Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-90
§14 Untitled Section
Title 25 › Chapter 9— ALLOTMENT OF INDIAN LANDS › § 14
Summary
Within five years after March 24, 1986 (or sooner), the Secretary must finish all decisions, send required notices, and complete the administrative work to carry out the Act, and must give payment priority to original allottees and elderly heirs. By January 1 each year, the Secretary must send a progress report estimating remaining work to the chairs of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (now the Committee on Natural Resources) and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Title 25, §14
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Not later than five years, or as soon as possible, after the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 24, 1986], the Secretary shall make all determinations, provide all notices, and complete the administrative work necessary to accomplish the objectives of this Act. The Secretary shall give priority in making compensation determinations and payments under this Act to original allottees and elderly heirs. The Secretary shall submit a report by January 1 of each year to the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs [now Committee on Natural Resources] and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, which report shall summarize the administrative progress to date and shall estimate the amount and nature of work left to be done.
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25 U.S.C. § 14
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
May 14, 2026
Release point: 119-90