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 118 STAT. 1809 PUBLIC LAW 108–374—OCT. 27, 2004 ‘‘(4) An heir determined to be missing pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to have predeceased the decedent for purposes of descent and devise of trust or restricted land and trust personalty within that decedent’s estate.’’. SEC. 7. ANNUAL NOTICE AND FILING REQUIREMENT FOR OWNERS OF INTERESTS IN TRUST OR RESTRICTED LANDS. The Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 222. ANNUAL NOTICE AND FILING; CURRENT WHEREABOUTS OF INTEREST OWNERS. ‘‘On at least an annual basis, the Secretary shall include along with other regular reports to owners of trust or restricted interests in land and individual Indian money account owners a change of name and address form by means of which the owner may confirm or update the owner’s name and address. The change of name and address form shall include a section in which the owner may confirm and update the owner’s name and address.’’. SEC. 8. NOTICE; EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) NOTICE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify Indian tribes and owners of trust or restricted lands of the amend ments made by this Act. (2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The notice required under paragraph (1) shall be designed to inform Indian owners of trust or restricted land of— (A) the effect of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, with emphasis on the effect of the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, on the testate disposition and intestate descent of their interests in trust or restricted land; (B) estate planning options available to the owners, including any opportunities for receiving estate planning assistance or advice; (C) the use of negotiated sales, gift deeds, land exchanges, and other transactions for consolidating the ownership of land; and (D) a toll free telephone number to be used for obtaining information regarding the provisions of this Act and any trust assets of such owners. (3) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall provide the notice required under paragraph (1)— (A) by direct mail for those Indians with interests in trust and restricted lands for which the Secretary has an address for the interest holder; (B) through the Federal Register; (C) through local newspapers in areas with significant Indian populations, reservation newspapers, and news papers that are directed at an Indian audience; and (D) through any other means determined appropriate by the Secretary. (4) CERTIFICATION.—After providing notice under this sub section, the Secretary shall— (A) certify that the requirements of this subsection have been met; and Deadline. 25 USC 2201 note. 25 USC 2221.

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