§3764 Qualified Non-native American Veterans

Summary

A qualified non-Native American veteran is treated the same as a Native American veteran for the rules in this part of the law. Any mention of a tribal organization’s authority over a Native American veteran should be read as the tribal organization’s authority over that veteran’s Native American spouse. When the Secretary makes a direct loan to a qualified non-Native American veteran because of that status, the Secretary must make sure the tribal organization allows, and the veteran actually gets with the loan money, a real ownership share in the lot, the home, or both on trust land, held together with the Native American spouse. The tribal organization may set reasonable limits on the veteran’s ability to sell or give away that share to keep the property in trust, and may end the veteran’s share if the marriage ends.