Page 325 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 941

(Pub. L. 86–97, §1, July 17, 1959, 73 Stat. 221.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 912 of this title.

§ 912. Per capita payments to enrollees, heirs or

legatees; tax exemption

The Secretary shall distribute on a pro rata

basis to the persons whose names appear on the

roll prepared pursuant to section 911 of this

title, or their heirs or legatees, the balance of

the funds on deposit in the Treasury of the

United States to the credit of the Quapaw Indians that were appropriated by the Act of August

26, 1954 (68 Stat. 801), in satisfaction of a judgment against the United States that was obtained by the tribe in the Indian Claims Commission on May 7, 1954, and accrued interest

thereon. The funds so distributed shall not be

subject to Federal or State income tax.

(Pub. L. 86–97, §2, July 17, 1959, 73 Stat. 222.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of August 26, 1954, referred to in text, is act Aug.

26, 1954, ch. 935, 68 Stat. 801, known as the Supplemental

Appropriation Act, 1955. That portion of the act which

appropriated the funds referred to was not classified to

the Code.

§ 913. 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 share

payable to a living enrollee directly to such enrollee, and the Secretary shall distribute a share

payable to a deceased enrollee directly to his

next of kin or legatees as determined by the

laws of the place of domicile of the decedent,

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

A share payable to a person under twenty-one

years of age or to a person under legal disability

shall be paid in accordance with the laws applicable to such person in the place of his domicile,

or in the discretion of the Secretary to the natural parent or guardian of such person.

(Pub. L. 86–97, §3, July 17, 1959, 73 Stat. 222.)

§ 914. Costs

All costs incurred by the Secretary in the

preparation of the roll and in the payment of

shares in accordance with the provisions of this

subchapter shall be paid by appropriate withdrawals from the judgment fund, but the cost

and expense of any litigation that may arise

from the preparation of the roll or the payment

of shares shall be paid by the United States.

(Pub. L. 86–97, §4, July 17, 1959, 73 Stat. 222.)

SUBCHAPTER XLIII—CATAWBA TRIBE OF

SOUTH CAROLINA: DIVISION OF ASSETS

§§ 931 to 938. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–116, § 4(c),

Oct. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 1121

Section 931, Pub. L. 86–322, §1, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat.

592, related to publication of notice of agreement to division of assets, closure of roll, preparation of roll, protest against inclusion or omission from roll, finality of

determinations, and final publication.

Section 932, Pub. L. 86–322, §2, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat.

592, related to personal property rights of enrolled

members and restrictions on alienation.

Section 933, Pub. L. 86–322, §3, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat.

592, related to distribution of tribal assets.

Section 934, Pub. L. 86–322, §4, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat.

593, related to land surveys and execution of conveyances by Secretary and title of grantees.

Section 935, Pub. L. 86–322, §5, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat.

593, related to revocation of tribal constitution, termination of Federal services, application of Federal and

State laws, and effect on citizenship status.

Section 936, Pub. L. 86–322, §6, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat.

593, provided that rights, privileges, and obligations

under South Carolina laws would be unaffected.

Section 937, Pub. L. 86–322, §7, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat.

593, related to applicability of Federal or State income

taxes on distributed property.

Section 938, Pub. L. 86–322, §8, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat.

594, related to education and training program, purposes, subjects, transportation, subsistence, contracts,

and other education programs.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

For effective date of repeal, see section 17 of Pub. L.

103–116, set out as an Effective Date note under section

941 of this title.

SUBCHAPTER XLIII–A—CATAWBA INDIAN

TRIBE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; RESTORATION OF FEDERAL TRUST RELATIONSHIP

§ 941. Declaration of policy, Congressional findings and purpose

(a) Findings

The Congress declares and finds that:

(1) It is the policy of the United States to

promote tribal self-determination and economic self-sufficiency and to support the resolution of disputes over historical claims

through settlements mutually agreed to by Indian and non-Indian parties.

(2) There is pending before the United States

District Court for the District of South Carolina a lawsuit disputing ownership of approximately 140,000 acres of land in the State of

South Carolina and other rights of the Catawba Indian Tribe under Federal law.

(3) The Catawba Indian Tribe initiated a related lawsuit against the United States in the

United States Court of Federal Claims seeking

monetary damages.

(4) Some of the significant historical events

which have led to the present situation include:

(A) In treaties with the Crown in 1760 and

1763, the Tribe ceded vast portions of its aboriginal territory in the present States of

North and South Carolina in return for guarantees of being quietly settled on a 144,000-

acre reservation.

(B) The Tribe’s district court suit contended that in 1840 the Tribe and the State

entered into an agreement without Federal

approval or participation whereby the Tribe

ceded its treaty reservation to the State,

thereby giving rise to the Tribe’s claim that

it was dispossessed of its lands in violation

of Federal law.

(C) In 1943, the United States entered into

an agreement with the Tribe and the State