---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 900.163"
title: "25"
number: "900.163"
heading: "What is the Secretary's burden of proof for appeals from decisions under § 900.150(a) through § 900.150(g)?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/900.163"
---

# §900.163. What is the Secretary's burden of proof for appeals from decisions under § 900.150(a) through § 900.150(g)?


For those appeals, the Secretary has the burden of proof (as required by section 102(e)(1) of the Act) to establish by clearly demonstrating the validity of the grounds for declining the contract proposal.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 32501, June 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.