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| Public Law 85-132 | Klamath Indians. |
| Public Law 85-132 | 25 USC 564 note. |
| Public Law 85-132 | Property sales. |
| Public Law 85-132 | 68 Stat. 718, 719. 25 USC 564d, 564e. 25 USC 564d. |
| Public Law 85-132 | Availability of funds. |
| Public Law 85-132 | Appropriation. |
| Public Law 85-132 | 25 USC 564e. Completion date. |
| Public Law 85-132 | 25 USC 564d. |
| Public Law 85-132 | Withdrawal from tribe. |
| Public Law 85-132 | 348 Purchase rights. 25 USC 564d. |
| Public Law 85-132 | "Adult". 25 USC 564a. |
| Public Law 85-132 | 25 USC 5648. |
| Public Law 85-132 | Removal of restrictions. |
| Public Law 85-132 | Guardians for minors, etc. 25 USC 564n. |
| Sec. 2 | Timber. 25 USC 564-564w. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the termination of Federal supervision over the property of the Klamath Tribe of Indians located in the State of Oregon and the individual members thereof, and for other purposes", approved August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 718), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
"SEC. 27. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, no sales of tribal property shall be made pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of section 5, or section 6 of this Act prior to the adjournment of the second session of the Eighty-fifth Congress."
(b) Subsection (b) of section 5 of such Act is amended to read as follows:
"(b) Such amounts of Klamath tribal funds as may be required for the purposes of this section shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary. In order to reimburse the tribe, in part, for expenditure of such tribal funds as the Secretary deems necessary for the purposes of carrying out the requirements of this section, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount equal to one-half of such expenditures from tribal funds, or the sum of $550,000, whichever is the lesser amount.".
(c) Subsection (b) of section 6 of such Act is amended by striking out "four years" and inserting in lieu thereof "six years".
(d) Subsection 5 (a), paragraph (2), of the Act is amended to read as follows:
"(2) immediately after the appraisal of the tribal property and approval of the appraisal by the Secretary, give to each member whose name appears on the final roll of the tribe an opportunity to elect to withdraw from the tribe and have his interest in tribal property converted into money and paid to him, or to remain in the tribe and participate in the tribal management plan to be prepared pursuant to paragraph (5) of this subsection; in the case of members who are minors, persons declared incompetent by judicial proceedings, or deceased, the opportunity to make such election on their behalf shall be given to the person designated by the Secretary as the person best able to represent the interests of such member: Provided, however, That any member, or any heir or any devisee of any deceased member, for whom the Secretary has so designated a representative may (on his own behalf, through his natural guardian, or next friend) within one hundred and twenty days after receipt of written notice of such secretarial designation, contest the secretarial designation in any naturalization court for the area in which such member resides, by filing of a petition therein requesting designation of a named person other than the secretarial designee, and the burden shall thereupon devolve upon the Secretary to show cause why the member-designated representative should not represent the interests of such member, and the decision of such court shall be final and conclusive;".
(e) Subsection 5 (a), paragraph (3), of the Act is amended by deleting the second proviso and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Provided further, That any person whose name appears on the final roll of the tribe, or a guardian on behalf of any such person who is a minor or an incompetent, shall have the right to purchase, for his or its own account but not as an agent for others, any of such property in lots as offered for sale for not less than the highest offer received by competitive bid; any individual Indian purchaser may apply toward the purchase price all or any part of the sum due him from the conversion of his interest in tribal property; and if more than one right is exercised to purchase the same property pursuant to this proviso the property shall be sold to one of such persons on the basis of competitive bids:".
(f) Subsection 2 (e) of the Act is amended to read as follows: " 'Adult' means a person who is an adult according to the law of the place of his residence."
(g) Subsection 5 (a), paragraph 5, of the Act is amended by deleting
"tribe" and by inserting in lieu thereof "members who elect to remain in the tribe".
(h) Subsection 8 (c) of the Act is amended by inserting after "on land owned by" the words "one or by".
(i) Subsection 8 (b) of the Act is amended by deleting the language that precedes the proviso and by inserting in lieu thereof "All restrictions on the sale or encumbrance of trust or restricted interests in land, wherever located, owned by members of the tribe (including allottees, purchasers, heirs, and devisees, either adult or minor), and on trust or restricted interests in land within the Klamath Indian Reservation, regardless of ownership, are hereby removed four years after the date of this Act, and the patents or deeds under which titles are then held shall pass the titles in fee simple, subject to any valid encumbrances:".
(j) Section 15 of the Act is amended by changing the period at the end thereof to a comma and by adding "without application from the member, including but not limited to the creation of a trust of such member's property with a trustee selected by the Secretary, or the purchase by the Secretary of an annuity for such member: Provided, however, That no member shall be declared to be in need of assistance in conducting his affairs unless the Secretary determines that such member does not have sufficient ability, knowledge, experience, and judgment to enable him to manage his business affairs, including the administration, use, investment, and disposition of any property turned over to such member and the income and proceeds therefrom, with such reasonable degree of prudence and wisdom as will be apt to prevent him from losing such property or the benefits thereof: Provided further, That any member determined by the Secretary to be in need of assistance in conducting his affairs may, within one hundred and twenty days after receipt of written notice of such secretarial determination, contest the secretarial determination in any naturalization court for the area in which said member resides by filing therein a petition having that purpose; the burden shall thereupon devolve upon the Secretary to show cause why such member should not conduct his own affairs, and the decision of such court shall be final and conclusive with respect to the affected member's conduct of his affairs.
Nothing in the Act of August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 718), shall affect the authority to make timber sales otherwise authorized by law prior to the termination of Federal control over such timber.
Approved, August 14, 1957.
