Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102

§117c Standards for Approval of Tribal Payments; United States Not Liable for Distribution of Funds; Continuing Responsibility Under Other Provisions

Title 25 › CHAPTER 4 — PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS › SUBCHAPTER II — DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND SUPPLIES › § 117c

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must set rules approving tribal payments under section 117a; if approved, the U.S. is not responsible for a tribe’s distributions under sections 117a–117c. Other U.S. duties to Indians, like trust relationship and obligations from treaties, executive orders, or agreements, remain.

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Title 25, §117c

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(a)The Secretary shall, by regulation, establish reasonable standards for the approval of tribal payments pursuant to section 117a of this title and, where approval is given under such regulations, the United States shall not be liable with respect to any distribution of funds by a tribe under sections 117a to 117c of this title.

(b)Nothing in sections 117a to 117c of this title shall otherwise absolve the United States from any other responsibility to the Indians, including those which derive from the trust relationship and from any treaties, Executive orders, or agreements between the United States and any Indian tribe.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 117c

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102