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ita share payable to a living enrollee directly to

such enrollee, and the Secretary 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

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 such procedures

as the Secretary determines will adequately protect the best interests of such persons.

(Pub. L. 89–659, §8, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 910.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1116, 1117 of this

title.

§ 1119. Reserve funds for expenses

(a) Establishment

Prior to making any distribution of the funds

credited to the Miami Tribe or Nation and the

Miami Tribe of Indiana or approving any expenditures of the funds credited to the Miami

Tribe of Oklahoma, pursuant to this subchapter,

the Secretary is authorized to reserve in the

Treasury of the United States a part of such

funds sufficient, in his judgment, to meet the

litigation expenses, exclusive of attorney fees, of

the remaining cases which each has pending before the Indian Claims Commission.

(b) Availability

The funds reserved shall be available for appropriate withdrawal by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 89–659, §9, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 910.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

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.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1116, 1117 of this

title.

§ 1120. Tax exemption; costs

The funds distributed under the provisions of

this subchapter shall not be subject to Federal

or State income taxes, and any costs incurred by

the Secretary in the preparation of the rolls and

in the distribution of per capita shares in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter

shall be paid by appropriate withdrawals from

the judgment funds.

(Pub. L. 89–659, §10, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 910.)

§ 1121. Rules and regulations

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to

prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the

provisions of this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 89–659, §11, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 910.)

§ 1122. Payment and distribution of judgment

funds

The funds appropriated by the Acts of July 22,

1969 (83 Stat. 49), and January 8, 1971 (84 Stat.

1981), to pay judgments awarded to the Miami

Tribe of Oklahoma and the Miami Indians of Indiana in Indian Claims Commission dockets

numbered 255 and 124–C, dockets numbered 256,

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

253, and to pay a judgment awarded to the

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma in docket numbered

251–A, together with interest thereon, after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses,

shall be distributed as provided in sections 1122

to 1130 of this title.

(Pub. L. 92–309, §1, June 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 199.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Acts of July 22, 1969, and January 8, 1971, referred to

in text, are Pub. L. 91–47, July 22, 1969, 83 Stat. 49, and

Pub. L. 91–665, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1981, respectively,

which were 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 1123, 1129, 1130

of this title.

§ 1123. Costs

The Secretary may make appropriate withdrawals from the judgment funds and interest

thereon, using interest funds first, to pay costs

incident to carrying out the provisions of sections 1122 to 1130 of this title.

(Pub. L. 92–309, §2, June 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 199.)

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, 1129, 1130

of this title.

§ 1124. Revision of enrollment list

The Secretary of the Interior shall bring current to June 2, 1972, the roll prepared pursuant

to section 1114 of this title, by (a) adding the

names of persons living on June 2, 1972, who

were eligible for enrollment under section 1114

of this title but were not enrolled, (b) by adding

the names of children born to enrollees on or

prior to June 2, 1972, and who are living on said

date, (c) by adding the names of children born to

persons who were eligible for enrollment under

section 1114 of this title but who were not enrolled, regardless of whether such persons are

living or deceased on June 2, 1972, provided said

children of such persons are living on June 2,

1972, and (d) by deleting the names of persons

who are deceased as of June 2, 1972.

(Pub. L. 92–309, §3, 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, 1125,

1129, 1130 of this title.