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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1164. Claims
(a) Time for filing; reversion of funds upon failure to file
All claims for per capita shares, whether by a living enrollee or
by the heirs or legatees of a deceased enrollee, shall be filed
with the area director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Anadarko,
Oklahoma, not later than three years from October 31, 1967.
Thereafter, all claims and the right to file same shall be forever
barred and the unclaimed shares shall revert to the tribes.
(b) Use of reverted funds
Tribal funds that revert to the tribes pursuant to subsection (a)
of this section, including interest and income therefrom, may be
advanced or expended for any purpose that is authorized by the
tribal governing body.
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