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§ 13. —  Expenditure of appropriations by Bureau.



[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 25USC13]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                   CHAPTER 1--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
 
Sec. 13. Expenditure of appropriations by Bureau

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the supervision of the Secretary 
of the Interior, shall direct, supervise, and expend such moneys as 
Congress 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 systems and for development of water supplies.
    For the enlargement, extension, improvement, and repair of the 
buildings and grounds of existing plants and projects.
    For the employment of inspectors, supervisors, 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 affairs.
    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 receive 
appropriated funds under any program authorized by the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.] or any other applicable program for 
the benefit of institutions of higher education, community colleges, or 
postsecondary educational institutions.

(Nov. 2, 1921, ch. 115, 42 Stat. 208; Pub. L. 94-482, title IV, 
Sec. 410, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2233; Pub. L. 105-244, title I, 
Sec. 102(a)(8)(A), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1619.)

                       References in Text

    The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 
89-329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, as amended, which is classified 
principally to chapter 28 (Sec. 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 Affairs, 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.


                    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 section 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 provided or, if not so 
specifically otherwise provided, effective 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 popularly known as 
the ``Snyder Act''.

                          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.


Availability of Housing Improvement Program Grant Repayments for Program 
                               Obligations

    Pub. L. 101-121, title I, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 714, provided: 
``That hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts 
collected from grantees by the Secretary as grant repayments required 
under the Secretary's regulations for the Housing Improvement Program 
shall be credited in the year collected and shall be available for 
obligation under the terms and conditions applicable to the Program 
under that year's appropriation''.


 Alternative Methods for Equitable Distribution of Supplemental Program 
            Funds; Development, Publication, etc., of Formula

    Pub. L. 95-561, title XI, Sec. 1102, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2316, 
provided that:
    ``(a) The Secretary of the Interior shall develop alternative 
methods for the equitable distribution of any supplement program funds 
provided, pursuant to an appropriation under the Act of November 2, 
1921, commonly referred to as the Snyder Act [this section], for 
contracting under the Act of April 16, 1934, commonly referred to as the 
Johnson-O'Malley Act [sections 452 to 457 of this title], and shall 
publish in the Federal Register by March 1, 1979, such alternatives for 
the purpose of allowing eligible tribes to comment by May 1, 1979. At 
that time, the Secretary shall conduct a field survey listing all 
alternative formula.
    ``(b) By July 1, 1979, the Secretary shall establish and publish the 
formula in the Federal Register which the majority of such tribes 
determine, but vote certified to the Secretary, to be most equitable and 
shall use such formula for purposes of distribution of the funds 
appropriated pursuant to such Act beginning on or after October 1, 1979. 
The Secretary shall, in accordance with procedures consistent with that 
prescribed herein, revise such formula periodically as necessary''.


      Payments for Basic Educational Support Grants or Contracts; 
                           Authorization; Time

    Pub. L. 95-561, title XI, Sec. 1103(a), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2316, 
as amended by Pub. L. 96-46, Sec. 2(b)(1), Aug. 6, 1979, 93 Stat. 341, 
provided that payments for basic educational support grants or contracts 
for fiscal year 1978, including any fiscal year 1978 funds subsequently 
obligated in fiscal year 1979, were to be made under the authority of 
act Apr. 16, 1934, and set forth conditions, time, etc., for payments.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 13-1, 13a, 155b, 458cc, 
458aaa-4, 861c, 903a, 1300i-1, 1616, 1616l, 1621, 1621a, 1621h, 1631, 
1652, 1653, 1654, 1661, 1665c, 1809, 1813, 1912, 1933, 2306, 2808, 3303, 
3322 of this title; title 20 section 2327; title 42 section 1382.



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