2017 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 25 - Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement
Sec. 2301 - Definitions

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 2301 (2017)
Section Name §2301. Definitions
Section Text

For purposes of this chapter, the term—

(1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior;

(2) "unauthorized disbursement" means a disbursement made from the trust estate of a deceased Indian which was made by the Secretary to a State or a political subdivision of a State for the purpose of reimbursing the State or political subdivision for any old age assistance made to the deceased Indian before death in violation of Federal laws governing Indian trust property: Provided, That, except for purposes of section 2303 of this title, 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 November 7, 1983, at page 51204 of volume 48 of the Federal Register; and

(3) "trust estate" means that portion of the estate that consists of real or personal property, title to which is held by the United States for the benefit of the Indian or which may not be alienated without the consent of the Secretary.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 98–500, §2, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2317; Pub. L. 100–153, §5, Nov. 5, 1987, 101 Stat. 886.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1987—Par. (2). Pub. L. 100–153 inserted proviso that "unauthorized disbursement" includes specifically identified reimbursements for welfare payments.

SHORT TITLE

Pub. L. 98–500, §1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2317, provided: "That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement Act'."

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 25 - INDIANS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 25 - INDIANS
CHAPTER 25 - OLD AGE ASSISTANCE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
Sec. 2301 - Definitions
Contains section 2301
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Short Titles 'Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement Act'."
Statutes at Large References 98 Stat. 2317
101 Stat. 886
Public Law References Public Law 98-500, Public Law 100-153
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