§ 941b. — Restoration of Federal trust relationship.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 25USC941b]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XLIII-A--CATAWBA INDIAN TRIBE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; RESTORATION
OF FEDERAL TRUST RELATIONSHIP
Sec. 941b. Restoration of Federal trust relationship
(a) Restoration of Federal trust relationship and approval,
ratification, and confirmation of Settlement Agreement
On the effective date of this subchapter--
(1) the trust relationship between the Tribe and the United
States is restored; and
(2) the Settlement Agreement and the State Act are approved,
ratified, and confirmed by the United States to effectuate the
purposes of this subchapter, and shall be complied with in the same
manner and to the same extent as if they had been enacted into
Federal law.
(b) Eligibility for Federal benefits and services
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on the effective date of
this subchapter, the Tribe and the Members shall be eligible for all
benefits and services furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes
and their members because of their status as Indians. On the effective
date of this subchapter, the Secretary shall enter the Tribe on the list
of federally recognized bands and tribes maintained by the Department of
the Interior; and its members shall be eligible to special services,
educational benefits, medical care, and welfare assistance provided by
the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians, and the
Tribe shall be eligible to the special services performed by the United
States for tribes because of their status as Indian tribes. For the
purpose of eligibility for Federal services made available to members of
federally recognized Indian tribes because of their status as Indian
tribal members, Members of the Tribe in the Tribe's service area shall
be deemed to be residing on or near a reservation.
(c) Repeal of Termination Act
The Termination Act is repealed.
(d) Effect on property rights and other obligations
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subchapter, this
subchapter shall not affect any property right or obligation or any
contractual right or obligation in existence before the effective date
of this subchapter, or any obligation for taxes levied before that date.
(e) Extent of jurisdiction
This subchapter shall not be construed to empower the Tribe with
special jurisdiction or to deprive the State of jurisdiction other than
as expressly provided by this subchapter or by the State Act. The
jurisdiction and governmental powers of the Tribe shall be solely those
set forth in this subchapter and the State Act.
(Pub. L. 103-116, Sec. 4, Oct. 27, 1993, 107 Stat. 1121.)
References in Text
For the effective date of this subchapter, referred to in subsecs.
(a), (b), and (d), see Effective Date note set out under section 941 of
this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 941m of this title.
