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other laws, shall give full faith and credit to any

tribal actions taken pursuant to section 2205 of

this title, which provision shall apply only to estates of decedent’s whose deaths occur on or

after the effective date of tribal ordinances

adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(Pub. L. 97–459, title II, §208, Jan. 12, 1983, 96

Stat. 2519.)

§ 2208. Conveyancing authority upon sale or exchange of tribal lands; removal of trust

status of individually owned lands

The Secretary shall have the authority to

issue deeds, patents, or such other instruments

of conveyance needed to effectuate a sale or exchange of tribal lands made pursuant to the

terms of this chapter and to remove, at the request of an Indian owner, the trust status of individually held lands or interests therein, where

authorized by law.

(Pub. L. 97–459, title II, §209, Jan. 12, 1983, 96

Stat. 2519.)

§ 2209. Trusteeship title of United States for any

Indian or Indian tribe

Title to any land acquired under this chapter

by any Indian or Indian tribe shall be taken in

trust by the United States for that Indian or Indian tribe.

(Pub. L. 97–459, title II, §210, Jan. 12, 1983, 96

Stat. 2519.)

§ 2210. Tax exemption

All lands or interests in land acquired by the

United States for an Indian or Indian tribe

under authority of this chapter shall be exempt

from Federal, State and local taxation.

(Pub. L. 97–459, title II, §211, Jan. 12, 1983, 96

Stat. 2519.)

§ 2211. Governing body of tribe; construction of

chapter as not vesting with authority not authorized by tribal constitution or by-laws

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as

vesting the governing body of an Indian tribe

with any authority which is not authorized by

the constitution and by-laws or other organizational document of such tribe.

(Pub. L. 97–459, title II, §212, as added Pub. L.

98–608, §1(5), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3173.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original

‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 97–459, Jan. 12, 1983, 96

Stat. 2515, as amended, title II of which is classified to

this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to

the Code, see Tables.

CHAPTER 25—OLD AGE ASSISTANCE CLAIMS

SETTLEMENT

Sec.

2301. Definitions.

2302. Payment of claims.

(a) Authority of Secretary.

(b) Minimum amount for payment.

2303. Notice.

(a) Publication; list of trust estates; unauthorized disbursements; Federal

Register.

Sec.

(b) Secretary to provide information to

affected tribes, bands, or groups.

(c) Submission of additional unauthorized disbursement claims.

(d) Publication of additional unauthorized disbursement claims.

2304. Identification of right to payment and expedited claim payment.

(a) Search of records.

(b) Payment without filing of claim.

(c) Notification.

2305. Discharge and barring of claims.

(a) Payment and acceptance.

(b) Claims filed prior to October 19, 1984.

2306. Authorization of appropriations.

2307. Treatment of funds.

§ 2301. Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, the term—

(1) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the

Interior;

(2) ‘‘unauthorized disbursement’’ means a

disbursement made from the trust estate of a

deceased Indian which was made by the Secretary to a State or a political subdivision of

a State for the purpose of reimbursing the

State or political subdivision for any old age

assistance made to the deceased Indian before

death in violation of Federal laws governing

Indian trust property: Provided, That, except

for purposes of section 2303 of this title, the

term also includes the reimbursements for

welfare payments identified in either the list

published on April 17, 1985, at page 15290 of volume 50 of the Federal Register, as modified or

amended on November 13, 1985, at page 46835 of

volume 50 of the Federal Register, or the list

published on March 31, 1983, at page 13698 of

volume 48 of the Federal Register, as modified

or amended on November 7, 1983, at page 51204

of volume 48 of the Federal Register; and

(3) ‘‘trust estate’’ means that portion of the

estate that consists of real or personal property, title to which is held by the United

States for the benefit of the Indian or which

may not be alienated without the consent of

the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 98–500, §2, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2317;

Pub. L. 100–153, §5, Nov. 5, 1987, 101 Stat. 886.)

AMENDMENTS

1987—Par. (2). Pub. L. 100–153 inserted proviso that

‘‘unauthorized disbursement’’ includes specifically

identified reimbursements for welfare payments.

SHORT TITLE

Section 1 of Pub. L. 98–500 provided: ‘‘That this Act

[enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement Act’.’’

§ 2302. Payment of claims

(a) Authority of Secretary

The Secretary is authorized and directed to

determine the portion of any unauthorized disbursement to which any individual under this

chapter is entitled, and to pay to such individual the amount which the Secretary determines

such individual to be entitled. Any payment

under this provision shall include interest at a

rate of 5 per centum per annum, simple interest,

from the date on which such disbursement was