§ 1452. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1452]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 17--FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF INDIANS AND INDIAN
ORGANIZATIONS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1452. Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter, the term--
(a) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) ``Indian'' means any person who is a member of any Indian tribe,
band, group, pueblo, or community which is recognized by the Federal
Government as eligible for services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and any ``Native'' as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
[43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].
(c) ``Tribe'' means any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or
community, including Native villages and Native groups (including
corporations organized by Kenai, Juneau, Sitka, and Kodiak) as defined
in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.],
which is recognized by the Federal Government as eligible for services
from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) ``Reservation'' includes Indian reservations, public domain
Indian allotments, former Indian reservations in Oklahoma, and land held
by incorporated Native groups, regional corporations, and village
corporations under the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.].
(e) ``Economic enterprise'' means any Indian-owned (as defined by
the Secretary of the Interior) commercial, industrial, or business
activity established or organized for the purpose of profit: Provided,
That such Indian ownership shall constitute not less than 51 per centum
of the enterprise.
(f) ``Organization'', unless otherwise specified, shall be the
governing body of any Indian tribe, as defined in subsection (c) of this
section, or entity established or recognized by such governing body for
the purpose of this chapter.
(g) ``Other organizations'' means any non-Indian individual, firm,
corporation, partnership, or association.
(h) ``Surety'' has the same meaning as in section 694a of title 15.
(i) ``Surety Bond'' means a bid bond, payment bond, or performance
bond as those terms are defined in section 694a of title 15.
(Pub. L. 93-262, Sec. 3, Apr. 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 77; Pub. L. 100-442,
Sec. 5(b), Sept. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 1764.)
References in Text
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in pars. (b) to
(d), is Pub. L. 92-203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which
is classified generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1601 et seq.) of Title 43,
Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.
Amendments
1988--Pars. (h), (i). Pub. L. 100-442 added pars. (h) and (i).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 450e, 450f, 1484, 2902,
3653, 4302 of this title; title 7 section 1471; title 10 section 2411;
title 12 sections 1787, 1821; title 22 section 2124c; title 26 section
168; title 31 section 7102; title 40 section 525; title 42 section
11332; title 43 section 1626.
