§ 47a. — Security required by Secretary; contracts with Indianowned economic enterprise; public work.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 25USC47a]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 2--OFFICERS OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Sec. 47a. Security required by Secretary; contracts with Indian-
owned economic enterprise; public work
The Secretary, in his discretion, may require security other than
bonds required by sections 3131 and 3133 of title 40 when entering into
a contract with an Indian-owned economic enterprise pursuant to the
provisions of the Act of June 25, 1910 (25 U.S.C. 47), for the
construction, alteration, or repair of any public work of the United
States: Provided, That, the alternative form of security provides the
United States with adequate security for performance and payment.
(Pub. L. 98-449, Sec. 11, Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1726.)
Codification
``Sections 3131 and 3133 of title 40'' substituted in text for ``the
Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a)'' on authority of Pub. L. 107-217,
Sec. 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which
enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.