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type: "LegalText"
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title: "25 U.S.C. § 5901"
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description: "Definitions"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 25
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title_name: "INDIANS"
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chapter_number: "51"
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chapter_name: "TRIBAL TRUST LAND HOMEOWNERSHIP"
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section: "5901"
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citation: "25 U.S.C. § 5901"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc25@119-100.zip"
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---
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# 25 U.S.C. § 5901 - Definitions
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## Text
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In this chapter:
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(1) Applicable Bureau office The term “applicable Bureau office” means—
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(A) a Regional office of the Bureau;
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(B) an Agency office of the Bureau; or
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(C) a Land Titles and Records Office of the Bureau.
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(2) Bureau The term “Bureau” means the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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(3) Director The term “Director” means the Director of the Bureau.
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(4) First certified title status report The term “first certified title status report” means the title status report needed to verify title status on Indian land.
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(5) Indian land The term “Indian land” has the meaning given the term in section 162.003 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on May 4, 2026).
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(6) Land mortgage The term “land mortgage” means a mortgage obtained by an individual Indian who owns a tract of trust land for the purpose of—
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(A) home acquisition;
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(B) home construction;
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(C) home improvements; or
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(D) economic development.
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(7) Leasehold mortgage The term “leasehold mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument that pledges the leasehold interest of a lessee as security for a debt or other obligation owed by the lessee to a lender or other mortgagee.
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(8) Mortgage package The term “mortgage package” means a proposed residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, land mortgage, or right-of-way document submitted to an applicable Bureau office under section 5902(a)(1) of this title.
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(9) Relevant Federal agency The term “relevant Federal agency” means any of the following Federal agencies that guarantee or make direct mortgage loans on Indian land:
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(A) The Department of Agriculture.
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(B) The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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(C) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
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(10) Right-of-way document The term “right-of-way document” has the meaning given the term in section 169.2 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on May 4, 2026).
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(11) Subsequent certified title status report The term “subsequent certified title status report” means the title status report needed to identify any liens against a residential, business, or land lease on Indian land.
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(Pub. L. 119–88, § 2, May 4, 2026, 140 Stat. 812.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Short TitlePub. L. 119–88, § 1, May 4, 2026, 140 Stat. 812, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025’.”
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