96 STAT. 1816
Ancestry roll.
Per capita payments.
Tax exemption.
42 USC 1305. Rules and regulations.
PUBLIC LAW 97-372—DEC. 20, 1982
Subsequent to the preparation of this roll, the Secretary shall make a per capita distribution of 80 per centum of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe's share of the funds, in a sum as equal as possible to all persons listed on this roll. (b) The remaining 20 per centum shall be utilized for a tribal land purchase program pursuant to the provisions of part 120-A of section 25, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, That no salaries shall be paid from these funds: Provided further, That the funds shall be in the custody of the tribal secretarytreasurer and all expenditures shall be approved by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma business committee. SEC. 5. A roll shall be prepared by the Secretary based on the roll of the Cherokee Shawnee compiled pursuant to the Act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat. 994), and any other records acceptable to him, of all the lineal descendants, except members of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma or the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, of the Shawnee Nation as it existed in 1854, who were born on or prior to and living on the date of this Act. Subsequent to the preparation of this roll, the Secretary shall make a per capita distribution of the Cherokee Band of Shawnee descendant's share of the funds, in a sum as equal as possible, to all persons listed on this roll. SEC. 6. The per capita shares of living competent adults shall be paid directly to them. Per capita shares of deceased individual beneficiaries shall be determined and distributed pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Per capita shares of legal incompetents and per capita shares of individuals under age eighteen shall be paid in accordance with such procedures, including the establishment of trust, as the Secretary determines to be necessary to protect the interests of such individuals. SEC. 7. None of the funds distributed under this Act shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes or be considered income or resources in determining eligibility for or the amount of assistance under the Social Security Act. SEC. 8. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved December 20, 1982.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5795: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-817 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): Sept. 29, considered and passed House. Dec. 8, considered and passed Senate.
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