An Act to provide that the United States shall hold certain Chilocco Indian School lands at Chilocco, Okla., in trust for the Cherokee Nations upon payment by the Cherokee Nation of $3.75 per acre to the Federal Government
PL 90-279 (H.R.536), enacted 03/30/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-279-MAR. 30, 1968 
[82 S TAT. 
Public Law 90-279 
March 30, 1968 
AN ACT 
[H.R. 536] 
To convey certain Chilocco Indian School lands at Chilocco, Oklahoma, to the 
Cherokee Nation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
scho^\°i^rnd^"'^'^" C'Vt/^ec? States of America in Congress assembled^ That all the right, 
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title, and interest of the United States in 2,667.94 acres, more or less. 
Conveyance. 
of tlie followiiig described land, which has been determined to be 
surplus to the needs of the Chilocco Indian School, are hereby conveyed 
to the Cherokee Nation upon payment therefor at the rate of $3.75 
per acre, the original cost of the land: 
INDIAN MERIDIAN 
TOWNSHIP 2 9 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST 
Section 13, lots 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7, southwest quarter northeast quarter, 
west half southeast quarter; and the parts of lot 3, southeast quarter 
northwest quarter, and east half southwest quarter lying east of the 
east right-of-way line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa ]Fe Railroad, 
339.53 acres. 
Section 16, lots 3 and 4, south half northwest quarter, and southwest 
quarter, 313.85 acres. 
Section 17, lots 1 and 2 (except that part described as "Beginning at 
a point 39 rods south of the northeast comer of the northeast quarter 
section 17; township 29 north, range 2 east, Indian meridian; thence 
24 rods south, thence 331/3 rods west, thence 24 rods north, thence 331/^ 
rods east to point of beginning, containing 5 acres"), lots 5 to 7, inclu-
sive, southeast quarter northeast quarter, and east half southeast quar-
ter, 313.62 acres. 
Section 20, lots 1 and 2 and east half northeast quarter (except that 
part described as "Beginning at a point 67 rods north of southeast 
corner of the northeast quarter section 20, township 29 north, range 2 
east, Indian meridian, thence north 20 rods, thence west 50 rods, thence 
south 10 rods, thence east 20 rods, thence south 10 rods, thence east 
30 rods to point of beginning, containing 5 acres*'), lots 3 and 4, and 
east half southeast quarter, 316.36 acres. 
Section 21, those parts of the northwest quarter and southwest 
quarter lying west of the west right-of-way line of the S.L, & S.F. 
Railroad, 150.26 acres. 
Section 24, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, west half northeast quarter, west 
half southeast quarter, and those parts of the east half northwest 
quarter and southwest quarter lying east of the east right-of-way line 
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 398.39 acres. 
Section 25, lots 1 to 7, inclusive, west half northeast quarter, north-
west quarter southeast quarter, and those parts of the northwest 
quarter and north half southwest quarter lying east of the east right-
of-way line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 583.25 
acres. 
Section 26, thatpart of lot 1 lying east of the east right-of-way line 
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 12.68 acres. 
Section 29, north half southeast quarter and northeast quarter, 
240.00 acres. 
SEC. 2. The title of the Cherokee Nation to the land conveyed pur-
suant to this Act shall be subject to no exemption from taxation or 
restriction on use, management, or disposition because of Indian 
ownership. 
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SEO. 3. This conveyance is subject to existing rights-of-way for 
waterlines, electric transmission lines, roads, and railroads. 
SEC. 4. 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 title conveyed 
by this Act, less the payment of $3.75 per acre as provided in section 1, 
should or should not be set off against any claim against the United 
States determined by the Commission. 
Approved March 30, 1968. 
Rights-of-way. 
Claim value, 
determination. 
25 u s e 70a. 
Public Law 90-280 
AN ACT 
Relating to Federal support of education of Indian students in sectarian 
institutions of higher education. 
March 30, 1968 
[S. 876] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
provision of section 21, Act of March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. 969, 988; 25 
U.S.C. 278), is repealed: "And it is hereby declared to be the settled 
policy of the Government to hereafter make no appropriation whatever 
out of the Treasury of the United States for education of Indian chil-
dren in any sectarian school." 
SEC. 2. Funds hereafter appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Interior for the education of Indian children shall not be used for the 
education of such children in elementary and secondary education 
programs in sectarian schools. This prohibition shall not apply to the 
education of Indians in accredited institutions of higher education and 
in other accredited schools offering vocational and teclinical training, 
but no scholai-ship aid provided for an Indian student shall require 
him to attend an institution or school that is not of his own free choice," 
and such aid shall be, to the extent consistent with sound administra-
tion, extended to the student individually rather than to the institution 
or school. 
Approved March 30, 1968. 
Indians. 
Student educa-
tion. 
Public Law 90-281 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To proclaim National Jewish Hospital Save Your Breath Month. 
April 5, 1968 
[H. J. Res. 933] 
Proclamation. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That in response to the Hrs^*'°T^ Jewish 
growing national concern occasioned by the increase of chronic res- YourBreath^^ 
pirator^ disease and in recognition of the accomplishments of medical ^°^l]^-
science in the detection and control of such disease, the President of 
the United States is hereby authorized and requested to issue a 
proclamation (1) designating April 1968 as National Jewish Hos-
pital Save Your Breath Month, and (2) emphasizing the major 
public health problem presented by chronic respiratory disease, and 
calling upon the people of the United States to observe appropriate 
medical safeguards for their own respiratory health and that of their 
families. 
Approved April 5, 1968.