Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§47a Security Required by Secretary; Contracts with Indian-owned Economic Enterprise; Public Work
Title 25 › CHAPTER 2 — OFFICERS OF INDIAN AFFAIRS › § 47a
Summary
The Secretary can require a different kind of guarantee instead of the bonds in sections 3131 and 3133 of title 40 when making a contract with an Indian-owned economic enterprise under the Act of June 25, 1910 (25 U.S.C. 47) for building, changing, or repairing a United States public work. The substitute guarantee must give the United States enough protection that the work will be finished and bills will be paid.
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Title 25, §47a
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The Secretary, in his discretion, may require security other than bonds required by section 3131 and 3133 of title 40 when entering into a contract with an Indian-owned economic enterprise pursuant to the provisions of the Act of June 25, 1910 (25 U.S.C. 47), for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public work of the United States: Provided, That, the alternative form of security provides the United States with adequate security for performance and payment.
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Codification “section 3131 and 3133 of title 40” substituted in text for “the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a)” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
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25 U.S.C. § 47a
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102