morton ruiz argued decided february respondent ruiz wife papago indians left reservation arizona live indian community miles away ruiz found employment nearby mine prolonged strike ruiz applied denied general assistance benefits snyder act bureau indian affairs bia provision bia manual limiting eligibility indians living reservations jurisdictions bia alaska oklahoma unsuccessful administrative appeals respondents instituted purported class action claiming inter alia entitlement general assistance matter statutory interpretation district summary judgment petitioner reversed appeals ground manual residency limitation inconsistent broad language snyder act congress intended general assistance benefits available indians including respondents position congress subsequent actions appropriating funds bia general assistance program serve ratify imposed limitation held congress intend exclude bia general assistance program respondents class unassimilated indians living indian community near native reservation maintain close economic social ties reservation pp legislative history subcommittee hearings regarding appropriations snyder act showing bia usual practice represent congress near reservations equivalent purposes welfare service eligibility successive budget requests indians living near living directly clearly shows congress led believe programs made available nonassimilated indians living near reservation well living fair reading history lead conclusion indians situated near reservation respondents covered authorization pp fact congress made appropriations time reservations limitation appeared bia manual mean congress implicitly ratified bia policy limitation published federal register code federal regulations nothing legislative history show limitation brought appropriation subcommittees attention let alone entire congress even assuming congress knew limitation making appropriations reason assume equate reservations language near category continuously described service area assuming arguendo secretary rationally limit near appropriation include indians lived directly reservation plus alaska oklahoma validly accomplished pp publishing general assistance eligibility requirement federal register code federal regulations bia failed comply requirements administrative procedure act apa publication substantive policies secretary conscious choice treat extremely significant requirement rule renders ineffective far extinguishing rights otherwise within class beneficiaries contemplated congress pp moreover bia failed comply internal procedures since reservations limitation clearly important substantive policy within class directives inform public privileges benefits available eligibility requirements bia manual declares among published even assuming lack binding effect bia policy late argue words reservations bia manual mean something different near therefore entitled deference administrative interpretation fact two continuously equated bia congress pp blackmun delivered opinion unanimous harry sachse argued cause petitioner brief solicitor general bork assistant attorney general johnson edmund clark carl strass winton woods argued cause respondents brief lindsay brew jerry straus filed brief arapahoe tribe wyoming et al amici curiae urging reversal briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed lee sclar bruce greene california indian legal services david getches native american rights fund justice blackmun delivered opinion case presents narrow important issue administration federal general assistance program needy indians general assistance benefits available indians living reservations areas regulated bureau indian affairs alaska oklahoma thus unavailable indians outside alaska oklahoma living although near reservation pertinent facts agreed upon although petitioner secretary denies knowledge dispute app respondents ramon ruiz wife anita papago indians citizens left papago reservation arizona seek employment miles away copper mines ajo ruiz found work settled community ajo called indian village populated almost entirely papagos practically land homes village owned rented ruizes lived ajo continuously since present residence since minor daughter lives speak understand papago language limited english apart ruiz employment assimilated dominant culture appear maintained close tie nearby reservation july years ruizes moved ajo mine worked shut strike remained closed following march strike progress ruiz sole income per week striker benefit paid union sought welfare assistance state arizona denied state apparent policy striking workers eligible general assistance emergency relief december ruiz applied general assistance benefits bureau indian affairs bia immediately notified letter ineligible general assistance provision effect since indian affairs manual eligibility limited indians living reservations jurisdictions bia alaska oklahoma appeal superintendent papago indian agency unsuccessful appeal phoenix area director bia led hearing proved unsuccessful sole ground denial general assistance benefits ruizes resided outside boundaries papago reservation respondents instituted present purported class action secretary claiming matter statutory interpretation entitlement general assistance applied also challenging eligibility provision violation fifth amendment due process privileges immunities clause art iv constitution appeals reversal district summary judgment secretary ground manual residency limitation inconsistent broad language snyder act congress intended general assistance benefits available indians including position ruizes subsequent actions congress appropriating funds bia general assistance program serve ratify imposed limitation dissent took position secretary policy within broad discretionary authority delegated secretary congress respect allocation limited funds ii snyder act stat approved november provides underlying congressional authority bia activities including particular importantly general assistance program prior act general authorization result appropriation requests made house committee indian affairs frequently stricken house floor objections see sess sess cong rec snyder act designed remedy situation comprehensively worded apparent purpose avoiding motions strike since passage act bia presented budget requests without interruption kind congress enacted appropriation bills annually response requests appropriation legislation issue department interior related agencies appropriation act pub stat recited bureau indian affairs education welfare services expenses necessary provide education welfare services indians either directly cooperation organizations including payment advance date admission care tuition assistance expenses indians boarding homes institutions schools grants assistance needy indians maintenance law order payment rewards information evidence concerning violations law indian reservations lands operation indian arts crafts shops general assistance program designed bia provide direct financial aid needy indians channels relief federal state tribal available benefits generally paid scale equivalent state welfare payments indian whether living reservation elsewhere may eligible benefits various social security programs state participates limitation may placed social security benefits indian claimant residence reservation formal budget request submitted congress bia fiscal program described follows general assistance provided needy indians reservations eligible public assistance social security act assistance available established welfare agencies tribal resources hearings department interior related agencies appropriations subcommittee house committee appropriations senate hearings fiscal year iii confronted therefore issues whether geographical limitation placed general assistance eligibility bia consistent congressional intent meaning applicable statutes phrase somewhat differently whether congressional appropriations properly limited bia restrictions whether limitation withstands constitutional analysis initial question secretary argues first snyder act merely enabling act definition scope general assistance program appropriation act provide indian welfare oklahoma alaska congress intend expand program beyond presented bia request secondly points reservations limitation manual suggests congress well acquainted limitation legislating light manual limiting provision appropriation amounted ratification bia definitive practice notes recent years congress twice rejected proposals clearly provided general assistance indians thus said congress appropriated funds general assistance indians practical matter secretary unable provide program appeals placed primary reliance snyder act provision assistance indians throughout concluded act envisioned geographical limitations indian programs absent clear congressional ratification policy secretary powerless shrink coverage lesser group indian beneficiaries although affirm judgment appeals reversal judgment district reach result narrower ground need approach issue terms whether congress intended indians regardless residence degree assimilation covered general assistance program need ascertain intent congress respect indian claimants case us question limited whether congress intended exclude general assistance program respondents class unassimilated indians living indian community near native reservation maintain close economic social ties reservation except formal residence outside physical boundaries papago reservation respondents conceded meet requirements general assistance program iv course force secretary argument facts bia budget requests consistently contained reservations general assistance language testimony successive appropriations subcommittees effect assistance kind customarily restricted nonetheless examination material leads us conclusion contrary urged secretary actual practice general assistance clearly limited reservation indians indeed manual provision see supra heavily relied upon secretary provides general assistance available nonreservation indians alaska oklahoma rationale proffered situation indians alaska oklahoma historically unique much oklahoma set aside indian territory though reservations abolished remains large area concentrated indian population tribal organization living land held trust similar situation large concentrations native americans reservations substantial separate legislation prevails alaska responsibilities bureau indian affairs jurisdictions substantially similar bureau responsibilities reservations brief petitioner testimony several hearings bia fact limiting general assistance within reservation boundaries one occasion congress notified exceptions made deemed appropriate notwithstanding manual least three categories indians outside alaska oklahoma treated eligible general assistance first indian relocates city bia relocation program eligible general assistance period time required state law establish residence new location second evidently indian turtle mountain reservation north dakota lives trust land near apart reservation third appears indian residing rapid city south dakota addition although controlling irrelevant reservations limitation budget requests never appeared final appropriation bills even important fact many years including appropriation year issue bia made continual representations appropriations subcommittees nonurban indians living near reservation eligible bia services although sure several passages legislative history formal budget requests defined eligibility terms indians living reservations bia infrequently indicated living near reservation equates living early example appears fiscal senate hearing following colloquy senator mccarran assistant commissioner zimmerman one stronger statements made congress concerning bia policy limiting general assistance reservation indians yet within dialogue relied explicitly secretary indication reservations given rigid interpretation senator mccarran one question right items address reservation indians nonreservation indians take instance welfare administration fund given reservation indians nonreservation indians alike zimmerman sir senator mccarran given zimmerman money goes reservation indians senator mccarran entirely zimmerman yes senator mccarran state instance outskirts reno outskirts battle mountain small indian villages get anything way relief zimmerman town colonies treated reservations senator mccarran regard reservations zimmerman yes senator mccarran colony outside city reno reservation zimmerman certain purposes courts held reservation senator mccarran land zimmerman yes federal government owns land senator mccarran federal government owns land zimmerman yes sir senator mccarran build houses federal government zimmerman build houses senator mccarran indians receive benefits zimmerman eligible yes sir senate hearings fiscal year estimated within continental approximately members indian tribes bands number approximately live adjacent reservations bureau assumes responsibility indian reservations surplus population proportion reservation resources opportunities near reservations wholly inadequate increasing surplus population faced alternative moving away reservation remaining live privation dependent partially wholly upon form public assistance senate hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied fiscal hearing congressman fenton inquired assistant commissioner gifford indian population replied absolute figure best estimate indians reservations right think figure using course indians reservations count clearly however consider direct responsibility reservations fenton contribute miss gifford yes believe house hearings fiscal year near representations continued made congress fiscal house hearing congressmen questioned commissioner nash associate commissioner officer assistant commissioner gifford indian population served bia denton many indians present time miss gifford mean total population denton yes miss gifford estimate total population near reservations serve denton expect way tell many indians reservations nash well take total census figure indian population subtract listed living near reservations gives us figure reservations near reservations including alaska kirwan say reservation nash mr officer citing figure include indians live reservation vicinity eligible receive services well indians alaska natives total alaska natives subtract indians live near reservations outside alaska going concerned live reservations figure press release kirwan want clear press release emphasizes reservation figure reservation live near reservation point want clear mr officer live near reservations plus natives alaska denton include eskimos mr officer yes sir denton places like oklahoma indians live checkerboard mr officer reason cite figures indians living near reservations number situations similar oklahoma reservation boundary house hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied nearly identical dialogue occurred senate subcommittee senator bible many indians jurisdiction nash senator bible many nonreservation indians reservation indians nash near include example indians living los angeles san francisco chicago denver minneapolis unless brought part vocational training relocation programs senator bible total indian population nash census counted indians eskimos aleuts chairman hayden halfs nash census make inquiry full half merely say indian known eskimo senator bible following chairman question jurisdiction rest regard measuring stick nash sir basis providing services indian primarily real estate service individuals reside trust restricted land close program reservation affected services performed person senate hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied denton many indians reservations many indian bureau supervision nash recognize call federal indian service population denton reservations nash near figure reservation somewhat smaller figure reservations living trust lands titles alienated restricted aliens village communities alaska oklahoma near reservations dependent upon facilities provided bureau indian affairs major community services denton total indian population nash census counted good many people denton reservations government care nash correct house hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied senator bible commissioner sorry may covered earlier questioning total indian population jurisdiction present time bennett total indian population jurisdiction present time near reservations comprise service population based census senator bible many indians jurisdiction responsibility bennett based census figure people moved away residential areas generally become part communities senate hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied fiscal senate hearing question arose status indians left reservation assistant commissioner zimmerman stated frankly considered obligation indian service years past police indians established phoenix flagstaff grand forks wherever may senate hearings fiscal year senator young true indian leaves north dakota go state washington work runs work runs money eligible relief back reservation myer established residence eligible anyone know situation state washington require residence senator young indian get relief back well reservation myer presents problem matter basic policy matter whether going extend services indians wherever follow around leave reservation type service providing reservation senate hearings fiscal year bureau provides services assists furnishing services indians including natives alaska fields human natural resources includes among things programs education welfare law order protection development management trust property services general limited arising relationship regarding trust property indian people reside trust restricted land funds included estimates furnishing services indian people established general society house hearings fiscal year census showed indians eskimos others people defined indians census include left reservations gone los angeles san francisco denver chicago simply answered census taker yes indian asked pretend follow people services wherever go need services people includes living directly reservations living close way live affects reservations programs house hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied apparently four years appropriation fiscal anyone congress seriously questioned bia precise policy concerning dichotomy following dialogue senator bible long member senate subcommittee commissioner bruce instructive senator bible rule use determine jurisdiction jurisdiction bureau indian affairs bruce american indians living reservations degree blood living alaska senator bible degree one qualifications must also live reservation bruce near senator bible word near mean bruce difficult define near reservation nearby community senator bible well half mile mile miles yards trying find jurisdiction responsibilities responsible bruce vary difficult answer specifically senator bible well give variables yards miles defined statute anywhere become commissioner indian affairs god forbid know jurisdiction must make determination bruce definition oklahoma alaska senator bible lawyers tell go heart manhattan find indian degree indian blood jurisdiction heart manhattan bruce sir manhattan senator bible well manhattan new york state troy syracuse rochester senator bible trying get record straight see responsibility indians beyond reservation think clear indians reservation senator bible breakdown indians reservations number beyond indian reservations give figures bruce yes senator bible right bruce near senator bible near still know near near beyond indians reservations near reservation jurisdiction indians bruce right senator bible total responsibility bruce total responsibility senator bible money budget million much expended within reservations much beyond reservations bruce total budget spent benefit reservation indians senator bible still tripping near business wish define point exchange whether bia services extend indians living chicago urban areas senator bible many urban indians bruce talking senator bible bruce yes senator bible bruce right senator bible difficulties encountered also rather lengthy resume services perform responsibility find nonreservation indians bruce living urban cities los angeles san francisco chicago louis cleveland denver minneapolis senate hearings fiscal year thus usual practice bia represent congress near equivalent purposes welfare service eligibility successive budget request universe indians living near living directly addition bia continually treated persons reservations near light rather consistent legislative history understandable secretary argues general assistance available reservation accept argument however history indicates general assistance thereby restricted within physical boundaries contrary history clearly shows congress led believe programs made available unassimilated needy indians living near reservations well living certainly fair reading congressional proceedings including fiscal hearing lead conclusion indians situated near reservation ruizes covered authorization wholly aside appropriation subcommittee legislative history secretary suggests congress year since appropriated accord reservations limitation contained bia manual legislating annually light clear provision secretary argues congress implicitly ratified bia policy argument also convincing limitation published federal register code federal regulations nothing legislative history show manual provision brought subcommittees attention let alone entire congress assume congress aware provision contained internally circulated bia document strained even assuming congress fully cognizant manual limitation appropriation made language geographic restriction manual must considered conjunction representations consistently made reason assume congress equate reservations language near category continuously described service area light manual particular inclusion oklahoma alaska indians seem interpretation provision logical one anyone congress fact aware accept found congressional appropriation intended cover welfare services least indians residing near reservation necessarily follow secretary without power create reasonable classifications eligibility requirements order allocate limited funds available purpose see dandridge williams jefferson hackney thus enough funds appropriated provide meaningfully needy indian beneficiaries entire class eligible beneficiaries numbered incumbent upon bia develop eligibility standard deal problem standard rational proper might leave class otherwise encompassed appropriation without benefits case agency must minimum let standard generally known assure applied consistently avoid reality appearance arbitrary denial benefits potential beneficiaries assuming arguendo secretary rationally limit near appropriation include smaller class indians lived directly reservation plus alaska oklahoma question remains whether validly accomplished power administrative agency administer congressionally created funded program necessarily requires formulation policy making rules fill gap left implicitly explicitly congress area indian affairs executive long empowered promulgate rules policies power given explicitly secretary delegates bia agency power make rules affect substantial individual rights obligations carries responsibility remain consistent governing legislation fmc seatrain lines dixon brannan stark also employ procedures conform law see nlrb plurality opinion matter rational consistent congressional intent particular decision might determination eligibility made ad hoc basis dispenser funds administrative procedure act adopted provide inter alia administrative policies affecting individual rights obligations promulgated pursuant certain stated procedures avoid inherently arbitrary nature unpublished ad hoc determinations see generally act pertinent part agency shall separately state currently publish federal register guidance public substantive rules general applicability adopted authorized law statements general policy interpretations general applicability formulated adopted agency except extent person actual timely notice terms thereof person may manner required resort adversely affected matter required published federal register published ibid code federal regulations directives relate public including indians published federal register codified code federal regulations cfr directives inform public privileges benefits available eligibility qualifications requirements procedures appeal rights procedures published accordance rules regulations issued director federal register administrative procedure act amended bureau indian affairs manual policies procedures instructions relate public required govern operations bureau published bureau indian affairs manual biam rights individuals affected incumbent upon agencies follow procedures even internal procedures possibly rigorous otherwise required service dulles vitarelli seaton bia manual declared directives inform public privileges benefits available eligibility requirements among published requirement order receive general assistance indian must reside directly reservation clearly important substantive policy fits within class directives bia may extinguish entitlement otherwise eligible beneficiaries must comply minimum internal procedures secretary presented reason requirements administrative procedure act met cf sec chenery bia attempted defend rule valid exercise legislative power rather depends argument congress appropriated funds indians directly reservations conscious choice secretary treat extremely significant eligibility requirement affecting rights needy indians rule renders ineffective far extinguishing rights otherwise within class beneficiaries contemplated congress concerned overriding duty federal government deal fairly indians wherever located recognized many occasions see seminole nation board county seber particularly bia continually represented congress seeking funds indians living near reservations within service area essential legitimate expectation needy indians extinguished amounts unpublished ad hoc determination agency promulgated accordance procedures say nothing administrative procedure act denial benefits respondents circumstances inconsistent distinctive obligation trust incumbent upon government dealings dependent sometimes exploited people seminole nation see squire capoeman benefits may denied otherwise entitled indians bia must first promulgate eligibility requirements according established procedures even assuming lack binding effect bia policy secretary argues residential restriction manual longstanding interpretation snyder act agency best suited deference due interpretation see griggs duke power thrust argument regulation created near distinction congress intended provide general assistance directly reservations manual provision simply interpretation congressional intent already noted however bia practices representations led congress believe appropriations covered indians near reservations late argue words reservations manual mean something different near fact two continuously equated bia congress recognized previously weight administrative interpretation depend among things upon consistency earlier later pronouncements agency skidmore swift see generally davis administrative law treatise ed supp instance bia somewhat inconsistent posture belies present assertion order agency interpretation granted deference must consistent congressional purpose espinoza farah mfg red lion broadcasting fcc evident us congress intend limit authorization indians directly contrast near reservation therefore bia interpretation must fail emphasize holding suggested oral argument tr oral arg brief petitioner make general assistance available indians throughout country even respondents claim much brief respondents tr oral arg appropriation see indians near reservation broad enough hold include ruizes live found employment indian community miles reservation maintain close economic social ties reservation unassimilated parameter class determined extent necessary district remand case whether persons qualify general assistance left cases arise future view disposition statutory issue reach respondents constitutional arguments intimate views judgment appeals affirmed case remanded proceedings consistent opinion ordered footnotes ajo located within borders papago aboriginal tribal land indian claims commission found land taken papagos following material record indicates close ties retained ajo indians papago reservation papagos indian village ajo still maintain frequently visit homes reservation many still cattle even farm summer many wives children spend long periods time living reservation many miners attend reservation dances ceremonies driving reservation work ends afternoon returning early next morning ajo miners still vote district elections reservation many seek medical care years many miners either fired laid returned reservation thus even acculturated ajo indians still maintain close ties reservation prolonged strike copper miners ties frequently strengthened even extended time crisis members indian community often used reservation place refuge occasionally source food money medical care affidavit larry stucki submitted support respondents motion summary judgment app whole family returned south komelik reservation whole month august returned south komelik twice month remainder strike staying ajo one child mary ann still attending school ramon ruiz still maintained home south komelik planned return years retires never thought ajo real home poor command english language spite lived ajo years tended confirm son much talking interpreted father frequently hen ruiz es son killed military service viet nam funeral services held family church sells reservation siren song reservation cases prevents complete severance umbilical cord homeland people ruiz stated hearing referred infra bia area director app ruiz hearing stated worked eight hours week hour app see rev stat ann supp reflecting amendment laws see also graham richardson striking workers however eligible state surplus commodities distribution program ruiz certified program two successive periods app manual provides pertinent part general assistance purpose purpose general assistance program provide necessary financial assistance needy indian families persons living reservations jurisdiction bureau jurisdictions bureau indian affairs alaska oklahoma eligibility conditions residence eligibility general assistance limited indians living reservations jurisdictions bureau indian affairs alaska oklahoma snyder act reads full follows bureau indian affairs supervision secretary interior shall direct supervise expend moneys congress may time time appropriate benefit care assistance indians throughout following purposes general support civilization including education relief distress conservation health industrial assistance advancement general administration indian property extension improvement operation maintenance existing indian irrigation systems development water supplies enlargement extension improvement repair buildings grounds existing plants projects employment inspectors supervisors superintendents clerks field matrons farmers physicians indian police indian judges employees suppression traffic intoxicating liquor deleterious drugs purchase vehicles official use general incidental expenses connection administration indian affairs see example appropriations act fiscal pub stat act fiscal pub stat act fiscal pub stat see appropriations act fiscal pub stat act fiscal pub stat act fiscal pub stat act fiscal pub stat act fiscal pub stat act fiscal pub stat critic act also represented ruizes administrative proceedings describes follows synder act familiar somewhat distressing occurrence history indian affairs instances congress enacted general measure left rest secretary interior bia result structure welfare system bia creation regulatory scheme contained departmental manual remains inaccessible except social workers persistent attorneys wolf needed system income maintenance indians rev omitted see example indian thus entitled social security state welfare benefits equally citizens state state ex rel williams kamp mont dept interior federal indian law wolf supra hearings department interior related agencies appropriations subcommittees senate house committee appropriations hereinafter merely identified branch congress fiscal year number session congress hearings preceding four years disclose identically worded requests house hearings fiscal year senate hearings fiscal year house hearings fiscal year senate hearings fiscal year house hearings fiscal year senate hearings fiscal year house hearings fiscal year senate hearings fiscal year bia limitation practice surfaced many hearings see example testimony assistant commissioner gifford believe question comes concerning indians living reservation need categories types assistance many cases counties say indians responsibility bureau indian affairs sufficient funds take care never included request welfare appropriations funds take care needs indians living reservation house hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied see also senate hearings fiscal year senate hearings fiscal year senate hearings fiscal year senate hearings fiscal year senate hearings fiscal year bills referred sess sess provided benefits available indians certain named government reimburse state percentage latter contribution several categorical assistance programs failure bills ascribed easily course rather arbitrary selection specific percentage designated reluctance provide indians rural urban assimilated nonassimilated increase lesser group serviced see wise order railway conductors swan see example senate hearings fiscal year statement commissioner nash senate hearings fiscal year statement deputy commissioner greenwood house hearings fiscal year statement commissioner emmons tr oral arg senate hearings fiscal year identical language apart population figures appeared later bia budget requests see example house hearings fiscal year next year commissioner made following statement scope bia service area need services people includes living directly reservations living close way live affects reservations programs move back forth et cetera call federal service indian population larger year last house hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied formal budget presented fiscal commissioner introduced statement following representation modern service bureau serving indian persons alaska natives live near reservations services perform basically three types senate hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied following year commissioner introduced budget request statement modern service bureau serving many indians alaskan natives live near reservations people find isolated mainstream american life existing poverty keeping general governmental policy attacking causes poverty lack salable skills objective bureau indian affairs coordinate federal programs programs state local agencies improve educational economic social political opportunities indians house hearings fiscal year senate hearings fiscal year emphasis supplied following additional information supplied population data statistical figure given indians living adjacent reservations based upon residence includes following groups figures march indians resident within federal reservation boundaries excluding alaska oklahoma discussed indians resident nearby may receive services proximity mobility example indians working nearby towns frequently maintain close contact reservation people affairs may visit reservation return temporarily permanently indians live public domain allotments outside reservation boundaries distance places spelled depends extent contact distant members tribe counted although may carried tribal roll tribal census see also comments navajo area indians resident former reservation areas oklahoma includes osage attributes reservation alaska natives resident alaska includes aleuts eskimos well indians senate hearings fiscal year beginning fiscal hearings appeared wide outpouring bia assistance urban indians appropriations committee report senate fiscal submitted senator bible following language appears indicating senate earlier understanding although bia program cover urban indians cover near reservations committee directs secretary prepare plan assure bureau indian affairs type services indians rather living near reservations conception bia jurisdiction seems limited congress curiously enough application filed extension time within file petition certiorari case solicitor general thus described litigation appeals held case indian welfare benefits administered department interior snyder act must provided indians living near reservations practice department interior many years must also made available indians residing anywhere country emphasis supplied president may prescribe regulations may think fit carrying effect various provisions act relating indian affairs settlement accounts indian affairs provision relates back act june stat commissioner indian affairs shall direction secretary interior agreeably regulations president may prescribe management indian affairs matters arising indian relations relates back act july stat snyder act provides bureau indian affairs supervision secretary interior shall direct supervise expend moneys congress may time time appropriate house report accompanying provision stated added incentive agencies publish necessary details official activities federal register provision person shall adversely affected material required published incorporated reference federal register published see title cfr subject indians contains regulations sets forth eligibility requirements programs pt care indian children contract schools pt federal schools indians pt administration educational loans grants assistance higher education pt enrollment indians public schools pt administration program vocational training adult indians pt general credit indians pt reference welfare activities subchapter entitled social welfare comprising pts part relates program commissioner may negotiate state territory county federal welfare agencies agencies provide welfare services contemplated regulations state program applies indians residing within particular state within exterior boundaries indian reservations jurisdiction bureau indian affairs trust restricted lands jurisdiction bureau indian affairs cfr see cfr vocational training adult indians also made available additional indians reside near reservations discretion secretary interior failure provide services direct effect upon bureau programs within reservation boundaries emphasis supplied see also cfr phrase within exterior boundaries indian reservations jurisdiction bureau indian affairs read conjunction bia declared jurisdiction congress seem include indians living near reservations event cited regulations deal general assistance program nothing code indicating general assistance program exists say nothing absence eligibility criteria