An Act relating to judgment funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission to certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
PL 95-433 (H.R.10581), enacted 10/10/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-433—OCT. 10, 1978 
92 STAT. 1047 
Public Law 95-433 
95th Congress 
An Act 
Relating to judgment funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission to certain 
Indian tribes, and for otlier purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives of the 
United /States of America in Congress assemhled^ That (a) for pur-
poses of this Act, the term— 
(1) "tribe" means the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 
Yakima Indian Nation or the Apache Tribe of the Mescalero 
Reservation; 
(2) "tribal governing body" means the governing body of a 
tribe or a committee of the members of such body designated by 
such body for purposes of this Act; 
(3) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior acting 
through (unless otherwise determined by the Secretary) the 
Superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Agency serving 
the tribe involved; 
(4) "minor" means a member of a tribe, or descendant of a 
member of a tribe, who has not attained the age of eighteen years 
and who has a minor's share; 
(5) "minor's share" means the per capita share of a judgment 
award, and the investment income accruing thereto, which is held 
in trust by the Secretary for a minor; and 
(6) "parent" means the biological or adoptive parent or parents, 
or other legal guardian, of a minor. 
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Act of October 19, 1973 
(87 Stat. 466), the Act of March 12, 1968 (82 Stat. 47), or any other 
law, or any regulation or plan promulgated pursuant thereto, the 
minor's share of judgment funds heretofore or hereafter awarded by 
the Indian Claims Commission or the United States Court of Claims 
to a tribe may be disbursed to a parent of such minor pursuant to this 
Act. 
(c) The minor's share of judgment funds may be disbursed in such 
amounts deemed necessary by such parent for the best interest of the 
minor for the minor's health, education, welfare, and emergencies 
under a plan governing such funds for each minor (or a plan govern-
ing funds of all minors in a family) approved by the Secretary and the 
tribal governing body of the minor's tribe. 
(d) The Secretary shall provide a monthly report to each tribal 
governing body which has approved one or more plans pursuant to 
subsection (c). Each such report shall include the amount and purpose 
of every disbursement made during each month under such plans. 
SEC. 2, Any part of any of the judgment funds referred to in the first 
section of this Act that may be distributed per capita to, or held in 
Oct. 10, 1978 
[H.R. 10581] 
Indians. 
Judgment funds 
to certain Indian 
tribes. 
Definitions. 
25 u s e 609c. 
25 use 
1401-1407. 
Report. 
25 u s e 609c-l. 
92 STAT. 1048 
PUBLIC LAW 95-433—OCT. 10, 1978 
trust for the benefit of, the members of a tribe, including minor's shares, 
shall not be subject to Federal or State income tax, and the per capita 
payment shall not be considered as income or resources when determin-
ing the extent of eligibility for assistance under the Social Security 
Act, or any other Federal or federally assisted program. 
Approved October 10, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1304 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-1193 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): 
July 17, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 26, House concurred in Senate amendments.