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 PUBLIC LAW 99-346—JUNE 30, 1986

100 STAT. 679

date any transfer is made under subsection (a) on any funds held by, or on behalf of, the tribe which were transferred to the Tribal Council under subsection (a) shall be transferred to the Investment Fund and become part of the principal of the Investment Fund. NONDISCRIMINATION

SEC. 9. (a) Any distribution or expenditure or the income of the Investment Fund, and any program or activity funded, in whole or in part, by the principal or income of the Investment Fund, shall not discriminate against— (1) individuals who become members of the tribe after the date on which the amendments to the constitution of the tribe referred to in section 4(a) are adopted and ratified by the qualified voting members of the tribe (within the meaning of such constitution), or (2) members of the tribe who do not reside on the reservation of the tribe. (b)Any(1) expenditure for any improvement on the reservation of the tribe that can be enjoyed by all members of the tribe, or (2) program or activity conducted only on the reservation of the tribe in which any member of the tribe can participate, shall not be construed to be discriminatory for purposes of subsection (a) merely because the benefits of such improvement, program, or activity are more readily available to members of the tribe who reside on the reservation of the tribe. Approved June 30, 1986.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1106: HOUSE REPORT No. 99-502 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 99-119 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 131 (1985): July 31, considered and passed Senate. Vol. 132 (1986): June 10, considered and passed House, amended. June 16, Senate concurred in House amendment.

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