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Title 25
Title 25
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Delegation of powers and duties by Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Duties of Commissioner
Assistant or deputy commissioners; appointment; powers and duties
Compilation of statutes regulating duties of Indian agents and inspectors
Defective record of deeds and papers legalized
Record of deeds by Indians requiring approval
Seal; authenticated and certified documents; evidence
Fees for furnishing certified copies of records
Accounts for claims and disbursements
Regulations by President
Employee to sign letters
Employee or employees to sign approval of tribal deeds
Agent to negotiate commutation of annuities
Expenditure of appropriations by Bureau
Authorization of appropriations for funds for basic educational support through parent committees
Carryover funding
Payment of care, tuition, assistance, and other expenses of Indians in boarding homes, institutions, and schools; payment of rewards
Source of funds to pay cost of lunches for nonboarding public school students
Limits on use of appropriated funds by Bureau for general or other welfare assistance
Standards of need as basis for general assistance payments by Bureau of Indian Affairs; ratable reductions
Enrollment and general assistance payments
Tribal authority to change eligibility for, or amount of, general assistance payments
Expenses of exhibits; advance payments for services; termination of Federal supervision; treaty expenses
Tribal priority allocations in Alaska
Money accruing to Indians from Department of Veterans Affairs or other governmental agencies
Deposit of grant funds received by Bureau from other Federal agencies
Disposition of funds received from public for goods and services provided by Bureau of Indian Affairs
Utility facilities used in administration of Bureau; contracts for sale, operation, maintenance, repair or relocation of facilities; terms and conditions; exception; Congressional approval
Transportation of Indians in Bureau vehicles
Use of Bureau facilities