25 U.S.C. § 1452 — Definitions

Page 229 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 1453 Sec. 1497a. Supplemental surety bond guarantee. 1498. Rules and regulations. 1499. Limitation on guarantee of debt issues; ap- proval of bond issue sale. SUBCHAPTER III—INTEREST SUBSIDIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 1511. Interest subsidies; rules and regulations. 1512. Authorization of appropriations for interest payments. SUBCHAPTER IV—INDIAN BUSINESS GRANTS 1521. Indian Business Development Program; estab- lishment; statement of purpose. 1522. Conditions. 1523. Authorization of appropriations. 1524. Rules and regulations. SUBCHAPTER V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 1541. Competent management and technical assist- ance for economic enterprises. 1542. Agency cooperation; private contracts for management services and technical assist- ance. 1543. Funds limitation for private contracts. 1544. Additional compensation to contractors of Federal agency. 1545. Livestock loans; cash settlements. 1546. Disposition of cash settlements. GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1451. Congressional declaration of policy It is hereby declared to be the policy of Con- gress to provide capital on a reimbursable basis to help develop and utilize Indian resources, both physical and human, to a point where the Indians will fully exercise responsibility for the utilization and management of their own re- sources and where they will enjoy a standard of living from their own productive efforts com- parable to that enjoyed by non-Indians in neigh- boring communities. (Pub. L. 93–262, § 2, Apr. 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 77.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2006 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 109–221, § 1(a), May 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 336, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 494a of this title and section 1613a of Title 43, Public Lands, amend- ing sections 348, 415, 464, 1481, 1485, 1486, 1497, 2206, 2706, and 2717 of this title and sections 1629b and 1629e of Title 43, enacting provisions set out as notes under sec- tions 348 and 415 of this title and section 1629b of Title 43, and amending provisions set out as a note under sec- tion 2201 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2006’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 107–331, title I, § 101, Dec. 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 2835, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting subchapter XIII of chapter 19 of this title, amending sections 415, 1484, and 1485 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 415 and 1485 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 98–449, § 1, Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1725, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting section 47a of this title and amending sections 1461, 1465, 1481, 1484, 1491, 1497, 1512, 1522, 1523, 1541, and 1543 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Indian Financing Act Amendments of 1984’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 93–262, § 1, Apr. 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 77, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Indian Financing Act of 1974’.’’ § 1452. Definitions For the purpose of this chapter, the term— (a) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In- terior. (b) ‘‘Indian’’ means any person who is a mem- ber of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community which is recognized by the Federal Government as eligible for services from the Bu- reau of Indian Affairs and any ‘‘Native’’ as de- fined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.]. (c) ‘‘Tribe’’ means any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community, including Native villages and Native groups (including corpora- tions organized by Kenai, Juneau, Sitka, and Kodiak) as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], which is recognized by the Federal Government as eligi- ble for services from the Bureau of Indian Af- fairs. (d) ‘‘Reservation’’ includes Indian reserva- tions, public domain Indian allotments, former Indian reservations in Oklahoma, and land held by incorporated Native groups, regional corpora- tions, and village corporations under the provi- sions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.]. (e) ‘‘Economic enterprise’’ means any Indian- owned (as defined by the Secretary of the Inte- rior) commercial, industrial, or business activ- ity established or organized for the purpose of profit: Provided, That such Indian ownership shall constitute not less than 51 per centum of the enterprise. (f) ‘‘Organization’’, unless otherwise specified, shall be the governing body of any Indian tribe, as defined in subsection (c), or entity estab- lished or recognized by such governing body for the purpose of this chapter. (g) ‘‘Other organizations’’ means any non-In- dian individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or association. (h) ‘‘Surety’’ has the same meaning as in sec- tion 694a of title 15. (i) ‘‘Surety Bond’’ means a bid bond, payment bond, or performance bond as those terms are defined in section 694a of title 15. (Pub. L. 93–262, § 3, Apr. 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 77; Pub. L. 100–442, § 5(b), Sept. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 1764.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in pars. (b) to (d), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1988—Pars. (h), (i). Pub. L. 100–442 added pars. (h) and (i). § 1453. Assistance or activities of other Federal agencies unaffected No provision of this chapter or any other Act shall be construed to terminate or otherwise curtail the assistance or activities of the Small Business Administration or any other Federal agency with respect to any Indian tribe, organi-