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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1033. Cherokee Band; preparation of roll; eligibility for enrollment; rules and regulations
For the purpose of determining individual interests in the funds
placed to the credit of the Cherokee Band of Shawnee Indians
pursuant to section 1031 of this title, the Secretary shall prepare
a new roll based on the roll of Cherokee Shawnees prepared in
accordance with the Act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat. 994). Eligible
for inclusion on this new payment roll shall be all persons living
on August 20, 1964, (a) who are, themselves, listed on the 1889
roll and (b) who are direct lineal descendants of persons listed on
the 1889 roll. The Secretary may promulgate such rules and
regulations as he considers necessary to carry out the purposes of
this section.
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