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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

101 STAT. 886

PUBLIC LAW 100-153—NOV. 5, 1987

Public Law 100-153 100th Congress

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An Act Nov. 5, 1987 [H.R. 2937] Indian Law Technical Amendments of 1987. 25 USC 331 note. 25 USC 373.

25 USC 1401.

Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act. 25 USC 2301. Federal Register, publication.

To make miscellaneous technical and minor amendments to laws relating to Indians, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Indian Law Technical Amendments of 1987". SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 856), as amended, is further amended by deleting the phrase "the age of twenty-one years, or over" and inserting, in lieu thereof, the phrase "the age of eighteen years or older". SEC. 3. (a) The Act of September 14, 1961 (75 Stat. 500) is amended by(1) deleting the phrase "Section 5, lots 7 and 8;" in section 1, and (2) inserting the phrase "Section 5, lots 7 and 8;" after the phrase "Township 15 north, range 3 east:" in section 2. (b) Subsection (e) of section 2 of the Act of October 28, 1986 (100 Stat. 3243) is hereby repealed. SEC. 4. Section 1 of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466) is amended by— (1) inserting "(a)" before the word "That"; (2) deleting the phrase "any interest earned thereon" and inserting, in lieu thereof, the phrase "any investment income earned thereon"; and (3) adding the following new subsections— "(b) Except as provided in the Act of September 22, 1961 (75 Stat. 584), amounts which the Secretary of the Interior has remaining after execution of either a plan under this Act, or another Act enacted heretofore or hereafter providing for the use or distribution of amounts awarded in satisfaction of a judgment in favor of an Indian tribe or tribes, together with any investment income earned thereon and after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses, shall be held in trust by the Secretary for the tribe or tribes involved if the plan or Act does not otherwise provide for the use of such amounts. "(c) This Act may be cited as the 'Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act'.". SEC. 5. Paragraph (2) of section 2 of the Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement Act (98 Stat. 2317) is amended by inserting a colon after the phrase "trust property" and the following proviso— "Provided, That, except for purposes of section 4, the term also includes the reimbursements for welfare payments identified in either the list published on April 17, 1985, at page 15290 of volume 50 of the Federal Register, as modified or amended on November 13, 1985, at page 46835 of volume 50 of the Federal Register, or the list published on March 31, 1983, at page 13698 of volume 48 of the Federal Register, as modified or amended on