The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to enter into a contract or contracts with any State or Territory, or political subdivision thereof, or with any State university, college, or school, or with any appropriate State or private corporation, agency, or institution, for the education, medical attention, agricultural assistance, and social welfare, including relief of distress, of Indians in such State or Territory, through the agencies of the State or Territory or of the corporations and organizations hereinbefore named, and to expend under such contract or contracts, moneys appropriated by Congress for the education, medical attention, agricultural assistance, and social welfare, including relief of distress, of Indians in such State or Territory.
Apr. 16, 1934, ch. 147, § 148 Stat. 596June 4, 1936, ch. 490, § 149 Stat. 1458(, ; , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 452 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
1936—Act , substituted “with any State or Territory, or political subdivision thereof, or with any State university, college, or school, or with any appropriate State or private corporation, agency, or institution”, “through the agencies of the State or Territory or of the corporations and organizations hereinbefore named,”, and “such State or Territory” for “any State or Territory having legal authority so to do,”, “through the qualified agencies of such State or Territory,”, and “such State”, respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
section 5301 of this titleSections 5342 to 5348 of this title popularly known as the “Johnson-O’Malley Act”, see note under .
Distribution of Public School Assistance
Pub. L. 100–446, title I102 Stat. 1795
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation act:
Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(g) [title I]101 Stat. 1329–213, , , 1329–228.
Limitation on Contract Authority
Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(d) [title I]99 Stat. 1224