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U.S. Code as of:
01/02/2006
Section 164. Restoration to tribal ownership of unclaimed per capita and other individual payments of tribal trust funds; deposit in general fund of the Treasury
Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, the share of an
individual member of an Indian tribe or group in a per capita or
other distribution, individualization, segregation, or proration of
Indian tribal or group funds held in trust by the United States, or
in an annuity payment under a treaty, heretofore or hereafter
authorized by law, and any interest earned on such share that is
properly creditable to the individual shall be restored to tribal
ownership if for any reason such share cannot be paid to the
individual entitled thereto and remains unclaimed for a period of
six years from the date of the administrative directive to make the
payment, or one year from September 22, 1961, whichever occurs
later: Provided, That if such individual is a member of an Indian
tribe or group that has no governing body recognized by the
Secretary of the Interior as authorized to act on behalf of the
tribe or group, such unpaid share and interest shall be regarded as
not capable of restoration to a tribal or group entity and shall be
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States.
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