§ 5121. Claims or suits of Indian tribes against United States; rights unimpaired

Statutory text

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or prejudice any claim or suit of any Indian tribe against the United States. It is declared to be the intent of Congress that no expenditures for the benefit of Indians made out of appropriations authorized by said sections shall be considered as offsets in any suit brought to recover upon any claim of such Indians against the United States.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1934
Pub. L. 73–576 § 15 · 48 Stat. 984
Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 5121
(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 15, 48 Stat. 987.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 15, 48 Stat. 987.)
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 15. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or No Indian claim or suit impaired by this Act. prejudice any claim or suit of any Indian tribe against the United States. It is hereby declared to be the intent of Congress that no expenditures for the benefit of Indians made out of appropriations authorized by this Act shall be considered as offsets in any suit brought to recover upon any claim of such Indians against the United States.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act June 18, 1934, ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5101 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 475 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Credits

(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 15, 48 Stat. 987.)