2021 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 45 - Protection of Indians and Conservation of Resources
Sec. 5121 - Claims or suits of Indian tribes against United States; rights unimpaired

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 5121 (2021)
Section Name §5121. Claims or suits of Indian tribes against United States; rights unimpaired
Section 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.

Source Credit

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


Editorial Notes 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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 25 - INDIANS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 25 - INDIANS
CHAPTER 45 - PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES
Sec. 5121 - Claims or suits of Indian tribes against United States; rights unimpaired
Contains section 5121
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 48 Stat. 987, 984
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