Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73not60
§424 Negotiations for Cession of Lands
Title 25 › Chapter 13— CEDED INDIAN LANDS › § 424
Summary
The Secretary may, through Indian inspectors, agree with Indians to transfer portions of reservations or surplus unallotted land to the U.S.; Congress must approve.
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Title 25, §424
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to negotiate, through any United States Indian inspector, agreements with any Indians for the cession to the United States of portions of their respective reservations or surplus unallotted lands, any agreements thus negotiated to be subject to subsequent ratification by Congress.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1195 of Title 43, Public Lands, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section, where it had originally appeared prior to transfer to Title 43.
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25 U.S.C. § 424
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60