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(b) ‘‘Indian’’ means any person who is a member of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or

community which is recognized by the Federal

Government as eligible for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and any ‘‘Native’’ as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement

Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].

(c) ‘‘Tribe’’ means any Indian tribe, band,

group, pueblo, or community, including Native

villages and Native groups (including corporations organized by Kenai, Juneau, Sitka, and

Kodiak) as defined in the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], which is

recognized by the Federal Government as eligible for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

(d) ‘‘Reservation’’ includes Indian reservations, public domain Indian allotments, former

Indian reservations in Oklahoma, and land held

by incorporated Native groups, regional corporations, and village corporations under the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement

Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].

(e) ‘‘Economic enterprise’’ means any Indianowned (as defined by the Secretary of the Interior) commercial, industrial, or business activity established or organized for the purpose of

profit: Provided, That such Indian ownership

shall constitute not less than 51 per centum of

the enterprise.

(f) ‘‘Organization’’, unless otherwise specified,

shall be the governing body of any Indian tribe,

as defined in subsection (c) of this section, or entity established or recognized by such governing

body for the purpose of this chapter.

(g) ‘‘Other organizations’’ means any non-Indian individual, firm, corporation, partnership,

or association.

(h) ‘‘Surety’’ has the same meaning as in section 694a of title 15.

(i) ‘‘Surety Bond’’ means a bid bond, payment

bond, or performance bond as those terms are

defined in section 694a of title 15.

(Pub. L. 93–262, §3, Apr. 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 77; Pub.

L. 100–442, §5(b), Sept. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 1764.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred

to in pars. (b) to (d), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85

Stat. 688, as amended, which is classified generally to

chapter 33 (§1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For

complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43

and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

1988—Pars. (h), (i). Pub. L. 100–442 added pars. (h) and

(i).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 450e, 450f, 1484,

2902 of this title; title 7 section 1471; title 10 section

2411; title 12 sections 1787, 1821; title 22 section 2124c;

title 26 section 168; title 31 section 7102; title 40 section

483; title 42 section 11332.

§ 1453. Assistance or activities of other Federal

agencies unaffected

No provision of this chapter or any other Act

shall be construed to terminate or otherwise

curtail the assistance or activities of the Small

Business Administration or any other Federal

agency with respect to any Indian tribe, organization, or individual because of their eligibility

for assistance under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 93–262, §4, Apr. 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 77.)

SUBCHAPTER I—INDIAN REVOLVING LOAN

FUND

SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This subchapter is referred to in section 1541 of this

title.

§ 1461. Administration as single Indian Revolving

Loan Fund sums from diverse sources; availability of fund for loans to Indians and for

administrative expenses

In order to provide credit that is not available

from private money markets, or to supplement

funds from private lenders, including loans guaranteed by the Secretary pursuant to section 1481

of this title, all funds that are now or hereafter

a part of the revolving fund authorized by the

Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 986) [25 U.S.C. 461

et seq.], the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967) [25

U.S.C. 501 et seq.], and the Act of April 19, 1950

(64 Stat. 44) [25 U.S.C. 631 et seq.], as amended

and supplemented, including sums received in

settlement of debts of livestock pursuant to sections 442 and 443 of this title, and sums collected

in repayment of loans heretofore or hereafter

made, and as interest or other charges on loans,

shall hereafter be administered as a single Indian Revolving Loan Fund. The fund shall be

available for loans to Indians having a form of

organization that is satisfactory to the Secretary and for loans to individual Indians: Provided, That, where the Secretary determines a

rejection of a loan application from a member of

an organization making loans to its membership

from moneys borrowed from the fund is unwarranted, he may, in his discretion, make a direct

loan to such individual from the fund. The fund

shall also be available for administrative expenses incurred in connection therewith, or, in

the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior,

as a contribution to the Indian Loan Guaranty

and Insurance Fund authorized by section 1497 of

this title, or for the payment of interest subsidies authorized by section 1511 of this title.

(Pub. L. 93–262, title I, §101, Apr. 12, 1974, 88 Stat.

78; Pub. L. 98–449, §2, Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1725;

Pub. L. 101–644, title III, §303(a), Nov. 29, 1990, 104

Stat. 4667.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in text, popularly

known as the Indian Reorganization Act, is classified

generally to subchapter V (§461 et seq.) of chapter 14 of

this title. Provisions of the act establishing the revolving fund are set out in section 470 of this title. For

complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title note set out under section 461 of this title

and Tables.

Act of June 26, 1936, referred to in text, popularly

known as the Oklahoma Welfare Act, is classified generally to subchapter VIII (§501 et seq.) of chapter 14 of

this title. Provisions of the act relating to the revolving fund appear in section 506 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short

Title note set out under section 501 of this title and

Tables.

Act of April 19, 1950, referred to in text, is classified

generally to subchapter XXI (§631 et seq.) of chapter 14