An Act to authorize a per capita distribution of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Quapaw Tribe, and for other purposes.
PL 86-97 (S.1903), enacted 07/17/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-97-JULY 17, 1959 
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Public Law 86-95 
AN ACT 
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To authorize the use of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Coeur 
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d'Alene Indian Tribe, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted l)y the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the funds on Indians. 
deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Tribal funds. 
Coeur d'Alene Tribe that were appropriated to pay a judgment by 
the Indian Claims Commission dated May 6, 1958, and the interest 
thereon, after payment of attorney fees and expenses may be advanced 
or expended for any purpose that is authorized by the tribal govern-
ing body and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Any part 
of such funds that may be distributed per capita to the members of 
the tribe shall not be subject to Federal and State income tax. 
Approved July 17, 1959. 
Public Law 86-96 
AN ACT 
July 17, 1959 
To extend the special enlistment programs provided by section 262 of the 
[H. R. 3368] 
Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 262 
of the Armed Forces Eeserve Act of 1952, as amended (50 U.S.C. 
1013), is further amended by deleting the date "August 1,1959*' in the 
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first sentence of section 262(a) and inserting in lieu thereof the date 
"August 1, 1963". 
Approved July 17, 1959. 
Public Law 86-97 
AN.ACT 
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To authorize a per capita distribution of funds arising from a judgment in 
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favor of the Quapaw Tribe, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
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of the Interior is authorized and directed to prepare a roll of the roii 
persons whose names appear on the Quapaw membership roll for-
warded under date of January 4, 1890, and whose membership in the 
tribe was then based upon Quapaw blood rather than solely upon adop-
tion, and the descendants of such persons, who are living on the date 
of this Act. Applications for enrollment must be filed with the area 
director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee, Oklahoma, on 
forms prescribed by the Secretary, within six months after the date 
of this Act. For a period of three months thereafter, the Secretary 
shall permit the examination of the applications by the Quapaw Tribal 
Business Committee or by persons having a material interest therein 
for the purpose of lodging protests against any application. The 
determination of the Secretary regarding the eligibility of an appli-
cant shall be final. 
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Per CE^ita 
ments. 
Costs. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary shall distribute on a pro rata basis to the 
persons whose names appear on the roll prepared pursuant to section 
1 of this Act, or their heirs or legatees, the balance of the funds on 
deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Qua-
paw Indians that were appropriated by the Act of August 26, 1954 
(68 Stat. 801) J 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. 
SEC. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 
the Secretary shall distribute a share payable to a living enroUee 
directly to such enroUee, and the Secretary shall distribute a share 
payable to a deceased enroUee 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) 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. 
SEC. 4. AH costs incurred by the Secretary in the preparation of 
the roll and in the payment of shares in accordance with the provi-
sions of this Act 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. 
Approved July 17, 1959. 
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dentistry 
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D.C. Code, title 
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Public Law 86-98 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act for the regulation of the practice of dentistry 
in the District of Columbia, and for the protection of the people from 
empiricism in relation thereto", approved June 6, 1802, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of 
the Act entitled "An Act for the regulation of the practice of dentistry 
in the District of Columbia, and for the protection of the people from 
empiricism in relation thereto", approved June 6, 1892 (27 Stat. 42), 
as amended (sec. 2-308, D.C. Code, 1951 edition) is amended by adding 
the following sentence at the end thereof: "The Board of Dental 
Examiners may, in its discretion, waive the theoretical examination 
and issue a license to any applicant who holds a certificate from the 
National Board of Dental Examiners: Provided, That such applicant 
shall pass a practical examination given by the Board of Dental 
Examiners: Provided further, Tliat in exercising its discretion to 
waive theoretical examinations the Board of Dental Examiners shall 
satisfy itself that the examination given by the National Board of 
Dental Examiners was as comprehensive as that required in the Dis-
trict of Columbia." 
SEC. 2. The foregoing amendment of said Act of June 6, 1892, as 
amended, shall not be considered as affecting the authority vested in 
the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia by Keorgani-
zation Plan Numbered 6 of 1952 (66 Stat. 824), and the performance