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 PUBLIC LAW 101-277—APR. 30, 1990 104 STAT. 145 tribe at which a negative vote is permitted. Such funds (and the interest therefrom) shall be held in trust by the United States and invested as provided in the Act of June 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 1037, as amended; 25 U.S.C. 162a), except that part or all of the amount may from time to time be paid to the governing body of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida as may be authorized under this section. SEC. 7. (a) The Secretary shall invest the funds allocated to the independent Seminole Indians of Florida (as a group) under section 2 in accordance with subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of June 24, 1938 (52 Stat. 1037, as amended; 25 U.S.C. 162a) until the date on which the funds are distributed under subsection (c). (b)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary Regulations, shall compile a role of those independent individuals of Seminole Indian lineal descent who— (A) were born on or before, and are living on, the date of enactment of this Act; (B) are listed on or are lineal descendants of persons listed on the annotated Seminole Agency Census of 1957 as independent Seminoles; and (C) are not members of an Indian tribe recognized by the Secretary on the most recent list of such Indian tribes published in the Federal Register. Such persons listed on this roll shall constitute the independent Seminoles referred to in this Act. (2) All determinations in the preparation of the roll under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be based on timely applications for inclusions on the roll supported by evidence satisfactory to the Secretary. The Secretary shall not include any person on the roll who has not made formal application in writing to be included, and who has not met the requirements of paragraph (1)(A), (B), and (C). (c) As soon as practicable after the roll required under subsection (b) has been compiled, the funds allocated to the independent Seminole Indians of Florida (as a group) under section 2, including all interest and investment income accrued thereon to the date of payment, except as provided for in subsection (d), shall be distributed on a per capita basis, in payments as equal as possible, only to those independent Seminole Indians of Florida enrolled under subsection (b) who make timely application to the Secretary. The Secretary shall not distribute any funds to any Seminoles who are not on the roll prepared pursuant to subsection (b) or who do not make timely application to the Secretary. (d) Except for the persons who make application and are included on the roll prepared pursuant to section 7(b)(1), and who make application and accept a per capita share of the distribution pursuant to subsection (c), the payment and distribution of the award in accordance with this Act shall not be construed to impair, diminish or affect in any manner any rights and claims of the independent Seminole Indians, either as a group or individually, to any lands or natural resources in the State. SEC. 8. (a) The funds allocated pursuant to this Act are hereby declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, and the independent Seminole Indians of Florida respectively. (b) None of the funds held in trust by the United States under this Act (including interest and investment income accrued on such funds while such funds are held in trust by the United States), and

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