An Act to declare that certain public lands are held in trust by the United States for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes
PL 92-186 (S.952), enacted 12/15/1971

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to the child's support; or (c) he has been, before his death, judicially 
decreed to be the father of such child; or (d) proof of paternity is 
established by a certified copy of the public record of birth or church 
record of baptism showing that the insured was the informant and 
was named as father of the child; or (e) proof of paternity is estab-
lished from service department or other public records, such as school 
or welfare agencies, which show that with his knowledge the insured 
was named as the father of the child. 
''(9) The term 'parent' means a father of a legitimate child, mother 
of a legitimate child, father through adoption, mother through adop-
tion, mother of an illegitimate child, and father of an illegitimate 
child but only if (a) he acknowledged paternity of the child m writ-
ing signed by him before the child's death; or (b) he has been judicially 
ordered to contribute to the child's supj^ort; or (c) he has been judi-
cially decreed to be the father of such childj or (d) proof of paternity 
is established by a certified copy of the public record of birth or church 
record of baptism showing that the claimant was the informant and 
was named as father of the child; or (e) proof of paternity is estab-
lished from service department or other public records, such as school 
or welfare agencies, which show that with his knowledge the claimant 
was named as father of the child. No person who abandoned or willfully 
failed to support a child during his minority, or consented to his adop-
tion may be recognized as a parent for the purpose of this subchapter. 
However, the immediately preceding sentence shall not be applied so 
as to require duplicate payments in any case in which insurance benefits 
have been paid prior to receipt in thie administrative office established 
under subsection 766 (b) of this title of sufficient evidence to clearly 
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establish that the person so paid could not qualify as a parent solely 
by reason of such sentence." 
SEC. 2. The provisions of this Act shall apply only to Servicemen's 
Elective date. 
Group Life Insurance in effect on the life of an insured member who 
dies on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved December 15, 1971. 
Public Law 92-186 
AN ACT 
D e c e m b e r 15, 1971 
To declare that certain public lands are held in trust by the United States for the 
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Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That all of the right, 
Indians. 
title, and interest of the United States in and to lots 1, 2, 3, 4, north- PaiuT^Tribe/ 
west quarter northeast quarter, south half northeast quarter, section 7, Ne^ 
and the north half, section 8, township 41 north, range 26 east, Mount 
Diablo meridian, Nevada, containing six hundred acres, more or less, 
together with all improvements thereon, are hereby declared to be held 
by the United States in trust for the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe and 
shall hereafter constitute a part of the Summit Lake Indian Reserva-
tion, Nevada, subject to the reservation of a right of access across said 
lands to the northeast quarter northeast quarter, section 7, township 41 
north, range 26 east, Mount Diablo meridian, Nevada, for the benefit 
of the owner thereof. 
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Summit 
Lake Paiute Tribe is hereby authorized to negotiate a purchase of the 
L a n d s in trust. 
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northeast quarter northeast quarter, section 7, township 41 north, range 
26 east. Mount Diablo meridian, Nevada, from the owner thereof and 
to cause the title to be conveyed to the United States in trust for the 
benefit of the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe. 
SEC. 3. The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in 
accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 
1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of the beneficial 
interest conveyed by this Act should or should not be set off against 
any claim against the United States determined by the Commission. 
Approved December 15, 1971. 
December 15, 1971 
[H. R. 3628] 
Public Law 92-187 
AN ACT 
To amend title •
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, United States Code, to provide equality of treatment for mar-
ried women Federal employees with respect to preference eligible employ-
ment benefits, cost-of-living allowances in foreign areas, and regulations 
concerning marital status generally, and for other purposes. 
Federal employ-
ees. 
Married women, 
equality. 
80 Stat. 410; 
81 Stat. 196, 
Cost-of-living 
allowance. 
Discrimination 
prohibition. 
Be it eiiacted hy the >ienate and House of RepreHentatlceH of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhied. That subparagraphs 
(D) and (E) of paragraph (3) of section 2108 of title 5, Ignited States 
Code, relating to the definition of "preference eligible"', are amended 
to read as follows: 
""(D) the unmarried widow or widower of a veteran as 
defined by paragraph (1) (A) of this section; 
*'(E) the wife or husband of a service-connected disabled 
veteran if the vetei'an has been tmable to qualify for any 
appointment in the civil service or in the government of the 
District of Columbia;"'. 
SKC. 2. Paragraph (3) of section 5924 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to cost-of-living allowances in foreign areas, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(3) A separate maintenance allowance to assist an employee 
who is compelled, because of dangerous, notably unhealthful, or 
excessively adverse living conditions at the employee's post of 
assignment in a foreign area, or for the convenience of the Gov-
ernment, to meet the additional expenses of maintaining, else-
where than at the post, the employee"s spouse or dependents, or 
both.". 
SEC. 3. Section 7152 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the 
prohibition on discrimination in employment because of marital 
status, is amended— 
(1) by inserting " ( a ) " immediately before "The President"; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: 
"(b) Regulations prescribed under any provision of this title, or 
under any other provision of law, granting benefits to employees, shall 
provide the same benefits for a married female employee and her 
spouse and children as are provided for a married male employee and 
his spouse and children. 
"(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any provision of 
law providing a benefit to a male Federal employee or to his spouse or 
family shall be deemed to provide the same benefit to a female Federal 
employee or to her spouse or family.". 
Approved December 15, 1971.