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 100 STAT. 70

PUBLIC LAW 99-264—MAR. 24, 1986

other Federal law or regulation on the transfer of such land are hereby waived and removed. 25 USC 331 note. SEC. 14. Not later than five years, or as soon as possible, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make all determinations, provide all notices, and complete the administrative work necessary to accomplish the objectives of this Act. The Secretary shall give priority in making compensation determinations and payments under this Act to original allottees and elderly heirs. Reports. The Secretary shall submit a report by January 1 of each year to the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, which report shall summarize the administrative progress to date and shall estimate the amount and nature of work left to be done. 25 USC 331 note. SEC. 15. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the White Earth Band $6,600,000 as a grant to be expended as provided in section 12. 25 USC 331 note. SEC. 16. None of the moneys which are distributed under this Act shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes or be considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for or the amount of 42 USC 1305 et assistance under the Social Security Act or any other federally assisted program. 25 USC 331 note. SEC. 17. The Secretary is authorized, if so requested by the authorized governing body of the White Earth Band, to exchange any of the land which is transferred to the United States as described in section 10(a)(1) for any other land within the exterior boundaries of the White Earth Reservation which is owned by the United States, the State of Minnesota, or any of the State's political subdivisions. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require an exchange not agreed to by all parties to the exchange. 25 USC 331 note. SEC. 18. Any lands acquired by the White Earth Band within the exterior boundaries of the White Earth Reservation with funds referred to in section 12, or by the Secretary pursuant to section 17, shall be held in trust by the United States. Such lands shall be deemed to have been reserved from the date of the establishment of said reservation and to be part of the trust land of the White Earth Band for all purposes. Approved March 24, 1986.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1396: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-489 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-192 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 131 (1985): Dec. 12, 13, considered and passed Senate. Vol. 132 (1986): Mar. 11, considered and passed House.

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