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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1081. Division of funds on basis of tribal membership rolls; advances or expenditures from tribal funds
The unexpended balance of funds on deposit in the Treasury of the
United States to the credit of the Quileute and Hoh Tribes that
were appropriated by the Act of January 6, 1964 (77 Stat. 857), to
pay a judgment by the Indian Claims Commission in docket numbered
155, and the interest thereon, after payment of attorney fees and
expenses, shall be divided on the basis of tribal membership rolls
for the respective groups after approval of such rolls by the
Secretary of the Interior, and the funds so divided, including the
interest thereon, may be advanced or expended for any purpose that
is authorized by the respective tribal governing bodies and
approved by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That until the
Hoh Indians develop a formal organization with a recognized
governing body, their share of the judgment funds, and any other
Hoh tribal funds, may be expended by the Secretary for the benefit
of the Hoh Reservation and the Hoh tribal members, upon approval by
him of plans adopted by a majority of the adult Hoh Indians voting
at a general meeting of the tribal membership called by the
Secretary.
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