25 U.s.c. 9

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TITLE 25—INDIANS

istrative examination, and by him passed to the
Government Accountability Office for settlement.
(R.S. § 464; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42
Stat. 24; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118
Stat. 814.)
CODIFICATION
R.S. § 464 derived from act July 9, 1832, ch. 174, § 3, 4
Stat. 564.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with
power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2,
eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ substituted in
text for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ pursuant to section 8(b) of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance, which redesignated the General Accounting Office and any references
thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Previously, ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ substituted in
text for ‘‘proper accounting officer of the Department
of the Treasury’’ pursuant to act June 10, 1921, which
transferred all powers and duties of the Comptroller,
six auditors, and certain other employees of the Treasury to the General Accounting Office. See section 701 et
seq. of Title 31.

§ 9. Regulations by President
The President may prescribe such regulations
as he may think fit for carrying into effect the
various provisions of any act relating to Indian
affairs, and for the settlement of the accounts of
Indian affairs.
(R.S. § 465.)
CODIFICATION
R.S. § 465 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 162, § 17,
4 Stat. 738.

§ 10. Employee to sign letters
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, may
designate an employee of the Indian Office to
sign letters of that office requiring the signature of the commissioner or assistant commissioner, and all signatures of such employee
while acting under such designation shall have
the same force and effect as if made by said
commissioner or assistant commissioner.
(Mar. 3, 1909, ch. 263, 35 Stat. 783.)
CODIFICATION
Section is from the Indian Department Appropriation
Act, 1910.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with
power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2,
eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.

§ 11. Employee or employees to sign approval of
tribal deeds
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
designate an employee or employees of the De-

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partment of the Interior to sign, under the direction of the Secretary, in his name and for
him, his approval of tribal deeds to allottees, to
purchasers of town lots, to purchasers of unallotted lands, to persons, corporations, or organizations for lands reserved to them under the
law for their use and benefit, and to any tribal
deeds made and executed according to law for
any of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in
Oklahoma.
(Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 210, § 17, 36 Stat. 1069.)
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with
power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2,
eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.

§ 12. Agent to negotiate commutation of annuities
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is authorized to send a special Indian Agent, or other representative of his office, to visit any Indian
tribe for the purpose of negotiating and entering
into a written agreement with such tribe for the
commutation of the perpetual annuities due
under treaty stipulations, to be subject to the
approval of Congress; and the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs shall transmit to Congress said
agreements with such recommendations as he
may deem proper.
(Apr. 30, 1908, ch. 153, 35 Stat. 73.)
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with
power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2,
eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in
the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
INDIAN AGENTS
The services of Indian agents have been dispensed
with. See note set out under section 64 of this title.

§ 13. Expenditure of appropriations by Bureau
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, shall direct, supervise, and expend such moneys as Congress may from time to time appropriate, for
the benefit, care, and assistance of the Indians
throughout the United States for the following
purposes:
General support and civilization, including
education.
For relief of distress and conservation of
health.
For industrial assistance and advancement
and general administration of Indian property.
For extension, improvement, operation, and
maintenance of existing Indian irrigation systems and for development of water supplies.
For the enlargement, extension, improvement,
and repair of the buildings and grounds of existing plants and projects.
For the employment of inspectors, supervisors, superintendents, clerks, field matrons,
farmers, physicians, Indian police, Indian
judges, and other employees.