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[CITE: 25USC1041d]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                        CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
 
                 SUBCHAPTER XLIX-A--SHAWNEE TRIBE STATUS
 
Sec. 1041d. Organization of the Tribe; tribal constitution


(a) Existing constitution and governing body

    The existing constitution and bylaws of the Cherokee Shawnee and the 
officers and members of the Shawnee Tribal Business Committee, as 
constituted on December 27, 2000, are hereby recognized respectively as 
the governing documents and governing body of the Tribe.

(b) Constitution

    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Tribe shall have 
a right to reorganize its tribal government pursuant to section 503 of 
this title.

(Pub. L. 106-568, title VII, Sec. 706, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2915.)
