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The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA, enacted November 8, 1978 and codified at 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901–1963 [1]) is a United States federal law that governs jurisdiction over the removal of American Indian children from their families in custody, foster care, and adoption cases.
The Act provides for maximum criminal penalties for corporate officers can reach up to $5 million and 30 years’ imprisonment and for corporations up to $10 million. [20] Others may face fines pursuant to Title 18 U.S. Code and up to 10 years in prison. [21] [4] A civil penalty of over $1.6 million per violation may also be assessed. [19]
November 30, 1993: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Bill), Pub. L. 103–159, title I, 107 Stat. 1536 November 30, 1993: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 , Pub. L. 103–160 , 107 Stat. 1670 (including elements of Don't ask, don't tell )
Signed into law by President Jimmy E. Carter on October 25, 1978 The Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 ( PRIA ) ( Pub. L. 95–514 ) defines the current grazing fee formula and establishes rangeland monitoring and inventory procedures for Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service rangelands.
Title VI of the act also authorized loans and loan guarantee programs to help American Indian tribes finance their development projects. NAHASDA created a transition from funding and regulation under the Housing Act of 1937, so that all grants awarded under the previous legislation were renewable only if in compliance with the new law.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub. L. 95–223, 91 Stat. 1626, enacted October 28, 1977, is a United States federal law authorizing the president to regulate international commerce after declaring a national emergency in response to any unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the ...
The tribes would have authority for how they administered the funds, which gave them greater control over their welfare. The ISDEAA is codified at Title 25, United States Code, beginning at section 5301 (formerly section 450). Signed into law on January 4, 1975, the ISDEAA made self-determination the focus of government action. [1]
South Dakota History 10 (1980): 277-90 online Archived 2021-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. McCarran, Patrick A. "The Internal Security Act of 1950." University of Pittsburgh Law Review 12 (1950): 481+. online; Ybarra, Michael J. Washington Gone Crazy: Senator Pat McCarran and the Great American Communist Hunt (Steerforth Publishing, 2004) online ...