After a non-BIA AFA has been executed and the funds transferred to a Tribe/Consortium, can a bureau request the return of funds?
25 C.F.R. § 1000.402
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01The bureau may request the return of funds already transferred to a Tribe/Consortium only under the following circumstances:
(a) Retrocession;
(b) Reassumption;
(c) Construction, when there are special legal requirements; or
(d) As otherwise provided for in the AFA.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-25.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026