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 222 Per CE^ita ments.

Costs.

PUBLIC LAW 86-98-JULY 17, 1959

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SEC. 2. The Secretary shall distribute on a pro rata basis to the persons whose names appear on the roll prepared pursuant to section 1 of this Act, or their heirs or legatees, the balance of the funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Quapaw Indians that were appropriated by the Act of August 26, 1954 (68 Stat. 801) J in satisfaction of a judgment against the United States that was obtained by the tribe in the Indian Claims Commission on May 7, 1954, and accrued interest thereon. The funds so distributed shall not be subject to Federal or State income tax. SEC. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall distribute a share payable to a living enrollee directly to such enrollee, and the Secretary shall distribute a share payable to a deceased enrollee directly to his next of kin or legatees as determined by the laws of the place of domicile of the decedent, upon proof of death and inheritance satisfactory to the Secretary, whose findings upon such proof shall be final and conclusive. (b) A share payable to a person under twenty-one years of age or to a person under legal disability shall be paid in accordance with the laws applicable to such person in the place of his domicile, or in the discretion of the Secretary to the natural parent or guardian of such person. SEC. 4. AH costs incurred by the Secretary in the preparation of the roll and in the payment of shares in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be paid by appropriate withdrawals from the judgment fund, but the cost and expense of any litigation that may arise from the preparation of the roll or the payment of shares shall be paid by the United States. Approved July 17, 1959. Public Law 86-98

July 17. 1959 [H. R. 4072]

D. C, dentistry l i c e n s e examine tions.

54 Stat., 717.

D.C. Code, title 1 app.

AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act for the regulation of the practice of dentistry in the District of Columbia, and for the protection of the people from empiricism in relation thereto", approved June 6, 1802, as amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act for the regulation of the practice of dentistry in the District of Columbia, and for the protection of the people from empiricism in relation thereto", approved June 6, 1892 (27 Stat. 42), as amended (sec. 2-308, D.C. Code, 1951 edition) is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "The Board of Dental Examiners may, in its discretion, waive the theoretical examination and issue a license to any applicant who holds a certificate from the National Board of Dental Examiners: Provided, That such applicant shall pass a practical examination given by the Board of Dental Examiners: Provided further, That in exercising its discretion to waive theoretical examinations the Board of Dental Examiners shall satisfy itself that the examination given by the National Board of Dental Examiners was as comprehensive as that required in the District of Columbia." SEC. 2. The foregoing amendment of said Act of June 6, 1892, as amended, shall not be considered as affecting the authority vested in the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia by Keorganization Plan Numbered 6 of 1952 (66 Stat. 824), and the performance

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