A bill to provide that per capita payments to Indians may be made by tribal governments, and for other purposes.

Summary

Provides that trust funds earmarked for per capita distribution to Indian tribes by the Secretary of the Interior may, upon specified circumstances, be distributed by the tribal government. Requires that such funds be paid by the Secretary or the tribe directly to tribal members or to the legal guardians or trust funds of members who are minors or legally incompetent. Specifies conditions under which trust funds may be liable for the payment of previously contracted obligations. States that such conditions are the only provisions of this Act which apply to the Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. Authorizes tribes to make per capita payments if the payment plans are approved under specified Federal law. Directs the Secretary to establish regulatory standards for the approval of tribal payments. Absolves the United States from liability once a tribe has distributed funds after obtaining such approval. Repeals the requirement that per capita payments to individual Indians be made by an officer of the Federal Government.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

4 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 3 August 1983

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 20 June 1983

  Open at official source

• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 3 June 1983

  Open at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 February 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.