Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 1247


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1247. Payments to enrollees, heirs, or legatees; protection of the interests of minors and persons under legal disability

      Sums payable to adult living enrollees or to adult heirs or
    legatees of deceased enrollees shall be paid directly to such
    persons. Sums payable to enrollees or their heirs or legatees who
    are less than twenty-one years of age or who are under legal
    disability shall be paid in accordance with such procedures,
    including the establishment of trusts, as the Secretary of the
    Interior determines appropriate to protect the best interests of
    such persons.



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