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| Public Law 87-205 | Indians. Potawatomi Nation. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Potawatomi Nation of Indians that were appropriated by the Act of September 8, 1960 (74 Stat. 830), to pay a judgment by the Indian Claims Commission dated February 26, 1959, and the interest thereon, be divided on the basis of 780/2,180ths to the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians of Kansas, and 1,400/2,180ths to the Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma, and the funds so divided, including the interest accruing thereon, after payment of attorney fees and expenses, may be advanced or expended for any purpose that is authorized by the respective tribal governing bodies and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Any part of such funds that may be distributed per capita to the members of the bands shall not be subject to Federal or State income tax.
Approved, September 6, 1961.
