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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1191. Per capita distribution; trusts for minors and incompetents; payments to heirs or legatees
The entire unexpended balance of funds that were appropriated by
the Act of May 13, 1966 (80 Stat. 141) to pay a judgment by the
Indian Claims Commission entered in docket numbers 264, 264A, and
264B in favor of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, and the interest thereon, less litigation expenses,
estimated costs of distribution, and $200,000 to be used as
provided in section 1195 of this title, shall be distributed, per
capita, in equal shares to all eligible members of the Confederated
Tribes as defined in this subchapter under such terms and
conditions as are authorized by the tribal governing body and
approved by the Secretary of the Interior, including the
establishment of trusts for minors and incompetents. Payments to
heirs or legatees shall be made upon proof of death and inheritance
satisfactory to the Secretary, whose findings shall be final and
conclusive. Such per capita distribution shall be made in three
installments of approximately equal amount, the first installment
to be made as soon as possible after May 21, 1970, and the next two
installments to be made at six-month intervals.
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