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| Chap. 1121 | Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minn. Per capita payments. |
| Sec. 3 | 49 Stat. 620; 53 Stat. 1379, 1397. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to withdraw as much as may be necessary from the fund on deposit in the Treasury of the United States arising from the proceeds of the sale of timber and lumber within the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota, according to the provisions of the Act of May 18, 1916 (39 Stat. 137), to the credit of the Red Lake Indians in
Minnesota, and to pay therefrom $75, in two equal installments to each member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota who is living at the date of enactment of this Act. The first installment of $37.50 per capita to be made upon the passage and approval of this Act and the second installment of $37.50 per capita to be made January 15, 1951. Such installment payments shall be made under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
No money paid to Indians under this Act shall be subject to any lien or claim of attorneys or other persons. Before any payment is made under this Act, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota shall, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, ratify and accept the provisions of this Act.
Payments made under this Act shall not be held to be “other income and resources” as that term is used in sections 2 (a) (7), 402 (a) (7), and 1002 (a) (8) of the Social Security Act, as amended (U.S.C., 1946 edition, title 42, secs. 302 (a) (7), 602 (a) (7), and 1202 (a) (8)).
Approved, September 30, 1950.
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