Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 442


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 442. Livestock loans; cash settlements

      All acceptances of cash settlements by the Commissioner of Indian
    Affairs for livestock lent by the United States to any individual
    Indian, or to any tribe, association, corporation, or other group
    of Indians, and all sales and relending of livestock repaid in kind
    to the United States on account of such loans are authorized and
    ratified: Provided, That on and after May 24, 1950, the value of
    such livestock for the purposes of any such cash settlement shall
    be based on prevailing market prices in the area and shall be
    ascertained by a committee composed of three members, one of whom
    shall be selected by the superintendent of the particular agency,
    one of whom shall be selected by the chairman of the tribal
    council, and one of whom shall be selected by the other two
    members.



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