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# 25 U.S.C. § 416e - Approval of leases

## Text

The Secretary of the Interior shall approve no lease pursuant to sections 416 to 416j of this title that contains any provision that will prevent or delay a termination of Federal trust responsibilities with respect to the land during the term of the lease.

(Pub. L. 89–715, § 6, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1113.)