United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1999-01-04 monographic deposited born digital 7 p. GA 1.13:B-261111 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-261111 P0b002ee18fd42f10 f:279338 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-261111 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-261111 B-261111 Comptroller General Decision

Use of funds available to the Yurok Indian Tribe pursuant to a "Compact of Self-Governance" between the Tribe and the Department of the Interior for land acquisition by the Tribe was consistent with law. Section 450h of Title 25, United States Code, authorizes Interior to fund land acquisition by Indian tribes. Interior's decision not to request specific funding for grants under section 450h does not preclude Interior's use of "Operation of Indian Program" funds to "contract" with Indian tribes for authorized grant purposes. Agencies may reprogram funds within appropriation accounts, as long as expenditures are within the general purpose of the appropriation and are not in violation of any other specific limitation or otherwise prohibited. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-261111/html/GAOREPORTS-B-261111.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-261111/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-261111.pdf GAO/B-261111 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-261111 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-261111; [Letter], B-261111, April 12, 1996. The 1994 Tribal Self-; Title 25 Section 13 Title 25 Section 450e-1 Title 25 Section 450h Title 25 Section 450h(a) Title 25 Section 450j(a)(1) Title 25 Section 450l(c) Title 25 Section 458aa-458hh Title 25 Section 458cc(a)(1) Title 25 Section 458cc(a)(2) Title 25 Section 458cc(b)(3) Title 25 Section 458cc(b)(6) Title 25 Section 458cc(i)(1) 25 U.S.C. 13 25 U.S.C. 450e-1 25 U.S.C. 450h 25 U.S.C. 450h(a) 25 U.S.C. 450j(a)(1) 25 U.S.C. 450l(c) 25 U.S.C. 458aa-458hh 25 U.S.C. 458cc(a)(1) 25 U.S.C. 458cc(a)(2) 25 U.S.C. 458cc(b)(3) 25 U.S.C. 458cc(b)(6) 25 U.S.C. 458cc(i)(1) Title 31 Section 6301-6308 31 U.S.C. 6301-6308 Volume 99 Page 1185 99 Stat. 1185 Volume 102 Page 2285 102 Stat. 2285 Volume 108 Page 4250 108 Stat. 4250 Public Law 93-638 Public Law 99-190 Public Law 100-472 Public Law 103-413