{"identifier":"/us/usc/t25/s4001","title":25,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4001.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f4001.\nDefinitions\nFor the purposes of this chapter:\n(1) The term \u201cSpecial Trustee\u201d means the Special Trustee for American Indians appointed under\nsection 4042 of this title\n(2) The term \u201cIndian tribe\u201d means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (\n85 Stat. 688\n43 U.S.C. 1601\n(3) The term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of the Interior.\n(4) The term \u201cOffice\u201d means the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians established by\nsection 4042 of this title\n(5) The term \u201cBureau\u201d means the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior.\n(6) The term \u201cDepartment\u201d means the Department of the Interior.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t25/s4001.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t25/s4001","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4001."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For the purposes of this chapter:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t25/s4001/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cSpecial Trustee\u201d means the Special Trustee for American Indians appointed under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 4042 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t25/s4042","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t25/s4001/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cIndian tribe\u201d means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"85 Stat. 688","href":"/us/stat/85/688","tail":") ["},{"t":"ref","text":"43 U.S.C. 1601","href":"/us/usc/t43/s1601","tail":" et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t25/s4001/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of the Interior.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t25/s4001/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cOffice\u201d means the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians established by ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 4042 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t25/s4042","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t25/s4001/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cBureau\u201d means the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t25/s4001/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" The term \u201cDepartment\u201d means the Department of the Interior.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}