b), is act

Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 188, 28 Stat. 903. Provisions of the act

relating to the roll of the Miami Indians of Indiana

were not classified to the Code.

Act of June 29, 1888, referred to in subsec. (b), is act

June 29, 1888, ch. 503, 25 Stat. 223. Provisions of the act

relating to the roll of the Eel River Miami Tribe of Indians of May 27, 1889, were not classified to the Code.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1114, 1116 of this

title.

§ 1114. Miami Indians of Oklahoma; membership

roll; preparation; eligibility for enrollment

For the purpose of determining entitlement to

the judgment awarded in Indian Claims Commission dockets numbered 67 and 124 and appropriated by the Act of May 17, 1963 (77 Stat. 43),

the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a roll

of all persons of Miami Indian ancestry who

meet the following requirements for eligibility:

(a) They were born on or prior to, and living

on, October 14, 1966; and

(b) Their name or the name of an ancestor

from whom they claim eligibility appears on

any of the rolls cited in section 1113(b) of this

title, or on the roll of the Western Miami Tribe

of Indians of June 12, 1891, prepared and completed pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1891 (26

Stat. 1000).

(Pub. L. 89–659, §4, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Indian Claims Commission, referred to in text,

terminated Sept. 30, 1978. See Codification note set out

under former section 70 et seq. of this title.

Act of May 17, 1963, referred to in text, is act May 17,

1963, Pub. L. 88–25, 77 Stat. 43. That portion of the act

which appropriated the funds referred to was not classified to the Code.

Act of March 3, 1891, referred to in text, is act Mar.

3, 1891, ch. 543, 26 Stat. 1000. Provisions of the act relating to the roll of the Western Miami Tribe of June 12,

1891, were not classified to the Code.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1117, 1124 of this

title.

§ 1115. Applications; place for filing; finality of

determination

Applications for enrollment must be filed with

the area director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Muskogee, Oklahoma, on forms prescribed for

that purpose. The determination of the Secretary regarding the eligibility of an applicant

shall be final.

(Pub. L. 89–659, §5, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909.)

§ 1116. Distribution of funds of Miami Indians of

Indiana; persons entitled

The funds on deposit in the Treasury of the

United States to the credit of the Miami Indians

of Indiana that were appropriated by the Act of

September 30, 1961 (75 Stat. 747), to pay a judgment in Indian Claims Commission docket numbered 124–A, and the interest thereon, after payment of attorney fees and expenses, shall be distributed to the individuals whose names appear

on the roll prepared pursuant to section 1113 of

this title, and in accordance with the instructions contained in sections 1118 and 1119 of this

title.

(Pub. L. 89–659, §6, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of September 30, 1961, referred to in text, is act

Sept. 30, 1961, Pub. L. 87–322, 75 Stat. 747. That portion

of the act which appropriated the funds referred to was

not classified to the Code.

The Indian Claims Commission, referred to in text,

terminated Sept. 30, 1978. See Codification note set out

under former section 70 et seq. of this title.

§ 1117. Distribution of funds of Miami Indians of

Oklahoma; persons entitled

The funds on deposit in the Treasury of the

United States to the credit of the ‘‘Miami Tribe

of Oklahoma’’ that were appropriated by the Act

of May 17, 1963 (77 Stat. 43), to pay a judgment

in Indian Claims Commission dockets numbered

67 and 124, and the interest thereon, after payment of attorney fees and expenses, shall be distributed to the persons whose names appear on

the roll prepared pursuant to section 1114 of this

title, and in accordance with the instructions

contained in sections 1118 and 1119 of this title.

(Pub. L. 89–659, §7, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 910.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of May 17, 1963, referred to in text, is act May 17,

1963, Pub. L. 88–25, 77 Stat. 43. That portion of the act

which appropriated the funds referred to was not classified to the Code.

The Indian Claims Commission, referred to in text,

terminated Sept. 30, 1978. See Codification note set out

under former section 70 et seq. of this title.

§ 1118. Distribution of shares

(a) Payments to enrollees, next of kin, or legatees

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this

section, the Secretary shall distribute a per cap-