25 U.S.C. § 117b : US Code - Section 117B: Distribution of funds

Search 25 U.S.C. § 117b : US Code - Section 117B: Distribution of funds

(a) Previous contractual obligations; tax exemption
Funds distributed under sections 117a to 117c of this title shall
not be liable for the payment of previously contracted obligations
except as may be provided by the governing body of the tribe and
distributions of such funds shall be subject to the provisions of
section 7 of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466), as amended
[25 U.S.C. 1407].
(b) Funds appropriated in satisfaction of judgments
Nothing in sections 117a to 117c of this title shall affect the
requirements of the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466), as
amended [25 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.], or of any plan approved
thereunder, with respect to the use or distribution of funds
subject to that Act: Provided, That per capita payments made
pursuant to a plan approved under that Act may be made by an Indian
tribe as provided in section 117a of this title if all other
provisions of the 1973 Act are met, including but not limited to,
the protection of the interests of minors and incompetents in such
funds.
(c) Shoshone Tribe and Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming
Nothing in sections 117a to 117c of this title, except the
provisions of subsection (a) of this section, shall apply to the
Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming.