An Act to authorize the use of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Nez Perce Tribe of Indians, and for other purposes.
PL 87-24 (S.1295), enacted 04/24/1961

T S S T A T J 
P U B L I C LAW 8 7 . 2 4 - A P R . 24, 1961 
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Public Law 87-23 
AN ACT 
April 24. 1961 
To authorize the payment of per diem to members of tlje Indian Arts and Ci-afts 
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Board at the same rate that is authorized for other persons serving the Federal 
Government without compensation. 
Indian Arts and 
Crafts Board. 
Be it enacted ty the Senate and Home of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the 
Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 891), is amended by changing the ^'PeV diTm pay 
proviso in the last sentence to read as follows: ^'Provided, That each "^j?use aos. 
Commissioner shall be paid per diem in lieu of subsistence and other 
expenses at a rate that does not exceed the rate authorized by the Act 
of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 808), as heretofore or hereafter amended 
(5 U.S.C. 73b-2}, to be paid to persons serving without compensation." 
SEC. 2. The limitation on the payment of per diem in lieu of subsist- 
Repeal, 
ence to members of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board that is contained 
in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1940 (53 Stat. 685, 
699), is repealed. 
Approved April 24, 1961. 
Public Law 87-24 
^ N A C T 
April 24. 1961 
To authorize the use of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Nez Perce 
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Tribe of Indians, and for other purposes. 
25 u s e 30SC-1. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and' House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the funds on 
Jf^alTerceTribe 
deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Nez funds. *""* ' *' 
Perce Tribe that were appropriated to pay a judgment by the Indian 
Claims Commission in docket 175-A, and the funds that may be de-
gosited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Nez 
erce Tribe to pay any judgments arising out of proceedings presently 
pending before the Indian Claims Commission in dockets 175 and 
180-A, and the interest thereon, after payment of attorney fees and 
expenses shall be divided by crediting 86.5854 per centum of such 
funds to the account of the Nez Perc« Tribe of Idaho and 13.4146 per 
centum to the account of the Confederated Tribes of the Colvilie Res-
ervation. 
These funds may thereafter be advanced or expended for 
any purpose that is authorized by the respective tribal governing 
bodies and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. 
Any part of 
such funds that may be distributed per capita to the members of 
the tribes shall not be subject to Federal or State income tax. 
SEC. 2. The credit to the account of the Confederated Tribes of the 
conditk^"""**"* 
Colville Reservation authorized by this Act, insofar as the judgment 
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in docket 175-A is concerned, shall not be made until the Confederated 
Tribes of the Colville Reservation submit to the Secretary of the 
Interior assurances satisfactory to him that the Confederated Tribes 
have agreed that any judgment against the United States that has been 
or may be recovered by one or more of the constituent groups thereof, 
including the judgment in docket 181, will be deposited to the credit 
of the Confederated Tribes. 
The credit to the account of the Nez 
Perce Tribe of Idaho authorized by this Act, insofar as the judgment 
in docket 175-A is concerned, shall not be made until the Nez Perce 
Tribe of Idaho submits to th.^ Secretary of the Interior assurances