§ 2301. — 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: 25USC2301]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 25--OLD AGE ASSISTANCE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
Sec. 2301. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter, the term--
(1) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior;
(2) ``unauthorized disbursement'' means a disbursement made from
the trust estate of a deceased Indian which was made by the
Secretary to a State or a political subdivision of a State for the
purpose of reimbursing the State or political subdivision for any
old age assistance made to the deceased Indian before death in
violation of Federal laws governing Indian trust property: Provided,
That, except for purposes of section 2303 of this title, the term
also includes the reimbursements for welfare payments identified in
either the list published on April 17, 1985, at page 15290 of volume
50 of the Federal Register, as modified or amended on November 13,
1985, at page 46835 of volume 50 of the Federal Register, or the
list published on March 31, 1983, at page 13698 of volume 48 of the
Federal Register, as modified or amended on November 7, 1983, at
page 51204 of volume 48 of the Federal Register; and
(3) ``trust estate'' means that portion of the estate that
consists of real or personal property, title to which is held by the
United States for the benefit of the Indian or which may not be
alienated without the consent of the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 98-500, Sec. 2, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2317; Pub. L. 100-153,
Sec. 5, Nov. 5, 1987, 101 Stat. 886.)
Amendments
1987--Par. (2). Pub. L. 100-153 inserted proviso that ``unauthorized
disbursement'' includes specifically identified reimbursements for
welfare payments.
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 98-500 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this
chapter] may be cited as the `Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement
Act'.''
