Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§134 Appropriations for supplies available immediately; time for distribution
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 4— - PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND SUPPLIES › § 134
Summary
Money from any annual Indian Appropriation Act for a fiscal year's supplies and costs must be available when the Act is approved, but those supplies cannot be given to Indians before the fiscal year starts.
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Title 25, §134
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So much of the appropriations of any annual Indian Appropriation Act as may be required to pay for goods and supplies, for expenses incident to their purchase, and for transportation of the same, for the fiscal year for which such appropriations are made, shall be immediately available, upon the approval of such Act, but no such goods or supplies shall be distributed or delivered to any of said Indians prior to the beginning of such fiscal year.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 134
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73