Sums payable to living enrollees age eighteen or older or to heirs or legatees of deceased enrollees age eighteen or older shall be paid directly to such persons. Sums payable to enrollees or their heirs or legatees who are under age eighteen or who are under legal disability other than minority shall be paid in accordance with such procedures, including the establishment of trusts, as the Secretary of the Interior determines appropriate to protect the best interests of such persons.
(Pub. L. 92–456, §5, Oct. 3, 1972, 86 Stat. 763.)
Sections: Previous 1282 1283 1284 1291 1292 1293 1294 1295 1296 1297 1300 1300a 1300a-1 1300a-2 1300a-3 Next
Last modified: October 26, 2015