§ 472. — Standards for Indians appointed to Indian Office.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC472]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER V--PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES
Sec. 472. Standards for Indians appointed to Indian Office
The Secretary of the Interior is directed to establish standards of
health, age, character, experience, knowledge, and ability for Indians
who may be appointed to the various positions maintained, now or
hereafter, by the Indian Office, in the administration of functions or
services affecting any Indian tribe. Such qualified Indians shall
hereafter have the preference to appointment to vacancies in any such
positions.
(June 18, 1934, ch. 576, Sec. 12, 48 Stat. 986.)
Codification
Provisions which authorized appointments ``without regard to civil-
service laws'' were omitted as obsolete. Appointments in the executive
branch are subject to the civil service laws unless specifically
excepted by such laws or by laws enacted subsequent to Executive Order
No. 8743, Apr. 23, 1941, issued by the President pursuant to act Nov.
26, 1940, ch. 919, title I, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 1211, which covered most
excepted positions into the classified (competitive) civil service. The
Order is set out as a note under section 3301 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees. All positions in the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and other positions in the Department of the Interior directly
and primarily related to providing services to Indians when filled by
the appointment of Indians are excepted from the competitive service
under Schedule A of the Civil Service Rules.
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,
Secs. 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.
Conversion to Career Appointment
Status of Indian appointed to Federal service under excepted
appointment to be converted to career appointment in competitive service
after three years of continuous service and satisfactory performance,
see section 450i(m) of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 450i, 472a, 473, 1661, 2012
of this title; title 5 section 8336.
