25 U.S.C. § 5131
Section 5131 · Publication of list of recognized tribes
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation (2021)
Most recently applied in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation (June 2021)
(a) Publication of list
The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a list of all Indian tribes which the Secretary recognizes to be eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
(b) Frequency of publication
The list shall be published within 60 days of November 2, 1994, and annually on or before every January 30 thereafter.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 479a–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.