Title 25 › CHAPTER 22 — BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS › § 2017
The Secretary can only make rules that are needed to follow the specific parts of this chapter and that the Secretary is allowed to make under section 2510. Proposed rules must be published in the Federal Register and left open for public comment and consultation for at least 120 days. Each rule must show, right after the rule, which law gives the authority to make it. The Act’s rules override any conflicting laws or regulations that were in effect the day before the Act was enacted, and the Secretary may cancel any older regulation that conflicts with the Act.
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25 U.S.C. § 2017
Title 25, Indians
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Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110