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 PUBLIC LAW 95-433—OCT. 10, 1978

92 STAT. 1047

Public Law 95-433 95th Congress An Act Relating to judgment funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission to certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

Oct. 10, 1978 [H.R. 10581]

Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United /States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) for pur- Indians. Judgment funds poses of this Act, the term— (1) "tribe" means the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the to certain Indian Yakima Indian Nation or the Apache Tribe of the Mescalero tribes. Definitions. Reservation; 25 USC 609c. (2) "tribal governing body" means the governing body of a tribe or a committee of the members of such body designated by such body for purposes of this Act; (3) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior acting through (unless otherwise determined by the Secretary) the Superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Agency serving the tribe involved; (4) "minor" means a member of a tribe, or descendant of a member of a tribe, who has not attained the age of eighteen years and who has a minor's share; (5) "minor's share" means the per capita share of a judgment award, and the investment income accruing thereto, which is held in trust by the Secretary for a minor; and (6) "parent" means the biological or adoptive parent or parents, or other legal guardian, of a minor. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466), the Act of March 12, 1968 (82 Stat. 47), or any other 25 USC law, or any regulation or plan promulgated pursuant thereto, the 1401-1407. minor's share of judgment funds heretofore or hereafter awarded by the Indian Claims Commission or the United States Court of Claims to a tribe may be disbursed to a parent of such minor pursuant to this Act. (c) The minor's share of judgment funds may be disbursed in such amounts deemed necessary by such parent for the best interest of the minor for the minor's health, education, welfare, and emergencies under a plan governing such funds for each minor (or a plan governing funds of all minors in a family) approved by the Secretary and the tribal governing body of the minor's tribe. (d) The Secretary shall provide a monthly report to each tribal Report. governing body which has approved one or more plans pursuant to subsection (c). Each such report shall include the amount and purpose of every disbursement made during each month under such plans. SEC. 2, Any part of any of the judgment funds referred to in the first 25 USC 609c-l. section of this Act that may be distributed per capita to, or held in

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