25 U.S.C. § 2301 : US Code - Section 2301: Definitions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 2301 : US Code - Section 2301: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, the term -
(1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior;
(2) "unauthorized disbursement" means a disbursement made from
the trust estate of a deceased Indian which was made by the
Secretary to a State or a political subdivision of a State for
the purpose of reimbursing the State or political subdivision for
any old age assistance made to the deceased Indian before death
in violation of Federal laws governing Indian trust property:
Provided, That, except for purposes of section 2303 of this
title, the term also includes the reimbursements for welfare
payments identified in either the list published on April 17,
1985, at page 15290 of volume 50 of the Federal Register, as
modified or amended on November 13, 1985, at page 46835 of volume
50 of the Federal Register, or the list published on March 31,
1983, at page 13698 of volume 48 of the Federal Register, as
modified or amended on November 7, 1983, at page 51204 of volume
48 of the Federal Register; and
(3) "trust estate" means that portion of the estate that
consists of real or personal property, title to which is held by
the United States for the benefit of the Indian or which may not
be alienated without the consent of the Secretary.