25 U.S.C. § 2304 : US Code - Section 2304: Identification of right to payment and expedited claim payment

Search 25 U.S.C. § 2304 : US Code - Section 2304: Identification of right to payment and expedited claim payment

(a) Search of records
The Secretary shall conduct a search of the records of the
Department of the Interior to identify individuals who are entitled
to any portion of the unauthorized disbursements which were made
and to ascertain the amount of such unauthorized disbursements to
which each of such individuals is entitled.
(b) Payment without filing of claim
In any case in which the Secretary ascertains the name and
location of any individual who is entitled to any portion of an
unauthorized disbursement and determines the amount of such
unauthorized disbursement to which such individual is entitled, the
Secretary shall pay such amount, including interest thereon as
provided in section 2302 of this title, to such individual
immediately without requiring such individual to file a formal
claim for payment.
(c) Notification
The Secretary shall use the best available means of notifying
each individual who is identified in the search conducted under
subsection (a) of this section of the right of such individual to
receive payment under this chapter. The means of notification
available to the Secretary shall include -
(1) notice provided directly to such individual;
(2) notification of the next of kin of such individual;
(3) notification of the chairman or chief executive officer of
the tribe of which such individual is a member or of which the
deceased Indian was a member; and
(4) publication of notice in newspapers of general circulation
in the appropriate area.