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§5131 Publication of List of Recognized Tribes
Title 25 › Chapter 45— PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES › § 5131
Summary
Secretary must publish in the Federal Register tribes recognized as eligible for federal Indian programs; first within 60 days of 11/2/1994, then yearly by 1/30.
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Title 25, §5131
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(a)The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a list of all Indian tribes which the Secretary recognizes to be eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
(b)The list shall be published within 60 days of November 2, 1994, and annually on or before every January 30 thereafter.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 479a–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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25 U.S.C. § 5131
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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