25 U.S.C. § 142 — Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(87), 45

Page 39 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 145 § 136. Commutation of rations and other supplies; payment per capita When, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, any Indian tribe, or part thereof, who are receiving rations and clothing and other supplies under the Act of July 1, 1898, chapter 545, are sufficiently advanced in civilization to purchase such rations and clothing and other supplies judiciously, they may commute the same and pay the value thereof in money per capita to such tribe or part thereof, the manner of such payment to be prescribed by the Sec- retary of the Interior. (July 1, 1898, ch. 545, § 7, 30 Stat. 596.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of July 1, 1898, referred to in text, is act July 1, 1898, ch. 545, 30 Stat. 573, which enacted sections 32, 136, and 191 of this title and amended section 27 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. 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. §§ 137, 138. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–317, § 2(6), (7), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4419 Section 137, act Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 132, § 3, 18 Stat. 449, related to requiring able-bodied male Indians to per- form service on the reservation in order to receive ap- propriated supplies and annuities. Section 138, R.S. § 2101, related to withholding of goods from chiefs violating treaty stipulations. § 139. Appropriations for subsistence The Secretary of the Interior, under the direc- tion of the President, may use any surplus that may remain in any of the appropriations for the purchase of subsistence for the several Indian tribes, to an amount not exceeding $25,000 in the aggregate, to supply any subsistence deficiency that may occur: Provided, That any diversions which shall be made under authority of this sec- tion shall be reported in detail, and the reason therefor, to Congress, at the session of Congress next succeeding such diversion. (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2285, 34 Stat. 1016.) 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. § 140. Diversion of appropriations for employees and supplies The several appropriations made for millers, blacksmiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians, and other persons, and for various articles pro- vided for by treaty stipulation for the several Indian tribes, may be diverted to other uses for the benefit of said tribes, respectively, within the discretion of the President, and with the consent of said tribes, expressed in the usual manner; and he shall cause report to be made to Congress, at its next session thereafter, of his action under this provision. (Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2285, 34 Stat. 1016.) Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of author- ity vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President. § 141. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, R.S. § 2110, which related to issuance of army rations to Indians, was omitted on recommendation of Secretary of the Interior that this section be repealed because the practice of issuing army rations to Indians is no longer in use. § 142. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(87), 45 Stat. 992 Section, act May 18, 1916, ch. 125, § 27, 39 Stat. 158, re- lated to annual reports to Congress of tribal financial matters. § 143. Repealed. Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1(24), 68 Stat. 968 Section, act Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 210, § 27, 36 Stat. 1077, re- quired Secretary of the Interior to submit an annual report to Speaker of House of Representatives of fiscal affairs of all Indian tribes for whose benefit expendi- tures from either public or tribal funds were made by any officer, clerk, or employee in Department of the In- terior. § 144. Repealed. May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(66), 45 Stat. 991 Section, act Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 222, § 1, 38 Stat. 587, re- lated to an annual report of moneys appropriated for encouragement of industry. § 145. Accounts between United States and tribes under reimbursable appropriations The Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be stated annual accounts between the United States and each tribe of Indians arising under appropriations made, which by law are required to be reimbursed to the United States, crediting in said accounts the sums so reimbursed, if any; and the Secretary of the Interior shall pay, out of any fund or funds belonging to such tribe or tribes of Indians applicable thereto and held by the United States in trust or otherwise, all bal- ances of accounts due to the United States and not already reimbursed to the Treasury, and de- posit such sums in the Treasury as miscella- neous receipts; and such accounts shall be re- ceived and examined by the Government Ac- countability Office and the balances arising thereon certified to the Secretary of the Treas- ury.