U.S. Code as of: 01/02/2006
Section 1131. Membership roll; preparation; eligibility for enrollment; applications; place for filing; finality of determination

      The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a roll of all persons
    who meet the following requirements for eligibility: (a) They were
    born on or prior to and living on October 14, 1966, and (b) they
    are descendants of members of the Duwamish Tribe as it existed in
    1855. Applications for enrollment must be filed with the area
    director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Portland, Oregon, on
    forms prescribed for that purpose. The determination of the
    Secretary regarding the utilization of available rolls or records
    and the eligibility for enrollment of an applicant shall be final.



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