25 U.S.C. § 12 — Agent to negotiate commutation of annuities

Page 13 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 13 unallotted lands, to persons, corporations, or or- ganizations 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.) 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. § 12. Agent to negotiate commutation of annuities The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is author- ized to send a special Indian Agent, or other rep- resentative 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.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries INDIAN AGENTS The services of Indian agents have been dispensed with. See note set out under section 64 of this title. 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. § 13. Expenditure of appropriations by Bureau The Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the super- vision of the Secretary of the Interior, shall di- rect, supervise, and expend such moneys as Con- gress 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 sys- tems and for development of water supplies. For the enlargement, extension, improvement, and repair of the buildings and grounds of exist- ing plants and projects. For the employment of inspectors, super- visors, 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 motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use. And for general and incidental expenses in connection with the administration of Indian af- fairs. 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 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1001], shall be eligible to participate in and re- ceive appropriated funds under any program au- thorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.] or any other applicable pro- gram for the benefit of institutions of higher education, community colleges, or postsec- ondary educational institutions. (Nov. 2, 1921, ch. 115, 42 Stat. 208; Pub. L. 94–482, title IV, § 410, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2233; Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 102(a)(8)(A), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1619.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, which is classified generally 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 1998—Pub. L. 105–244, which directed substitution of ‘‘101’’ for ‘‘1201’’ in the last paragraph of ‘‘section 410 of the Act entitled ‘An Act authorizing appropriations and expenditures for the administration of Indian Af- fairs, and for other purposes’, approved November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) (commonly known as the Snyder Act)’’, was executed to last paragraph of this section, which is the act of Nov. 2, 1921, ch. 115, commonly known as the Snyder Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. This section was amended by section 410 of Pub. L. 94–482 to add the last paragraph. 1976—Pub. L. 94–482 inserted provisions relating to postsecondary schools administered by the Secretary of the Interior for Indians. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see sec- tion 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94–482 effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1976, except either as specifically otherwise pro- vided or, if not so specifically otherwise provided, effec- tive 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 popu- larly known as the ‘‘Snyder Act’’.