§ 475. — Claims or suits of Indian tribes against United States; rights unimpaired.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC475]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER V--PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES
Sec. 475. Claims or suits of Indian tribes against United
States; rights unimpaired
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or prejudice any
claim or suit of any Indian tribe against the United States. It is
declared to be the intent of Congress that no expenditures for the
benefit of Indians made out of appropriations authorized by said
sections shall be considered as offsets in any suit brought to recover
upon any claim of such Indians against the United States.
(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, Sec. 15, 48 Stat. 987.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act June 18, 1934, which is
classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 461 of
this title and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 473a of this title.
