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title: "25 U.S.C. § 5602"
description: "Reaffirmation of policy"
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title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
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chapter_name: "INDIAN TRUST ASSET REFORM"
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citation: "25 U.S.C. § 5602"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 25 U.S.C. § 5602 - Reaffirmation of policy

## Text

Pursuant to the constitutionally vested authority of Congress over Indian affairs, Congress reaffirms that the responsibility of the United States to Indian tribes includes a duty to promote tribal self-determination regarding governmental authority and economic development.

(Pub. L. 114–178, title I, § 102, June 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 433.)