§ 1212. — Findings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1212]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER LXIII--TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIANS OF ALASKA
Sec. 1212. Findings
The Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the United States has acknowledged the Central Council of
Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska pursuant to the Act of
June 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 388, as amended, commonly referred to as the
``Jurisdiction Act''), as a federally recognized Indian tribe;
(2) on October 21, 1993, the Secretary of the Interior published
a list of federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to part 83 of
title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations which omitted the
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska;
(3) the Secretary does not have the authority to terminate the
federally recognized status of an Indian tribe as determined by
Congress;
(4) the Secretary may not administratively diminish the
privileges and immunities of federally recognized Indian tribes
without the consent of Congress; and
(5) the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of
Alaska continues to be a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(Pub. L. 103-454, title II, Sec. 202, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4792.)
References in Text
Act of June 19, 1935, referred to in par. (1), is act June 19, 1935,
ch. 275, 49 Stat. 388, as amended, which is not classified to the Code.
Short Title
Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 103-454 provided that: ``This
title [enacting this section and sections 1213 to 1215 of this title]
may be cited as the `Tlingit and Haida Status Clarification Act'.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1214 of this title.
