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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 565a. Distribution to persons on final roll; payment of shares due living adults, deceased enrollees, adults under legal disabilities, persons in need of assistance, and minors
(a) A distribution shall be made of the funds resulting from
docket numbered 100, including interest, after deducting litigation
expenses and estimated costs of distribution to all persons whose
names appear on the final roll of the Klamath Tribe, which roll was
closed and made final as of August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 718). Except
as provided in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section,
a share or portion of a share payable to a living adult shall be
paid directly to such adult; (b) a share payable to a deceased
enrollee shall be paid to his heirs or legatees upon the filing of
proof of death and inheritance satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Interior, whose findings and determinations upon such proof shall
be final and conclusive: Provided, That amounts payable to deceased
heirs amounting to $5 or less shall not be paid, and such amounts
shall remain in the United States Treasury to the credit of the
Klamath Tribe; (c) a share payable to an adult under legal
disability shall be paid to his legal representative; (d) a share
payable to a person previously found to be in need of assistance
under the provisions of section 564n of this title, may be paid
directly to the individual or, if the Secretary deems it in the
best interest of the individual, it may be added to the trust now
in force on behalf of the said individual, with concurrence of the
trustee; and (e) a share or portion of a share payable to a person
under age of majority as determined by the laws of the State of
residence shall be paid to a parent, legal guardian, or trustee of
such minor.
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