25-U.S.C.-8
§8 – Accounts For Claims and Disbursements
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Title 25 > Chapter 1 > Section 8
Details
- Reference: Section 8
- Legend: §8 – Accounts For Claims and Disbursements
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
All accounts and vouchers for claims and disbursements connected with Indian affairs shall be transmitted to the Commissioner for administrative examination, and by him passed to the Government Accountability Office for settlement.
(R.S. §464; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, §304, 42 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 108–271, §8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
Codification
R.S. §464 derived from act July 9, 1832, ch. 174, §3, 4 Stat. 564.
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.
Government Accountability Office substituted in text for General Accounting Office pursuant to section 8(b) of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance, which redesignated the General Accounting Office and any references thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Previously, General Accounting Office substituted in text for proper accounting officer of the Department of the Treasury pursuant to act June 10, 1921, which transferred all powers and duties of the Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other employees of the Treasury to the General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
25-U.S.C.-16 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Indians
In this entry about 25-U.S.C.-16, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to indians in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States indians-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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