25 USC § 5374 - Effect of circulars, policies, manuals, guidance, and rules

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s5374"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 5374 - Effect of circulars, policies, manuals, guidance, and rules"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5374"
section_name: "Effect of circulars, policies, manuals, guidance, and rules"
chapter_number: 46
chapter_name: "INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–638, title IV, § 414, as added Pub. L. 116–180, title I, § 101(e), Oct. 21, 2020, 134 Stat. 878.)"
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# § 5374. Effect of circulars, policies, manuals, guidance, and rules

Unless expressly agreed to by a participating Indian Tribe in a compact or funding agreement, the participating Indian Tribe shall not be subject to any agency circular, policy, manual, guidance, or rule adopted by the Department, except for—

**(1)** the eligibility provisions of section 5324(g) of this title; and

**(2)** regulations promulgated pursuant to section 5373 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–638, title IV, § 414, as added Pub. L. 116–180, title I, § 101(e), Oct. 21, 2020, 134 Stat. 878.)