§ 117b. — Distribution of funds.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC117b]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER II--DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND SUPPLIES
Sec. 117b. Distribution of funds
(a) Previous contractual obligations; tax exemption
Funds distributed under sections 117a to 117c of this title shall
not be liable for the payment of previously contracted obligations
except as may be provided by the governing body of the tribe and
distributions of such funds shall be subject to the provisions of
section 7 of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466), as amended [25
U.S.C. 1407].
(b) Funds appropriated in satisfaction of judgments
Nothing in sections 117a to 117c of this title shall affect the
requirements of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466), as amended
[25 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.], or of any plan approved thereunder, with
respect to the use or distribution of funds subject to that Act:
Provided, That per capita payments made pursuant to a plan approved
under that Act may be made by an Indian tribe as provided in section
117a of this title if all other provisions of the 1973 Act are met,
including but not limited to, the protection of the interests of minors
and incompetents in such funds.
(c) Shoshone Tribe and Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming
Nothing in sections 117a to 117c of this title, except the
provisions of subsection (a) of this section, shall apply to the
Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming.
(Pub. L. 98-64, Sec. 2, Aug. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 365.)
References in Text
Act of October 19, 1973, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 93-
134, Oct. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 466, as amended, known as the Indian Tribal
Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act, which is classified generally to
chapter 16 (Sec. 1401 et seq.) of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1401(c) of this
title and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 117c of this title.
