25-U.S.C.-564B

§564B – Membership Roll; Closure; Preparation and Initial Publication; Appeal From Inclusion Or Omission From Roll; Finality of Determination; Final Publication

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Title 25 > Chapter 14 > Subchapter XIII > Section 564b

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• Reference: Section 564b
• Legend: §564B – Membership Roll; Closure; Preparation and Initial Publication; Appeal From Inclusion Or Omission From Roll; Finality of Determination; Final Publication
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

At midnight of August 13, 1954, the roll of the tribe shall be closed and no child born thereafter shall be eligible for enrollment: Provided, That the tribe shall have a period of six months from August 13, 1954, in which to prepare and submit to the Secretary a proposed roll of the members of the tribe living on August 13, 1954, which shall be published in the Federal Register. If the tribe fails to submit such roll within the time specified in this section, the Secretary shall prepare a proposed roll for the tribe, which shall be published in the Federal Register. Any person claiming membership rights in the tribe or an interest in its assets, or a representative of the Secretary on behalf of any such person, may, within ninety days from the date of publication of the proposed roll, file an appeal with the Secretary contesting the inclusion or omission of the name of any person on or from such roll. The Secretary shall review such appeals and his decisions thereon shall be final and conclusive. After disposition of all such appeals, the roll of the tribe shall be published in the Federal Register, and such roll shall be final for the purposes of this subchapter.

(Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 732, §3, 68 Stat. 718.)

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