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§1451 Congressional declaration of policy

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF INDIANS AND INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS › § 1451

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Summary

Provide repayable funds to help Indians develop land, resources, and people’s skills so they can manage those resources and earn a living like nearby non‑Indians.

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Title 25, §1451

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It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to provide capital on a reimbursable basis to help develop and utilize Indian resources, both physical and human, to a point where the Indians will fully exercise responsibility for the utilization and management of their own resources and where they will enjoy a standard of living from their own productive efforts comparable to that enjoyed by non-Indians in neighboring communities.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

of 2006 Amendment Pub. L. 109–221, § 1(a), May 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 336, provided that: “This Act [enacting section 494a of this title and section 1613a of Title 43, Public Lands, amending section 348, 415, 464, 1481, 1485, 1486, 1497, 2206, 2706, and 2717 of this title and section 1629b and 1629e of Title 43, enacting provisions set out as notes under section 348 and 415 of this title and section 1629b of Title 43, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 2201 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2006’.”

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of 2002 Amendment Pub. L. 107–331, title I, § 101, Dec. 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 2835, provided that: “This Act [enacting subchapter XIII of chapter 19 of this title, amending section 415, 1484, and 1485 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 415 and 1485 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Indian Financing

Amendments

Act of 2002’.”

Short Title

of 1984 Amendment Pub. L. 98–449, § 1, Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1725, provided: “That this Act [enacting section 47a of this title and amending section 1461, 1465, 1481, 1484, 1491, 1497, 1512, 1522, 1523, 1541, and 1543 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Indian Financing Act

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of 1984’.”

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Pub. L. 93–262, § 1, Apr. 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 77, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Indian Financing Act of 1974’.”

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 1451

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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