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CFR /  Title 25  /  Part 900  /  Sec. 900.26 What happens if the Secretary declines a part of a proposaladminister a program, function, service or activity that is beyond the

scope of programs covered under section 102(a) of the Act, or

proposes a level of funding that is in excess of the

applicable level determined under section 106(a) of the Act?

In those situations the Secretary is required, as appropriate, to approve the portion of the program, function, service, or activity that is authorized under section 102(a) of the Act, or approve a level of funding that is authorized under section 106(a) of the Act. As noted in Sec. 900.25, the approval is subject to any alteration in the scope of the proposal that the Secretary and the Indian tribe or tribal organization approve.