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fairs, Sacramento, California, on forms prescribed for that purpose.

(Pub. L. 90–507, §1, Sept. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 860.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1928,

ch. 624, 45 Stat. 602, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 660, 661, 662, 663

of this title.

§ 660. Equal share distribution of 1964 appropriation

(a) Persons covered; amounts

The Secretary shall distribute to each person

whose name appears on the roll prepared pursuant to section 659 of this title, except those

whose ancestry is derived from one or more of

the groups named in subsection (b) of this section, an equal share of the moneys which were

appropriated by the Act of October 7, 1964 (78

Stat. 1033), in satisfaction of the judgment of

the Indian Claims Commission in consolidated

dockets numbered 31, 37, 80, 80–D, and 347, plus

the interest earned thereon, minus attorneys

fees, litigation expenses (including the reimbursement of funds expended under authority of

the Acts of July 1, 1946 (60 Stat. 348), August 4,

1955 (69 Stat. 460), and July 14, 1960 (74 Stat.

512)), a proper share of the costs of roll preparation, and such amounts as may be required to effect the distribution.

(b) Persons excepted

Persons whose ancestry is derived solely from

one or more of the following groups and persons

of mixed ancestry who elected to share, other

than as heirs or legatees of enrollees, in any

award granted to any of the following groups

shall not share in the funds distributed pursuant

to subsection (a) of this section: Northern Paiute, Southern Paiute, Mohave, Quechan (Yuma),

Chemehuevi, Shoshone, Washoe, Klamath,

Modoc, and Yahooskin Band of Snakes.

(Pub. L. 90–507, §2, Sept. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 860.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of October 7, 1964, referred to in subsec. (a), is act

Oct. 7, 1964, Pub. L. 88–635, 78 Stat. 1033, known as the

Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1965. That portion of

the act which appropriated the funds referred to was

not classified to the Code.

The Indian Claims Commission, referred to in subsec.

(a), terminated Sept. 30, 1978. See Codification note set

out under former section 70 et seq. of this title.

Acts of July 1, 1946, August 4, 1955, and July 14, 1960,

referred to in subsec. (a), are, respectively, act July 1,

1946, ch. 529, 60 Stat. 348, known as the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1947, act Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 541,

69 Stat. 450, known as the Supplemental Appropriation

Act, 1956, and act July 14, 1960, Pub. L. 86–651, 74 Stat.

509, known as the Supplemental Appropriation Act,

1961. Those portions of the acts which appropriated the

funds referred to were not classified to the Code.

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1928,

ch. 624, 45 Stat. 602, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 659, 662, 663 of

this title.

§ 661. Equal share distribution of undistributed

balance of 1945 appropriation

(a) Persons covered; amounts

The Secretary shall distribute to each person

whose name appears on the roll prepared pursuant to section 659 of this title regardless of

group affiliation an equal share of the undistributed balance of the moneys appropriated in satisfaction of the judgment of the Court of Claims

in the case of The Indians of California against

United States (102 Court of Claims 837; 59 Stat.

94), plus the interest earned thereon, including

the reimbursed moneys and unexpended balances of the funds established by the Acts of

July 1, 1946 (60 Stat. 348), August 4, 1955 (69 Stat.

460), and July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 512), minus a

proper share of the costs of roll preparation and

such amounts as may be necessary to effect the

distribution.

(b) Credit to judgment account

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized

and directed to credit to the judgment account

referred to in subsection (a) of this section, for

distribution as a part of such account, the sum

of $83,275, plus interest at 4 per centum per

annum from December 4, 1944, which sum represents the value of sixty-six thousand six hundred and twenty acres of land erroneously used

as an offset against said judgment.

(Pub. L. 90–507, §3, Sept. 21, 1968, 82 Stat. 860;

Pub. L. 91–64, Aug. 25, 1969, 83 Stat. 105.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The moneys appropriated in satisfaction of the judgment of the Court of Claims in the case of The Indians

of California against United States (102 Court of Claims

837; 59 Stat. 94), referred to in subsec. (a), are the moneys appropriated by act Apr. 25, 1945, ch. 95, 59 Stat. 77,

known as the First Deficiency Appropriations Act, 1945.

That portion of the act which appropriated the moneys

referred to was not classified to the Code.

The Court of Claims, referred to in text, and the

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals were merged effective Oct. 1, 1982, into a new United States Court of

Appeals for the Federal Circuit by Pub. L. 97–164, Apr.

2, 1982, 96 Stat. 25, which also created a United States

Claims Court [now United States Court of Federal

Claims] that inherited the trial jurisdiction of the

Court of Claims. See sections 48, 171 et seq., 791 et seq.,

and 1491 et seq. of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Acts of July 1, 1946, August 4, 1955, and July 14, 1960,

referred to in subsec. (a), are, respectively, act July 1,

1946, ch. 529, 60 Stat. 348, known as the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1947, act Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 541,

69 Stat. 450, known as the Supplemental Appropriation

Act, 1956, and act July 14, 1960, Pub. L. 86–651, 74 Stat.

509, known as the Supplemental Appropriation Act,

1961. Those portions of the acts which appropriated the

funds referred to were not classified to the Code.

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of act May 18, 1928,

ch. 624, 45 Stat. 602, which comprises this subchapter.

AMENDMENTS

1969—Pub. L. 91–64 designated existing provisions as

subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 662, 663 of this

title.