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PUBLIC LAW 92-255-MAR. 21, 1972

this Act and (a) whose names appear on the February 5, 1937, payment roll of the Gros Ventre Tribe of the Fort Belknap Reservation, or (b) who are descended from a person whose name appears on said roll, if such member possesses a greater degree of Gros Ventre blood than Assiniboine blood. If such member possesses equal quantums of Gros Ventre and Assiniboine blood he may elect to participate in the per capita distribution authorized by this section, in which event he shall not be eligible to participate in any per capita distribution of an Assiniboine judgment. A share or interest payable to enrollees or their heirs or legatees who are less than eighteen years of age or under legal disability shall be paid in accordance with such procedures, including the establishment of trusts, as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the best interest of such persons. SEC. 3. The balance of each tribe's share of the funds may be advanced, expended, invested, or reinvested for any purposes that are authorized by the respective tribal governing bodies and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. SEC, 4. None of the funds distributed per capita under the provisions of this Act shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes, and the per capita payments shall not be considered as income or resources when determining the extent of eligibility for assistance under the Social Security Act. The provision of this section regarding eligibility for assistance under the Social Security Act is enacted in recognition of unique circumstances applicable to the tribes involved, and shall not be regarded as a precedent or as a general policy for application to other tribes. SEC. 5. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved March 18, 1972.

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Restriction.

Minors, payment p r o c e d u r e s.

Tax exemption.

49 Stat. 620. 42 USC 1305.

R u l e s and regulations.

Public Law 92-255 AN ACT To establish a Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention and to concentrate the resources of the Nation against the problem of drug abuse.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, § 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the " D r u g Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972".

March 21, 1972 [S.2097]

Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972.

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