25 U.S.C. § 411 — Interest on moneys from proceeds of sale

This section covers money owed to minor Indian children. When tribal or ceded land was sold, each tribal member — including minors — was entitled to a per-capita share of the proceeds. If a minor's share was withheld from their parents, legal guardian, or another caretaker, and instead kept in the U.S. Treasury on the Secretary of the Interior's order, that withheld money must earn interest. The interest rate is 3 percent per year, unless some other rate has been set elsewhere. Interest starts running from the time the tribe's proceeds were, or will be, distributed per capita among tribal members. The Secretary of the Treasury is required to pay this interest on the unpaid, withheld amounts — but only for the specific minors and amounts that the Secretary of the Interior certifies as entitled to it under this section.