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25 U.S.C. § 45 — Preference to Indians qualified for duties
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In all cases of the appointments of interpreters or other persons employed for the benefit of the Indians, a preference shall be given to persons of Indian descent, if such can be found, who are properly qualified for the execution of the duties.
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In all cases of the appointments of interpreters or other persons employed for the benefit of the Indians, a preference shall be given to persons of Indian descent, if such can be found, who are properly qualified for the execution of the duties.
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**(a) Office of Indian Education** There shall be an Office of Indian Education (referred to in this section as “the Office”) in the Department of Education.
**(b) Director**
(1) **Appointment and reporting** — The Office shall be under the direction of the Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and who shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
(2) **Duties** — The Director shall—
(A) be responsible for administering part A of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [[20 U.S.C. 7401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(B) be involved in, and be primarily responsible for, the development of all policies affecting Indian children and adults under programs administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education;
(C) coordinate the development of policy and practice for all programs in the Department relating to Indian persons; and
(D) assist the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement in identifying research priorities related to the education of Indian persons.
**(c) Indian preference in employment**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall give a preference to Indian persons in all personnel actions in the Office.
(2) **Implementation** — Such preference shall be implemented in the same fashion as the preference given to any veteran under [section 45 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section45&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 47
tain 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.
§ 41a. Indian inspectors
Indian inspectors shall on and after March 4,
1909 be termed inspectors, and shall be included
in the classified service.
(Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 297, § 1, 35 Stat. 888.)
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer-
tain 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.
§ 42. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966,
80 Stat. 632
Section, R.S. § 2068, provided for interpreters for In-
dian agencies under Department of the Interior.
§ 43. Persons paid for other services not paid for
interpreting
No person employed by the United States and
paid for any other service shall be paid for inter-
preting.
(Apr. 4, 1910, ch. 140, § 2, 36 Stat. 272.)
§ 44. Employment of Indians
In the Indian Service Indians shall be em-
ployed as herders, teamsters, and laborers, and
where practicable in all other employments in
connection with the agencies and the Indian
Service. And it shall be the duty of the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs to enforce this provision.
(Aug. 15, 1894, ch. 290, § 10, 28 Stat. 313.)
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer-
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