25 USC § 2 - Duties of Commissioner

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Current through Pub. L. 113-99. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, and agreeably to such regulations as the President may prescribe, have the management of all Indian affairs and of all matters arising out of Indian relations.

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Source

(R.S. § 463.)

Codification

R.S. § 463 derived from acts July 9, 1832, ch. 174, § 1,4 Stat. 564; July 27, 1868, ch. 259, § 1,15 Stat. 228.

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

All supervisory and appellate powers and duties in regard to Indian affairs theretofore vested in Secretary of the Treasury were thereafter to be exercised and performed by Secretary of the Interior under provisions of section 1 of act July 27, 1868, ch. 259, 15 Stat. 228.

Appointment by President of a Commissioner of Indian Affairs to act under direction of Secretary of War was provided for by section 1 of act July 9, 1832, ch. 174, 4 Stat. 564.

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25 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large

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25 CFR - Title 25—Indians

25 CFR 1 - APPLICABILITY OF RULES OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

25 CFR 2 - APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

25 CFR Part 10 - INDIAN COUNTRY DETENTION FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS

25 CFR Part 11 - COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE

25 CFR Part 15 - PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION AND THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES

25 CFR Part 18 - TRIBAL PROBATE CODES

25 CFR Part 20 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS

25 CFR Part 23 - INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT

25 CFR Part 36 - MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS

25 CFR Part 46 - ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM

25 CFR Part 61 - PREPARATION OF ROLLS OF INDIANS

25 CFR Part 62 - ENROLLMENT APPEALS

25 CFR Part 63 - INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION

25 CFR Part 67 - PREPARATION OF A ROLL OF INDEPENDENT SEMINOLE INDIANS OF FLORIDA

25 CFR 69

25 CFR Part 82 - PETITIONING PROCEDURES FOR TRIBES REORGANIZED UNDER FEDERAL STATUTE AND OTHER ORGANIZED TRIBES

25 CFR Part 83 - PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING THAT AN AMERICAN INDIAN GROUP EXISTS AS AN INDIAN TRIBE

25 CFR Part 89 - ATTORNEY CONTRACTS WITH INDIAN TRIBES

25 CFR Part 115 - TRUST FUNDS FOR TRIBES AND INDIVIDUAL INDIANS

25 CFR Part 140 - LICENSED INDIAN TRADERS

25 CFR Part 141 - BUSINESS PRACTICES ON THE NAVAJO, HOPI AND ZUNI RESERVATIONS

25 CFR Part 142 - ALASKA RESUPPLY OPERATION

25 CFR Part 143 - CHARGES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO NON-FEDERAL USERS

25 CFR Part 151 - LAND ACQUISITIONS

25 CFR Part 161 - NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING PERMITS

25 CFR Part 162 - LEASES AND PERMITS

25 CFR Part 163 - GENERAL FORESTRY REGULATIONS

25 CFR Part 166 - GRAZING PERMITS

25 CFR Part 168 - GRAZING REGULATIONS FOR THE HOPI PARTITIONED LANDS AREA

25 CFR Part 179 - LIFE ESTATES AND FUTURE INTERESTS

25 CFR Part 212 - LEASING OF ALLOTTED LANDS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT

25 CFR Part 217 - MANAGEMENT OF TRIBAL ASSETS OF UTE INDIAN TRIBE, UINTAH AND OURAY RESERVATION, UTAH, BY THE TRIBE AND THE UTE DISTRIBUTION CORP.

25 CFR 221

25 CFR Part 225 - OIL AND GAS, GEOTHERMAL, AND SOLID MINERALS AGREEMENTS

25 CFR Part 241 - INDIAN FISHING IN ALASKA

25 CFR Part 242 - COMMERCIAL FISHING ON RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION

25 CFR Part 247 - USE OF COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY FISHING ACCESS SITES

25 CFR Part 248 - USE OF COLUMBIA RIVER INDIAN IN-LIEU FISHING SITES

25 CFR 261

25 CFR Part 290 - TRIBAL REVENUE ALLOCATION PLANS

25 CFR Part 291 - CLASS III GAMING PROCEDURES

25 CFR Part 292 - GAMING ON TRUST LANDS ACQUIRED AFTER OCTOBER 17, 1988

25 CFR Part 293 - CLASS III TRIBAL STATE GAMING COMPACT PROCESS

43 CFR - Title 43—Public Lands: Interior

43 CFR 5 - MAKING PICTURES, TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS OR SOUND TRACKS ON CERTAIN AREAS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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