2011 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 14 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 441 - 1300n-6)
Subchapter XXII - NAVAJO AND HOPI TRIBES: SETTLEMENT OF RIGHTS AND INTERESTS (§§ 640d - 640d-31)
Section 640d-16 - Title, possession, and enjoyment of lands

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 25 - INDIANS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 25 - INDIANS
CHAPTER 14 - MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXII - NAVAJO AND HOPI TRIBES: SETTLEMENT OF RIGHTS AND INTERESTS
Sec. 640d-16 - Title, possession, and enjoyment of lands
Containssection 640d-16
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 93-531, §17, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1720.
Statutes at Large Reference88 Stat. 1720
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 93-531

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25 USC § 640d-16 (2011)
§640d–16. Title, possession, and enjoyment of lands (a) Covered lands; jurisdiction of respective tribes over nonmembers

Nothing in this subchapter shall effect the title, possession, and enjoyment of lands heretofore allotted to Hopi and Navajo individuals for which patents have been issued. Such Hopi individuals living on the Navajo Reservation shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Navajo Tribe and such Navajo individuals living on the Hopi Reservation shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Hopi Tribe.

(b) Relocation of Federal employees

Nothing in this subchapter shall require the relocation from any area partitioned pursuant to this subchapter of the household of any Navajo or Hopi individual who is employed by the Federal Government within such area or to prevent such employees or their households from residing in such areas in the future: Provided, That any such Federal employee who would, except for the provisions of this subsection, be relocated under the terms of this subchapter may elect to be so relocated.

(Pub. L. 93–531, §17, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1720.)

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