25 U.S.C. § 5391

(a) Contract defined

For the purposes of section 5331 of this title , the term “contract” shall include compacts and funding agreements entered into under this subchapter.

(b) Applicability of certain laws

Section 81 of this title and section 5123 of this title , shall not apply to attorney and other professional contracts entered into by Indian tribes participating in self-governance under this subchapter.

(c) References

All references in this chapter to section 5201 of this title are hereby deemed to include section 82a of this title .