§ 117a. — Per capita distribution of funds to tribe members.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC117a]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER II--DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND SUPPLIES
Sec. 117a. Per capita distribution of funds to tribe members
Funds which are held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') for an Indian tribe and
which are to be distributed per capita to members of that tribe may be
so distributed by either the Secretary or, at the request of the
governing body of the tribe and subject to the approval of the
Secretary, the tribe. Any funds so distributed shall be paid by the
Secretary or the tribe directly to the members involved or, if such
members are minors or have been legally determined not competent to
handle their own affairs, to a parent or guardian of such members or to
a trust fund for such minors or legal incompetents as determined by the
governing body of the tribe.
(Pub. L. 98-64, Sec. 1, Aug. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 365.)
Short Title
Pub. L. 98-64, Aug. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 365, which enacted sections
117a to 117c and repealed section 117 of this title and repealed section
19 (per capita payments provisions) of act June 28, 1898, ch. 517, 30
Stat. 502, is popularly known as the ``Per Capita Act''.
Act Referred to in Other Sections
The Per Capita Act is referred to in sections 1300i-6, 1773h of this
title; title 20 section 1087uu-1.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 117b, 117c of this title.
