§ 1300f-2. — Membership of Tribe.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1300f-2]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER LXXVII--PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE
Sec. 1300f-2. Membership of Tribe
For the purposes of section 1300f of this title, membership of the
Pascua Yaqui Tribe shall consist of--
(A) the members of the Pascua Yaqui Association, Incorporated,
as of September 18, 1978, who apply for enrollment in the Pascua
Yaqui Tribe within one year from September 18, 1978 pursuant to the
membership criteria and procedures provided for in the official
governing documents of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe;
(B) all those persons of Yaqui blood who are citizens of the
United States and who, within two years from September 18, 1978,
apply for, and are admitted to, membership in the Association
pursuant to article VII of the Articles of Incorporation of the
Association;
(C) all those persons of Yaqui blood who are citizens of the
United States and who, within three years after October 14, 1994,
apply for enrollment in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe pursuant to the
membership criteria and procedures provided for in the official
governing documents of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe; and
(D) direct lineal descendants of such persons, subject to any
further qualifications as may be provided by the Tribe in its
constitution and bylaws or other governing documents.
(Pub. L. 95-375, Sec. 3, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 712; Pub. L. 103-357,
Sec. 1(b), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3418.)
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-357 added par. (C) and redesignated former par.
(C) as (D).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1300f of this title.
