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25 U.S.C. § 1401 — Funds appropriated in satisfaction of judgments of Indian Claims Commission or United States Court of Federal Claims

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25 U.S.C. § 1401 — Funds appropriated in satisfaction of judgments of Indian Claims Commission or United States Court of Federal Claims

**(a) Use and distribution** Notwithstanding any other law, all use or distribution of funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the United States Court of Federal Claims in favor of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community (hereinafter referred to as “Indian tribe”), together with any investment income earned thereon, after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses, shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. **(b) Amounts remaining to be held in trust unless otherwise provided** Except as provided in sections 164 and 165 of this title, amounts which the Secretary of the Interior has remaining after execution of either a plan under this chapter, or another Act enacted heretofore or hereafter providing for the use or distribution of amounts awarded in satisfaction of a judgment in favor of an Indian tribe or tribes, together with any investment income earned thereon and after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses, shall be held in trust by the Secretary for the tribe or tribes involved if the plan or Act does not otherwise provide for the use of such amounts. **(c) Short title** This chapter may be cited as the “Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act”.

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**(a) Use and distribution** Notwithstanding any other law, all use or distribution of funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the United States Court of Federal Claims in favor of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community (hereinafter referred to as “Indian tribe”), together with any investment income earned thereon, after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses, shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. **(b) Amounts remaining to be held in trust unless otherwise provided** Except as provided in sections 164 and 165 of this title, amounts which the Secretary of the Interior has remaining after execution of either a plan under this chapter, or another Act enacted heretofore or hereafter providing for the use or distribution of amounts awarded in satisfaction of a judgment in favor of an Indian tribe or tribes, together with any investment income earned thereon and after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses, shall be held in trust by the Secretary for the tribe or tribes involved if the plan or Act does not otherwise provide for the use of such amounts. **(c) Short title** This chapter may be cited as the “Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act”.

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25 U.S.C. § 1407 — Tax exemption; resources exemption limitation

None of the funds which— (1) are distributed per capita or held in trust pursuant to a plan approved under the provisions of this chapter, or 11 So in original. The word “or” probably should not appear. (2) on January 12, 1983, are to be distributed per capita or are held in trust pursuant to a plan approved by the Congress prior to January 12, 1983, (3) were distributed pursuant to a plan approved by Congress after December 31, 1981 but prior to January 12, 1983, and any purchases made with such funds, or (4) are paid by the State of Minnesota to the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians or the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, or both, pursuant to the agreements of each Band to voluntarily restrict tribal rights to hunt and fish in territory cede 22 So in original. Probably should be “ceded”. under the Treaty of September 30, 1854 (10 Stat. 1109), including all interest accrued on such funds during any period in which such funds are held in a minor’s trust, including all interest and investment income accrued thereon while such funds are so held in trust, shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes, nor shall such funds nor their availability be considered as income or resources nor otherwise utilized as the basis for denying or reducing the financial assistance or other benefits to which such household or member would otherwise be entitled under the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or, except for per capita shares in excess of $2,000, any Federal or federally assisted program.

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28 U.S.C. § 171 — Appointment and number of judges; character of court; designation of chief judge

**(a)** The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, sixteen judges who shall constitute a court of record known as the United States Court of Federal Claims. The court is declared to be a court established under article I of the Constitution of the United States. **(b)** The President shall designate one of the judges of the Court of Federal Claims who is less than seventy years of age to serve as chief judge. The chief judge may continue to serve as such until he reaches the age of seventy years or until another judge is designated as chief judge by the President. After the designation of another judge to serve as chief judge, the former chief judge may continue to serve as a judge of the court for the balance of the term to which appointed.

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20 U.S.C. § 1087uu–1 — Native American students

**(a) In general** In determining the student aid index for Native American students, computations performed pursuant to this part shall exclude— (1) any income and assets of $2,000 or less per individual payment received by the student (and spouse) and student’s parents under Public Law 98–64 ([25 U.S.C. 117a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section117a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.; 97 Stat. 365) (commonly known as the “Per Capita Act”) or the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act ([25 U.S.C. 1401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and (2) any income received by the student (and spouse) and student’s parents under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ([43 U.S.C. 1601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 ([25 U.S.C. 1721](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1721&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).11 See References in Text note below. **(b) Guidance** The Secretary shall develop guidance, in consultation with Tribal Colleges and Universities (as defined in [section 1059c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1059c&num=0&edition=prelim)) and the State higher education agency in Alaska and Maine, to implement the determination under subsection (a) without adding additional questions to the FAFSA, including through the use of the authority under [section 1087tt of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1087tt&num=0&edition=prelim).

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25 U.S.C. § 117b — Distribution of funds

**(a) Previous contractual obligations; tax exemption** Funds distributed under sections 117a to 117c of this title shall not be liable for the payment of previously contracted obligations except as may be provided by the governing body of the tribe and distributions of such funds shall be subject to the provisions of section 7 of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466), as amended [[25 U.S.C. 1407](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1407&num=0&edition=prelim)]. **(b) Funds appropriated in satisfaction of judgments** Nothing in sections 117a to 117c of this title shall affect the requirements of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466), as amended [[25 U.S.C. 1401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or of any plan approved thereunder, with respect to the use or distribution of funds subject to that Act: Provided, That per capita payments made pursuant to a plan approved under that Act may be made by an Indian tribe as provided in [section 117a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section117a&num=0&edition=prelim) if all other provisions of the 1973 Act are met, including but not limited to, the protection of the interests of minors and incompetents in such funds. **(c) Shoshone Tribe and Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming** Nothing in sections 117a to 117c of this title, except the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, shall apply to the Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe 11 So in original. Probably should be “Arapaho”. Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming.

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25 U.S.C. § 4024 — Judgment funds

**(a) In general** The Secretary is authorized to approve plans under [section 4022 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section4022&num=0&edition=prelim) for the withdrawal of judgment funds held by the Secretary. **(b) Limitation** Only such funds held by the Secretary under the terms of the Indian Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act [[25 U.S.C. 1401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or an Act of Congress which provides for the secretarial management of such judgment funds shall be included in such plans. **(c) Secretarial duties** In approving such plans, the Secretary shall ensure— (1) that the purpose and use of the judgment funds identified in the previously approved judgment fund plan will continue to be followed by the Indian tribe in the management of the judgment funds; and (2) that only funds held for Indian tribes may be withdrawn and that any funds held for individual tribal members are not to be included in the plan.

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25 U.S.C. § 1401 — Funds appropriated in satisfaction of

Page 224 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 1341 is neither granted nor denied within ninety days following the making of such application, such approval shall be deemed to have been granted. (Pub. L. 90–284, title VI, § 601, Apr. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 80.) SUBCHAPTER V—MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS § 1341. Authorization of Secretary (a) Revision of document on ‘‘Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties’’ and treatise on ‘‘Federal Indian Laws’’; compilation of official opin- ions; printing and republication In order that the constitutional rights of Indi- ans might be fully protected, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to— (1) have the document entitled ‘‘Indian Af- fairs, Laws and Treaties’’ (Senate Document Numbered 319, volumes 1 and 2, Fifty-eighth Congress), revised and extended to include all treaties, laws, Executive orders, and regula- tions relating to Indian affairs in force on Sep- tember 1, 1967, and to have such revised docu- ment printed at the Government Publishing Office; (2) have revised and republished the treatise entitled ‘‘Federal Indian Law’’; and (3) have prepared, to the extent determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be feasible, an accurate compilation of the official opin- ions, published and unpublished, of the Solic- itor of the Department of the Interior relating to Indian affairs rendered by the Solicitor prior to September 1, 1967, and to have such compilation printed as a Government publica- tion at the Government Publishing Office. (b) Current services With respect to the document entitled ‘‘Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties’’ as revised and ex- tended in accordance with paragraph (1) of sub- section (a), and the compilation prepared in ac- cordance with paragraph (3) of such subsection, the Secretary of the In

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