Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§5139 Tribal Rights and Privileges in Connection with Loans
Title 25 › CHAPTER 45 — PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES › § 5139
Summary
A tribe or its tribal corporation that gets a federal loan may sign away its legal immunity from being sued. It can use trust or restricted property as loan collateral if its charter or a tribal vote allows it and the Secretary of the Interior approves, and it must follow rules the Secretary of Agriculture sets for those loans.
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Title 25, §5139
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A tribe or tribal corporation to which a loan is made or insured pursuant to sections 5136 to 5143 of this title (1) may waive in writing any immunity from suit or liability which it may possess, (2) may mortgage or otherwise hypothecate trust or restricted property if (a) authorized by its constitution or charter or by a tribal referendum, and (b) approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and (3) shall comply with rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture in connection with such loans.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 490 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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25 U.S.C. § 5139
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102