2014 U.S. Code
Title 25 - Indians (Sections 1 - 4307)
Chapter 14 - Miscellaneous (Sections 441 - 1300n-6)
Subchapter XXII - Navajo and Hopi Tribes: Settlement of Rights and Interests (Sections 640d - 640d-31)
Sec. 640d-16 - Title, possession, and enjoyment of lands
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 25 - INDIANS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 14 - MISCELLANEOUS SUBCHAPTER XXII - NAVAJO AND HOPI TRIBES: SETTLEMENT OF RIGHTS AND INTERESTS Sec. 640d-16 - Title, possession, and enjoyment of lands |
| Contains | section 640d-16 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 93-531, §17, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1720. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 88 Stat. 1720 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 93-531 |
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Nothing in this subchapter shall affect the title, possession, and enjoyment of lands heretofore allotted to Hopi and Navajo individuals for which patents have been issued. Such Hopi individuals living on the Navajo Reservation shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Navajo Tribe and such Navajo individuals living on the Hopi Reservation shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Hopi Tribe.
(b) Relocation of Federal employeesNothing in this subchapter shall require the relocation from any area partitioned pursuant to this subchapter of the household of any Navajo or Hopi individual who is employed by the Federal Government within such area or to prevent such employees or their households from residing in such areas in the future: Provided, That any such Federal employee who would, except for the provisions of this subsection, be relocated under the terms of this subchapter may elect to be so relocated.
(Pub. L. 93–531, §17, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1720.)
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