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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1031. Disposition of funds
The funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the
credit of the Shawnee Tribe or Nation that were appropriated by the
Act of September 30, 1961 (75 Stat. 733), to pay a judgment that
was obtained by the tribe or nation in the Indian Claims Commission
for inadequate compensation for lands ceded to the United States
under the treaty of May 10, 1854 (10 Stat. 1053), and the interest
thereon, shall be divided on the basis of 514/1378ths to the
Absentee Band of Shawnee Indians of Oklahoma; 747/1378ths to the
Cherokee Band of Shawnee Indians of Oklahoma; and 117/1378ths to
the Eastern Band of Shawnee Indians of Oklahoma, after payment of
attorney fees and expenses of litigation.
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