§ 164. — Restoration to tribal ownership of unclaimed per capita and other individual payments of tribal trust funds; deposit in general fund of the Treasury.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC164]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER III--DEPOSIT, CARE, AND INVESTMENT OF INDIAN MONEYS
Sec. 164. Restoration to tribal ownership of unclaimed per
capita and other individual payments of tribal trust funds;
deposit in general fund of the Treasury
Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, the share of an
individual member of an Indian tribe or group in a per capita or other
distribution, individualization, segregation, or proration of Indian
tribal or group funds held in trust by the United States, or in an
annuity payment under a treaty, heretofore or hereafter authorized by
law, and any interest earned on such share that is properly creditable
to the individual shall be restored to tribal ownership if for any
reason such share cannot be paid to the individual entitled thereto and
remains unclaimed for a period of six years from the date of the
administrative directive to make the payment, or one year from September
22, 1961, whichever occurs later: Provided, That if such individual is a
member of an Indian tribe or group that has no governing body recognized
by the Secretary of the Interior as authorized to act on behalf of the
tribe or group, such unpaid share and interest shall be regarded as not
capable of restoration to a tribal or group entity and shall be
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States.
(Pub. L. 87-283, Sec. 1, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 584.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 165, 1401 of this title.
