Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

25 U.S.C. § 5391

Civil actions

(a)

Contract defined

section 5331 of this titleFor the purposes of , the term “contract” shall include compacts and funding agreements entered into under this subchapter.

(b)

Applicability of certain laws

Section 81 of this titlesection 5123 of this title and , shall not apply to attorney and other professional contracts entered into by Indian tribes participating in self-governance under this subchapter.

(c)

References

section 5201 of this titlesection 82a of this titleAll references in this chapter to are hereby deemed to include .

Pub. L. 93–638, title V, § 511Pub. L. 106–260, § 4114 Stat. 726(, as added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 93–63888 Stat. 2203section 5301 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Codification

section 458aaa–10 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.