25 USC § 5138 - Title in trust to United States

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s5138"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 5138 - Title in trust to United States"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5138"
section_name: "Title in trust to United States"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–229, § 2, Apr. 11, 1970, 84 Stat. 120.)"
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# § 5138. Title in trust to United States

Title to land acquired by a tribe or tribal corporation with a loan made or insured pursuant to sections 5136 to 5143 of this title may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, be taken by the United States in trust for the tribe or tribal corporation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–229, § 2, Apr. 11, 1970, 84 Stat. 120.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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