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been given, and the deed so approved returned to

said office.

(July 26, 1892, ch. 256, §2, 27 Stat. 273.)

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.

§ 6. Seal; authenticated and certified documents;

evidence

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall

cause a seal to be made and provided for the said

office, with such device as the President of the

United States shall approve, and copies of any

public documents, records, books, maps, or papers belonging to or on the files of said office,

authenticated by the seal and certified by the

Commissioner thereof, or by such officer as

may, for the time being, be acting as or for such

Commissioner, shall be evidence equally with

the originals thereof.

(July 26, 1892, ch. 256, §3, 27 Stat. 273.)

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.

FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

Proof of official record, see rule 44, Title 28, Appendix, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Effect of rule 44 on this section, see note by Advisory

Committee under rule 44.

§ 7. Fees for furnishing certified copies of

records

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall have

the custody of said seal, and shall furnish certified copies of any such records, books, maps,

or papers belonging to or on the files of said office, to any person applying therefor who shall

comply with the requirements of said office,

upon the payment by such parties at the rate of

10 cents per hundred words, and $1 for copies of

maps or plats, and the additional sum of 25 cents

for the Commissioner’s certificate of verification, with the seal of said office; and one of the

employees of said office shall be designated by

the Commissioner as the receiving clerk, and

the amounts so received shall, under the direction of the Commissioner, be paid into the

Treasury of the United States; but fees shall not

be demanded for such authenticated copies as

may be required by the officers of any branch of

the Government or by any Indian who shall satisfy the Commissioner by satisfactory legal evidence that he or she is not able, by reason of

poverty, to pay such fees, nor for such unverified

copies as the Commissioner in his discretion

may deem proper to furnish.

(July 26, 1892, ch. 256, §4, 27 Stat. 273; Pub. L.

92–310, title II, §229(b), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 208.)

AMENDMENTS

1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required the receiving clerk to give a bond in the sum of

$1,000.

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.

CROSS REFERENCES

Heads of departments; copies of official papers in

their custody; fees, see section 1460 of Title 43, Public

Lands.

§ 8. Accounts for claims and disbursements

All accounts and vouchers for claims and disbursements connected with Indian affairs shall

be transmitted to the Commissioner for administrative examination, and by him passed to the

General Accounting Office for settlement.

(R.S. §464; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, §304, 42

Stat. 24.)

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.

‘‘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, Money and Finance.

§ 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.
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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 Department 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.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 86 of this title.

§ 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.

For the suppression of traffic in intoxicating

liquor and deleterious drugs.

For the purchase of horse-drawn and motorpropelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official

use.

And for general and incidental expenses in

connection with the administration of Indian affairs.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this

section or any other law, postsecondary schools

administered by the Secretary of the Interior

for Indians, and which meet the definition of an

‘‘institution of higher education’’ under section

1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20

U.S.C. 1141], shall be eligible to participate in

and receive appropriated funds under any program authorized by the Higher Education Act of

1965 [20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.] or any other applicable program for the benefit of institutions of

higher education, community colleges, or postsecondary educational institutions.

(Nov. 2, 1921, ch. 115, 42 Stat. 208; Pub. L. 94–482,

title IV, §410, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2233.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in text,

is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, as amended,

which is classified principally to chapter 28 (§1001 et

seq.) of Title 20, Education. For complete classification

of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out

under section 1001 of Title 20 and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

1976—Pub. L. 94–482 inserted provisions relating to

postsecondary schools administered by the Secretary of

the Interior for Indians.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 94–482 effective 30 days after

Oct. 12, 1976, except either as specifically otherwise provided or, if not so specifically otherwise provided, effective July 1, 1976, for those amendments providing for

authorization of appropriations, see section 532 of Pub.

L. 94–482, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title

20, Education.

SHORT TITLE

Act Nov. 2, 1921, which enacted this section, is popularly known as the ‘‘Snyder Act’’.

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.