---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 293.15"
title: "25"
number: "293.15"
heading: "When may the Secretary disapprove a compact or amendment?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/293.15"
---

# §293.15. When may the Secretary disapprove a compact or amendment?


The Secretary may disapprove a compact or amendment only if:

- (a) **It violates—**
  - (1) Any provision of IGRA;
  - (2) Any other provision of Federal law that does not relate to jurisdiction over gaming on Indian lands; or
  - (3) The trust obligations of the United States to Indians; or
- (b) The documents required in [§ 293.8](/cfr/25/293.8.md) are not submitted and the parties have been informed in writing of the missing documents and are provided with an opportunity to supply those documents.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2710.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 13256, Feb. 21, 2024, unless otherwise noted.