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Title 25 — Indians

Chapter 45 — Protection of Indians and Conservation of Resources

§ 5131. Publication of list of recognized tribes

Statutory text

(a)

Publication of list

The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a list of all Indian tribes which the Secretary recognizes to be eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

(b)

Frequency of publication

The list shall be published within 60 days of , and annually on or before every January 30 thereafter.

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.

  1. Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994

    Pub. L. 103–454 title I § 104 · 108 Stat. 4791

    Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 5131

    (Pub. L. 103–454, title I, § 104, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4792.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 103–454, title I, § 104, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4792.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 104. PUBLICATION OF LIST OF RECOGNIZED TRIBES. (a) Publication of the List.— The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a list of all Indian tribes which the Secretary recognizes to be eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. (b) Frequency of Publication.— The list shall be published within 60 days of enactment of this Act, and annually on or before every January 30 thereafter.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 479a–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Credits

(Pub. L. 103–454, title I, § 104, , 108 Stat. 4792.)

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