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Title 25 — Indians

Chapter 18 — Indian Health Care

§ 1616f. Tribal culture and history

Statutory text

(a)

Program established

The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish a program under which appropriate employees of the Service who serve particular Indian tribes shall receive educational instruction in the history and culture of such tribes and in the history of the Service.

(b)

Tribally controlled institutions

To the extent feasible, the program established under subsection (a) shall—

(1)

be carried out through tribally controlled colleges or universities (within the meaning of section 1801(a)(4) of this title) and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 2397h(2) 1 of title 20),

(2)

be developed in consultation with the affected tribal government, and

(3)

include instruction in Native American studies.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Indian Health Care Improvement Act

    Pub. L. 94–437 title I § 113 · 90 Stat. 1400

    Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 1616f

    Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title I, § 109, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4796

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title I, § 109, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4796

  2. Indian Health Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–573 § 114(b) · 106 Stat. 4526

    Inserted · 25 U.S.C. § 1616f(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 102–573, § 114(b), inserted before comma at end “and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 2397h(2) of title 20)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–573, § 114(b), inserted before comma at end “and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 2397h(2) of title 20)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Tribal Culture and History Programs.— Section 113(b)(1) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1616f(b)(l) is amended by inserting before the comma “and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 390(2) of the Tribally Controlled Vocational Institutions Support Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 2397h(2))”.

  3. Indian Health Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–573 § 117(b)(5) · 106 Stat. 4526

    Struck · 25 U.S.C. § 1616f(c)

    Pub. L. 102–573, § 117(b)(5), struck out subsec. (c) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1990 to 1992

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–573, § 117(b)(5), struck out subsec. (c) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1990 to 1992.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (5) in section 113, by striking out subsection (c);

  4. Higher Education Amendments of 1998

    Pub. L. 105–244 title IX § 901(d) · 112 Stat. 1581

    Changed · 25 U.S.C. § 1616f(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 105–244 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1801(4) of this title

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105–244 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1801(4) of this title.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) 25 USC 1801 note. References.— Any reference to a section or other provision of the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

  5. Higher Education Opportunity Act

    Pub. L. 110–315 title IX § 941(k)(2)(I)(i) · 122 Stat. 3078

    Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1616f(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 110–315 substituted “tribally controlled colleges or universities (within the meaning of section 1801(a)(4) of this title)” for “tribally-controlled community colleges (within the meaning of section 1801(4) of this title)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–315 substituted “tribally controlled colleges or universities (within the meaning of section 1801(a)(4) of this title)” for “tribally-controlled community colleges (within the meaning of section 1801(4) of this title)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) in section 113(b)(1) (25 U.S.C. 1616f(b)(1)), by striking “tribally-controlled” and all that follows through “1978)” and inserting “tribally controlled colleges or universities (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Act of 1978)”;

4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 2397h of title 20, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was omitted in the general amendment of chapter 44 (§ 2301 et seq.) of Title 20, Education, by Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b), , 112 Stat. 3076.

Amendments1992–2008 · 3 rounds

2008

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–315 substituted “tribally controlled colleges or universities (within the meaning of section 1801(a)(4) of this title)” for “tribally-controlled community colleges (within the meaning of section 1801(4) of this title)”.

1998

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105–244 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1801(4) of this title.

1992

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–573, § 114(b), inserted before comma at end “and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 2397h(2) of title 20)”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–573, § 117(b)(5), struck out subsec. (c) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1990 to 1992.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective , except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

Credits

1988–2008 · 4 acts
  1. 1988Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title I, § 109, , 102 Stat. 4796
  2. 1992amended Pub. L. 102–573, title I, §§ 114(b), 117(b)(5), , 106 Stat. 4543, 4544
  3. 1998Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 901(d), , 112 Stat. 1828
  4. 2008Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, § 941(k)(2)(I)(i), , 122 Stat. 3467.
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(Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title I, § 109, , 102 Stat. 4796; amended Pub. L. 102–573, title I, §§ 114(b), 117(b)(5), , 106 Stat. 4543, 4544; Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 901(d), , 112 Stat. 1828; Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, § 941(k)(2)(I)(i), , 122 Stat. 3467.)

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