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Title 25 — Indians

Chapter 18 — Indian Health Care

§ 1655. Evaluations; renewals

Statutory text

(a)

Contract compliance and performance

The Secretary, through the Service, shall develop procedures to evaluate compliance with grant requirements under this subchapter and compliance with, and performance of contracts entered into by urban Indian organizations under this subchapter. Such procedures shall include provisions for carrying out the requirements of this section.

(b)

Annual onsite evaluation

The Secretary, through the Service, shall conduct an annual onsite evaluation of each urban Indian organization which has entered into a contract or received a grant under section 1653 of this title for purposes of determining the compliance of such organization with, and evaluating the performance of such organization under, such contract or the terms of such grant.

(c)

Noncompliance or unsatisfactory performance

If, as a result of the evaluations conducted under this section, the Secretary determines that an urban Indian organization has not complied with the requirements of a grant or complied with or satisfactorily performed a contract under section 1653 of this title, the Secretary shall, prior to renewing such contract or grant, attempt to resolve with such organization the areas of noncompliance or unsatisfactory performance and modify such contract or grant to prevent future occurrences of such noncompliance or unsatisfactory performance. If the Secretary determines that such noncompliance or unsatisfactory performance cannot be resolved and prevented in the future, the Secretary shall not renew such contract or grant with such organization and is authorized to enter into a contract or make a grant under section 1653 of this title with another urban Indian organization which is situated in the same urban center as the urban Indian organization whose contract or grant is not renewed under this section.

(d)

Contract and grant renewals

In determining whether to renew a contract or grant with an urban Indian organization under section 1653 of this title which has completed performance of a contract or grant under section 1654 of this title, the Secretary shall review the records of the urban Indian organization, the reports submitted under section 1657 of this title, and, in the case of a renewal of a contract or grant under section 1653 of this title, shall consider the results of the onsite evaluations conducted under subsection (b).

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 V § 505 · 90 Stat. 1400

    Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 1655

    Pub. L. 94–437, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title V, § 501, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4822

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 94–437, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title V, § 501, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4822

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 505. reports and records For each fiscal year during which an urban Indian organization receives or expends funds pursuant to a contract under this title, such organization shall submit to the Secretary a report including information gathered pursuant to section 503(a)(7) and (8), information on activities conducted by the organization pursuant to the contract, an accounting of the amounts and purposes for which Federal funds were expended, and such other information as the Secretary may Audit. request. The reports and records of the urban Indian organization with respect to such contract shall be subject to audit by the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States.

  2. Indian Health Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–573 § 501(b)(3)(E) · 106 Stat. 4526

    Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1655

    Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(E), substituted “renewals” for “contract renewals” in section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(E), substituted “renewals” for “contract renewals” in section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (E) by amending the heading to read as follows:

  3. Indian Health Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–573 § 501(b)(3)(A) · 106 Stat. 4526

    Inserted · 25 U.S.C. § 1655(a)

    Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(A), inserted “compliance with grant requirements under this subchapter and” before “compliance with, and”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(A), inserted “compliance with grant requirements under this subchapter and” before “compliance with, and”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsection (a), by inserting “compliance with grant requirements under this title and” before “compliance with,”;

  4. Indian Health Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–573 § 501(b)(3)(B) · 106 Stat. 4526

    Inserted · 25 U.S.C. § 1655(b)

    Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(B), inserted “or received a grant” after “entered into a contract” and “or the terms of such grant” before period at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(B), inserted “or received a grant” after “entered into a contract” and “or the terms of such grant” before period at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by inserting “or received a grant” after “entered into a contract”; and (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or the terms of such grant”;

  5. Indian Health Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–573 § 501(b)(3)(C) · 106 Stat. 4526

    Inserted · 25 U.S.C. § 1655(c)

    Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(C), inserted “the requirements of a grant or complied with” after “has not complied with”, “or grant” after “such contract” wherever appearing, “or make a grant” after “enter into a contract”, and “or grant” after “whose contract”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(C), inserted “the requirements of a grant or complied with” after “has not complied with”, “or grant” after “such contract” wherever appearing, “or make a grant” after “enter into a contract”, and “or grant” after “whose contract”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) in subsection (c)— (i) by inserting “the requirements of a grant or complied with” after “complied with”; (ii) by inserting “or grant” after “such contract” each place it appears”; (iii) by inserting “or make a grant” after “enter into a contract”; and (iv) by inserting “or grant” after “whose contract”;

  6. Indian Health Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–573 § 501(b)(3)(D) · 106 Stat. 4526

    Inserted · 25 U.S.C. § 1655(d)

    Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(D), inserted “or grant” after “a contract” wherever appearing

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(D), inserted “or grant” after “a contract” wherever appearing.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (D) in subsection (d), by inserting “or grant” after “a contract” each place it appears; and

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1655, Pub. L. 94–437, title V, § 505, , 90 Stat. 1412; Pub. L. 96–537, § 7, , 94 Stat. 3179, related to reports by urban Indian organizations and rural Indian organizations to Secretary, contents, audit of reports and records, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–713.

Amendments

1992—Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(E), substituted “renewals” for “contract renewals” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(A), inserted “compliance with grant requirements under this subchapter and” before “compliance with, and”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(B), inserted “or received a grant” after “entered into a contract” and “or the terms of such grant” before period at end.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(C), inserted “the requirements of a grant or complied with” after “has not complied with”, “or grant” after “such contract” wherever appearing, “or make a grant” after “enter into a contract”, and “or grant” after “whose contract”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–573, § 501(b)(3)(D), inserted “or grant” after “a contract” wherever appearing.

Credits

1988–1992 · 2 acts
  1. 1988Pub. L. 94–437, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title V, § 501, , 102 Stat. 4822
  2. 1992amended Pub. L. 102–573, title V, § 501(b)(3), , 106 Stat. 4568.
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(Pub. L. 94–437, title V, § 505, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title V, § 501, , 102 Stat. 4822; amended Pub. L. 102–573, title V, § 501(b)(3), , 106 Stat. 4568.)

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