Section
496, act May 1, 1936, ch. 254, § 2,
49 Stat. 1250, authorized Secretary of the Interior to designate as an Indian reservation any area of land which has been reserved for use and occupancy of Indians or Eskimos under sections
280a or
495 of this title, executive order, etc. Section was formerly classified to section
358a of Title
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Section
497, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304,
52 Stat. 593, authorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts for schools, hospitals, etc., in Alaska for Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts. Section was formerly classified to section
353a of Title
48.