ProvidedAny disbursing agent of the Indian Service, with the approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, may authorize a clerk employed in his office to act in his place and discharge all the duties devolved upon him by law or regulations during such time as he may be unable to perform the duties of his position because of absence, physical disability, or other disqualifying circumstances: , That such clerk, while acting for his principal, shall be subject to all the liabilities and penalties prescribed by law for official misconduct of disbursing agents.
Feb. 14, 1920, ch. 75, § 141 Stat. 414Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 229(f)86 Stat. 209(, ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 92–3101972— struck out provisions which related to official bond of disbursing agent.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
64 Stat. 1262For 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. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
54 Stat. 1231section 306 of Title 31Disbursement functions of all Government agencies, except Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and the Panama Canal, transferred to Division of Disbursements, Department of the Treasury, by Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 4, , and Ex. Ord. No. 6728, . Division subsequently consolidated with other agencies into Fiscal Service in Department of the Treasury by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, § 1(a)(1), eff. , 5 F.R. 2107, . See , Money and Finance.