34 USC § 12133 - “Indian tribe” defined

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title: "34 USC § 12133 - “Indian tribe” defined"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "12133"
section_name: "“Indian tribe” defined"
chapter_number: 121
chapter_name: "VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "CRIME PREVENTION"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Ounce of Prevention Council"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 30103, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1838.)"
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# 1 “Indian tribe” defined

So in original. A closing parenthesis probably should precede the comma.

43 U.S.C. 1601[^1]

In this part, “Indian tribe” means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( et seq.), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 30103, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1838.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in text, is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.