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§134 Appropriations for Supplies Available Immediately; Time for Distribution

Title 25 › Chapter 4— PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS › Subchapter II— DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND SUPPLIES › § 134

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Money from each yearly Indian Appropriation Act for buying supplies, paying related costs, and shipping must be available once the law is approved, but the supplies cannot be given to Native Americans before the fiscal year starts.

Full Legal Text

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 5, 2026

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