§ 99. — Contracts for supplies in advance of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC99]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS
SUBCHAPTER I--PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES
Sec. 99. Contracts for supplies in advance of appropriations
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is authorized to advertise in the
spring of each year for bids, and enter into contracts, subject to the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for goods and supplies for
the Indian Service required for the ensuing fiscal year, notwithstanding
the fact that the appropriations for such fiscal year have not been
made, and the contracts so made shall be on the basis of the
appropriations for the preceding fiscal year, and shall contain a clause
that no deliveries shall be made under the same and no liability attach
to the United States in consequence of such execution if Congress fails
to make an appropriation for such contract for the fiscal year for which
those supplies are required.
(Aug. 15, 1894, ch. 290, Sec. 4, 28 Stat. 312.)
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.
Effective Jan. 1, 1947, Procurement Division of Department of the
Treasury changed to Bureau of Federal Supply by regulation issued by
Secretary of the Treasury under authority of section 301 of Title 5.
Functions of Bureau of Federal Supply transferred to Administrator of
General Services by section 102 of act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I,
63 Stat. 380. See text of, and Historical and Revision Notes under,
section 303(a) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
Function of determination of policies and methods of procurement,
warehousing, and distribution of property, facilities, structures,
improvements, machinery, equipment, stores, and supplies exercised by
any agency transferred to a Procurement Division in Department of the
Treasury by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, June 10, 1933, set out as a note under
section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
