25 U.S.C. § 45 — Preference to Indians qualified for duties

Page 21 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 Repealed.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- 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. § 45. Preference to Indians qualified for duties In all cases of the appointments of inter- preters or other persons employed for the ben- efit 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. (R.S. § 2069.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 2069 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 162, § 9, 4 Stat. 737. 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. § 46. Preference to Indians in employment of clerical, mechanical, and other help Preference shall at all times, as far as prac- ticable, be given to Indians in the employment of clerical, mechanical, and other help on res- ervations and about agencies. (May 17, 1882, ch. 163, § 6, 22 Stat. 88; July 4, 1884, ch. 180, § 6, 23 Stat. 97.) 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. § 47. Employment of Indian labor and purchase of products of Indian industry; participation in Mentor-Protege Program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Indian economic enterprise The term ‘‘Indian economic enterprise’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1480.201 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). (2) Mentor firm; protege firm The terms ‘‘mentor firm’’ and ‘‘protege firm’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 4902(c) of title 10. (3) Secretaries The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means— (A) the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (b) Enterprise Development (1) In general Unless determined by one of the Secretaries to be impracticable and unreasonable— (A) Indian labor shall be employed; and (B) purchases of Indian industry products (including printing and facilities construc- tion, notwithstanding any other provision of law) may be made in open market by the Secretaries. (2) Mentor-protege program (A) In general Participation in the Mentor-Protege Pro- gram established under section 831(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- cal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 101–510) or receipt of assistance under a de-