To require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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Bureau means the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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What the document says
“The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of Indian Affairs.”
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“The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of Indian Affairs.”
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The word Bureau means the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
What this is about
It is the office that looks after much land held in trust for tribes.
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