Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§140 Diversion of Appropriations for Employees and Supplies
Title 25 › CHAPTER 4 — PERFORMANCE BY UNITED STATES OF OBLIGATIONS TO INDIANS › SUBCHAPTER II — DISBURSEMENT OF MONEYS AND SUPPLIES › § 140
Summary
The President may use funds set aside for certain workers and treaty-supplied items for other purposes for tribes if the tribes consent, and must report what he did to Congress at its next session.
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Title 25, §140
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The several appropriations made for millers, blacksmiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians, and other persons, and for various articles provided for by treaty stipulation for the several Indian tribes, may be diverted to other uses for the benefit of said tribes, respectively, within the discretion of the President, and with the consent of said tribes, expressed in the usual manner; and he shall cause report to be made to Congress, at its next session thereafter, of his action under this provision.
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Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
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25 U.S.C. § 140
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102