25 USC § 5120 - Continuation of allowances

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title: "25 USC § 5120 - Continuation of allowances"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5120"
section_name: "Continuation of allowances"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
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source_credit: "(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 14, 48 Stat. 987.)"
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# § 5120. Continuation of allowances

section 17 of the Act of March 2, 1889June 10, 1896section 19 of the Act of May 29, 1908June 18, 1934

The Secretary of the Interior is directed to continue the allowance of the articles enumerated in  (23 Stat. L. 894), or their commuted cash value under the Act of  (29 Stat. L. 334), to all Sioux Indians who would be eligible, but for the provisions of this Act, to receive allotments of lands in severalty under  (25 Stat. L. 451), or under any prior Act, and who have the prescribed status of the head of a family or single person over the age of eighteen years, and his approval shall be final and conclusive, claims therefor to be paid as formerly from the permanent appropriation made by said section 17 and carried on the books of the Treasury for this purpose. No person shall receive in his own right more than one allowance of the benefits, and application must be made and approved during the lifetime of the allottee or the right shall lapse. Such benefits shall continue to be paid upon such reservation until such time as the lands available therein for allotment on , would have been exhausted by the award to each person receiving such benefits of an allotment of eighty acres of such land.

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**Source Credit**: (June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 14, 48 Stat. 987.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, probably means section 17 of , , which is not classified to the Code.

Act of , referred to in text, is , , which is not classified to the Code.

This Act, referred to in text, is , , popularly known as the Indian Reorganization Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

, referred to in text, probably means section 19 of , , which is not classified to the Code.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.