Office of the Solicitor

Office of the Solicitor salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $3,248,000, and in addition, not to exceed $130,000 may be reimbursed or transferred to this appropriation from other accounts available to the Department of the Interior: Provided, That hearing officers appointed for Indian probate work need not be appointed pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 237), as amended.