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§ 1125. Applications for enrollment

An application for addition of a name to the

roll pursuant to section 1124 of this title 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. 92–309, §4, June 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 200.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 89–659, Oct.

14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1122, 1123, 1129,

1130 of this title.

§ 1126. Equal distribution to individuals enrolled

On completion of the roll by the Secretary of

the Interior, the balance of the funds appropriated to satisfy the judgments in dockets

numbered 255 and 124–C, dockets numbered 256,

124–D, E, and F, and dockets numbered 131 and

253, and interest accumulated thereon, shall be

distributed equally to the individuals enrolled.

(Pub. L. 92–309, §5, June 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 200.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 89–659, Oct.

14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1122, 1123, 1129,

1130 of this title.

§ 1127. Use of appropriated funds; approval by

Secretary on receipt of recommendations

from tribal governing body

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 July 22, 1969 (83 Stat. 49), to pay a judgment

by the Indian Claims Commission in docket

numbered 251–A, together with the interest

thereon, after payment of attorney fees and expenses, may be advanced or expended for any

purpose that is authorized by the tribal governing body of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and

approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

(Pub. L. 92–309, §6, June 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 200.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of July 22, 1969, referred to in text, is act July 22,

1969, Pub. L. 91–665, 83 Stat. 49, which 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.

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 89–659, Oct.

14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1122, 1123, 1129,

1130 of this title.

§ 1128. Distribution of shares

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

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this

section, the Secretary of the Interior shall distribute a per capita share payable to a living enrollee directly to such enrollee, and shall distribute a per capita share payable to a deceased

enrollee directly to his heirs or legatees upon

proof of death and inheritance satisfactory to

the Secretary, whose findings upon such proof

shall be final and conclusive.

(b) Payments to minors or persons under legal

disability

Sums payable to enrollees or their heirs or

legatees who are less than eighteen years of age

or who are under a legal disability shall be paid

in accordance with such procedures, including

the establishment of trusts, as the Secretary of

the Interior determines appropriate to protect

the best interest of such persons.

(Pub. L. 92–309, §7, June 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 200.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 89–659, Oct.

14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1122, 1123, 1129,

1130 of this title.

§ 1129. Tax exemption

None of the funds distributed under the provisions of sections 1122 to 1130 of this title shall be

subject to Federal or State income taxes.

(Pub. L. 92–309, §8, June 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 200.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 89–659, Oct.

14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1122, 1123, 1130

of this title.

§ 1130. Rules and regulations

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to

prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the

provisions of sections 1122 to 1130 of this title,

including the establishment of deadlines.

(Pub. L. 92–309, §9, June 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 200.)

CODIFICATION

Section was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 89–659, Oct.

14, 1966, 80 Stat. 909, which comprises this subchapter.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1122, 1123, 1129

of this title.

SUBCHAPTER LV—DUWAMISH TRIBE OF

WASHINGTON: DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUND

§ 1131. Membership roll; preparation; eligibility

for enrollment; applications; place for filing;

finality of determination

The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a

roll of all persons who meet the following requirements for eligibility: (a) They were born on

or prior to and living on October 14, 1966, and (b)

they are descendants of members of the

Duwamish Tribe as it existed in 1855. Applications for enrollment must be filed with the area

director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Port-