25 CFR § 700.603 - Eligibility.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s700.603"
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title: "25 CFR § 700.603 - Eligibility."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "700.603"
section_name: "Eligibility."
chapter_name: "THE OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION"
part_number: "700"
part_name: "COMMISSION OPERATIONS AND RELOCATION PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 99-590; Pub. L. 93-531, 88 Stat. 1712 as amended by Pub. L. 96-305, 94 Stat. 929, Pub. L. 100-666, 102 Stat. 3929 (25 U.S.C. 640d)."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 2092, Jan. 14, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "700"
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# 700.603 Eligibility.

(a) Those heads of household who were members of the Navajo Tribe and were evicted from the Hopi reservation as a consequence of the decision in the *United States v. Kabinto* shall be eligible to receive relocation assistance on a preference basis.

(b) Proof of eviction shall be determined by one of the following criteria:

(1) Inclusion on the list of defendants in the case of *United States v. Kabinto* (456 F. 2d 1087) (1972);

(2) Inclusion on the lists prepared by the BIA dated May 10, 1979, and May 21, 1979, as a result of having provided services to those heads of household.

(3) Inclusion on a list prepared by the Navajo Tribe and submitted to the Commission on January 16, 1981;

(4) Inclusion on a list prepared by the Navajo Legal Aid Service dated April 29, 1970;

(5) Other evidence furnished by the applicant which is sufficient to prove their status as evictees from the Hopi reservation, as determined by the Commission.