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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 564b. Membership roll; closure; preparation and initial publication; appeal from inclusion or omission from roll; finality of determination; final publication
At midnight of August 13, 1954, the roll of the tribe shall be
closed and no child born thereafter shall be eligible for
enrollment: Provided, That the tribe shall have a period of six
months from August 13, 1954, in which to prepare and submit to the
Secretary a proposed roll of the members of the tribe living on
August 13, 1954, which shall be published in the Federal Register.
If the tribe fails to submit such roll within the time specified in
this section, the Secretary shall prepare a proposed roll for the
tribe, which shall be published in the Federal Register. Any person
claiming membership rights in the tribe or an interest in its
assets, or a representative of the Secretary on behalf of any such
person, may, within ninety days from the date of publication of the
proposed roll, file an appeal with the Secretary contesting the
inclusion or omission of the name of any person on or from such
roll. The Secretary shall review such appeals and his decisions
thereon shall be final and conclusive. After disposition of all
such appeals, the roll of the tribe shall be published in the
Federal Register, and such roll shall be final for the purposes of
this subchapter.
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