Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§398d Changes in Boundaries of Executive Order Reservations
Title 25 › CHAPTER 12 — LEASE, SALE, OR SURRENDER OF ALLOTTED OR UNALLOTTED LANDS › § 398d
Summary
Congress must pass a law to change the borders of any reservation that was set up by a president’s order, proclamation, or other means for Native American use and occupation.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §398d
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Changes in the boundaries of reservations created by Executive order, proclamation, or otherwise for the use and occupation of Indians shall not be made except by Act of Congress.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–579 struck out proviso relating to nonapplicability of provisions to temporary withdrawals by Secretary of the Interior.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1976 Amendment Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.
Savings Provision
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see
Savings Provision
note set out under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
25 U.S.C. § 398d
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102