Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§5121 Claims or Suits of Indian Tribes Against United States; Rights Unimpaired
Title 25 › CHAPTER 45 — PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES › § 5121
Summary
The Act cannot weaken a tribe’s claim or lawsuit against the U.S., and money spent to help Indians from the Act’s funds cannot be used to reduce what tribes can get.
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Title 25, §5121
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair or prejudice any claim or suit of any Indian tribe against the United States. It is declared to be the intent of Congress that no expenditures for the benefit of Indians made out of appropriations authorized by said sections shall be considered as offsets in any suit brought to recover upon any claim of such Indians against the United States.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act June 18, 1934, ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 5101 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 475 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 5121
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102