Funds which are held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) for an Indian tribe and which are to be distributed per capita to members of that tribe may be so distributed by either the Secretary or, at the request of the governing body of the tribe and subject to the approval of the Secretary, the tribe. Any funds so distributed shall be paid by the Secretary or the tribe directly to the members involved or, if such members are minors or have been legally determined not competent to handle their own affairs, to a parent or guardian of such members or to a trust fund for such minors or legal incompetents as determined by the governing body of the tribe.
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Funds which are held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) for an Indian tribe and which are to be distributed per capita to members of that tribe may be so distributed by either the Secretary or, at the request of the governing body of the tribe and subject to the approval of the Secretary, the tribe. Any funds so distributed shall be paid by the Secretary or the tribe directly to the members involved or, if such members are minors or have been legally determined not competent to handle their own affairs, to a parent or guardian of such members or to a trust fund for such minors or legal incompetents as determined by the governing body of the tribe.
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§ 117a. Per capita distribution of funds to tribe
members
Funds which are held in trust by the Secretary
of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the
‘‘Secretary’’) for an Indian tribe and which are
to be distributed per capita to members of that
tribe may be so distributed by either the Sec-
retary or, at the request of the governing body
of the tribe and subject to the approval of the
Secretary, the tribe. Any funds so distributed
shall be paid by the Secretary or the tribe di-
rectly to the members involved or, if such mem-
bers are minors or have been legally determined
not competent to handle their own affairs, to a
parent or guardian of such members or to a
trust fund for such minors or legal incompetents
as determined by the governing body of the
tribe.
(Pub. L. 98–64, § 1, Aug. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 365.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 98–64, Aug. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 365, which enacted
sections 117a to 117c and repealed section 117 of this
title and repealed section 19 (per capita payments pro-
visions) of act June 28, 1898, ch. 517, 30 Stat. 502, is pop-
ularly known as the ‘‘Per Capita Act’’.
§ 117b. Distribution of funds
(a) Previous contractual obligations; tax exemp-
tion
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].
(b) Funds appropriated in satisfaction of judg-
ments
Nothing in sections 117a to 117c of this title
shall affect the requirements of the Act of Octo-
ber 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466), as ame