{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-67.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 67.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\nAct means the Act of Congress approved April 30, 1990, Public Law 101-277, 104 Stat. 143, which authorizes the use and distribution of funds awarded the Seminole Indians in Dockets 73, 151, and 73-A of the Indian Claims Commission.\nAdopted person means a person whose natural parents' parental rights have been terminated by court order and persons other than the natural parents have exercised or do exercise parental rights with regard to the adopted person.\nApplicant means a person who is making application for inclusion on the roll prepared by the Secretary pursuant to the Act of April 30, 1990, by either personally filing an application or by having a sponsor complete and file an application on his or her behalf.\nAssistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs or authorized representative.\nBIA means the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.\nCommissioner means the Commissioner of Indian Affairs or authorized representative.\nDirector means the Area Director, Eastern Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs or authorized representative.\nLineal descendant(s) means those persons who are the issue of the ancestor through whom enrollment rights are claimed; namely, the children, grandchildren, etc. It does not include collateral relatives such as brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins, etc., or adopted children, adopted grandchildren, etc.\nLiving means born on or before and alive on the date specified.\nSecretary means the Secretary of the Interior or authorized representative.\nSponsor means any person who files an application for enrollment or an appeal on behalf of another person.\nSuperintendent means the Superintendent, Seminole Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs or authorized representative.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER F—TRIBAL GOVERNMENT","PART 67—PREPARATION OF A ROLL OF INDEPENDENT SEMINOLE INDIANS OF FLORIDA"],"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":"56588827fe89d9ed519c0a2f8045d2fd06901a536227008bb8d1aae6a0de7f9e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-63.37-63.50","next":"us/25-cfr-67.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}