{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-522.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 522.4","heading":"Amendment approvals and disapprovals.","body":"(a) No later than 90 days after the submission of any amendment to a class II ordinance or resolution the Chair shall approve the amendment if the Chair finds that:\n(1) A tribe meets the amendment submission requirements of § 522.3(b); and\n(2) The amendment complies with § 522.5(b).\n(b) No later than 90 days after a tribe submits any amendment to a class II ordinance for approval, the Chair may disapprove the amendment if the Chair determines—\n(1) A tribe failed to comply with the amendment submission requirements of § 522.3; or\n(2) The amendment does not comply with § 522.5(b).\n(c) No later than 90 days after the submission of any amendment to a class III ordinance or resolution, the Chair shall approve the amendment if the Chair finds that—\n(1) A tribe meets the amendment submission requirements of § 522.3(b); and\n(2) The amendment complies with § 522.7(b) and (c).\n(d) No later than 90 days after a tribe submits any amendment to a class III ordinance for approval, the Chair may disapprove the amendment if the Chair determines that—\n(1) A tribal governing body did not adopt the amendment in compliance with the governing documents of the tribe;\n(2) The amendment does not comply with § 522.7(b) and (c); or\n(3) A tribal governing body was significantly and unduly influenced in the adoption of the amendment by a person having a direct or indirect financial interest in a management contract, a person having management responsibility for a management contract, or their agents.\n(e) The Chair shall notify a tribe of its right to appeal a disapproval under part 582 of this chapter. A disapproval shall be effective immediately unless appealed under part 582 of this chapter.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER III—NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—APPROVAL OF CLASS II AND CLASS III ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS","PART 522—SUBMISSION OF GAMING ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"436d2d62013fc55f46c7429ae4059ad631dc67a715eb01565191b829f1f69de0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-522.3","next":"us/25-cfr-522.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}