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25 U.S.C. 2801: Definitions

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-379. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2010Pub. L. 111-211

1990Pub. L. 101-379created it

25 U.S.C. 2801Definitions

(1)The term "Branch of Criminal Investigations" means the entity the Secretary is…

(2)The term "Bureau" means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the…

(3)The term "employee of the Bureau" includes an officer of the Bureau.

(4)The term "enforcement of a law" includes the prevention, detection, and…

(5)The term "Indian country" has the meaning given that term in section 1151 of…

(6)The term "Indian tribe" has the meaning given that term in section 1301 of this…

(7)The term "offense" means an offense against the United States and includes a…

(8)The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

(10)1 The term "tribal justice official" means—

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

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2010

Pub. L. 111–211, §211(a), redesignated and reordered pars. (9) and (1) to (7) as (1) to (8), respectively, substituted "Office of Justice Services" for "Division of Law Enforcement Services" in par. (1), and struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: "The term 'Division of Law Enforcement Se… Law text
Pub. L. 111–211, §203(b), added par. (10). Law text · (10)

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