The Secretary in carrying out his responsibility to regulate the descent and distribution of trust lands under section 372 of this title , and other laws, shall give full faith and credit to any tribal actions taken pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 2205 of this title , which provision shall apply only to estates of decedent’s whose deaths occur on or after the effective date of tribal ordinances adopted pursuant to this chapter. ( Pub. L. 97–459, title II, § 208 , Jan. 12, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2519 ; Pub. L. 106–462, title I, § 103(5) , Nov. 7, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1999 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 2000— Pub. L. 106–462 substituted “subsections (a) and (b) of section 2205” for “section 2205”. CFR Title Parts 25 169 , 179 43 4 , 15 , 18 , 30