§ 733. — Restoration of Federal trust relationship; Federal services and assistance.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC733]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXXI-A--ALABAMA AND COUSHATTA INDIAN TRIBES OF TEXAS:
RESTORATION OF FEDERAL SUPERVISION
Sec. 733. Restoration of Federal trust relationship; Federal
services and assistance
(a) Federal trust relationship
The Federal recognition of the tribe and of the trust relationship
between the United States and the tribe is hereby restored. The Act of
June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984) [25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.], and all laws and
rules of law of the United States of general application to Indians, to
nations, tribes, or bands of Indians, or to Indian reservations which
are not inconsistent with any specific provision contained in this
subchapter shall apply to the members of the tribe, the tribe, and the
reservation.
(b) Restoration of rights and privileges
All rights and privileges of the tribe and members of the tribe
under any Federal treaty, Executive order, agreement, statute, or under
any other authority of the United States which may have been diminished
or lost under the Act approved August 23, 1954 [68 Stat. 768; 25 U.S.C.
721 et seq.], are hereby restored and such subchapter shall not apply to
the tribe or to members of the tribe after August 18, 1987.
(c) Federal benefits and services
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the tribe and the
members of the tribe shall be eligible, on and after August 18, 1987,
for all benefits and services furnished to federally recognized Indian
tribes.
(d) Effect on property rights and other obligations
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subchapter, the
enactment of this subchapter shall not affect any property right or
obligation or any contractual right or obligation in existence before
August 18, 1987, or any obligation for taxes levied before August 18,
1987.
(Pub. L. 100-89, title II, Sec. 203, Aug. 18, 1987, 101 Stat. 670.)
References in Text
Act of June 18, 1934, referred to in subsec. (a), popularly known as
the Indian Reorganization Act, is classified generally to subchapter V
(Sec. 461 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 461 of this
title and Tables.
Act approved August 23, 1954, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the
original a reference to the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the
termination of Federal supervision over the property of the Alabama and
Coushatta Tribes of Indians of Texas, and the individual members
thereof; and for other purposes'' and approved August 23, 1954, which is
classified generally to subchapter XXXI (Sec. 721 et seq.) of this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 734 of this title.
