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 96 STAT. 1814

Ancestry roll.

Per capita payments.

Tax exemption.

42 USC 1305. Rules and regulations.

PUBLIC LAW 97-371—DEC. 20, 1982

(iii) 33 V per centum shall be placed in the custody of a the secretarytreasurer of the tribe and, with the approval of the Business Committee of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, utilized for the administration of the tribe: Provided, That none of these funds be expended for salaries. SEC. 4. A roll shall be prepared by the Secretary of persons: not members of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, on, or lineally descended from persons on, the "Census of Absentee or Citizen Wyandotte Indians" compiled by Joel T. Olive, dated November 18, 1896, as corrected in circular of October 28, 1904, by W. A. Richards, Commissioner of the General Land Office; and born on or prior to and living on the date of this Act. The Secretary's determination concerning eligibility for inclusion on this roll shall be final. Subsequent to the preparation of this roll, the Secretary shall make a per capita distribution, of the absentee Wyandotte's shares, in a sum as equal as possible, to all persons listed on this roll. SEC. 5. The per capita shares of living competent adults shall be paid directly to them. Per capita shares of deceased individual beneficiaries shall be determined as distributed pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Per capita shares of legal incompetents and per capita shares of individuals under age eighteen shall be paid in accordance with such procedures, including the establishment of trusts, as the Secretary determines to be necessary to protect the interests of such individuals. SEC. 6. None of the funds distributed under this Act shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes or be considered income or resources in determining eligibility for or the amount of assistance under the Social Security Act. SEC. 7. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved December 20, 1982.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6403: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-819 (Coram, on Interior and Insular Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): Sept. 29, considered and passed House. Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.

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