§ 1119. Reserve funds for expenses  


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  • (a) Establishment

    Prior to making any distribution of the funds credited to the Miami Tribe or Nation and the Miami Tribe of Indiana or approving any expenditures of the funds credited to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, pursuant to this subchapter, the Secretary is authorized to reserve in the Treasury of the United States a part of such funds sufficient, in his judgment, to meet the litigation expenses, exclusive of attorney fees, of the remaining cases which each has pending before the Indian Claims Commission.

    (b) Availability

    The funds reserved shall be available for appropriate withdrawal by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 89–659, § 9, Oct. 14, 1966, 80 Stat. 910.)

References In Text

References in Text

The Indian Claims Commission, referred to in subsec. (a), terminated Sept. 30, 1978. See Codification note set out under former section 70 et seq. of this title.