§ 2217. — Reports to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC2217]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 24--INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION
Sec. 2217. Reports to Congress
(a) In general
Prior to expiration of the authority provided for in section
2212(a)(2)(A) of this title, the Secretary, after consultation with
Indian tribes and other interested parties, shall submit to the
Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives a report that indicates, for the period covered by the
report--
(1) the number of fractional interests in trust or restricted
lands acquired; and
(2) the impact of the resulting reduction in the number of such
fractional interests on the financial and realty recordkeeping
systems of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(b) Report
The reports described in subsection (a) of this section and section
2212(a) of this title shall contain findings as to whether the program
under this chapter to acquire fractional interests in trust or
restricted lands should be extended and whether such program should be
altered to make resources available to Indian tribes and individual
Indian landowners.
(Pub. L. 97-459, title II, Sec. 218, as added Pub. L. 106-462, title I,
Sec. 103(6), Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 2004.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original ``this
Act'', which was translated as reading ``this title'', meaning title II
of Pub. L. 97-459, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2212 of this title.
