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§1616b Recruitment activities
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 18— - INDIAN HEALTH CARE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL › § 1616b
Summary
The Secretary may repay health professionals — including those considering a contract under section 1616a — and their spouses for actual, reasonable travel expenses to evaluate an assignment area. The Secretary must assign one full-time recruiter in each area office.
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Title 25, §1616b
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(a)The Secretary may reimburse health professionals seeking positions in the Service, including individuals considering entering into a contract under section 1616a of this title, and their spouses, for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in traveling to and from their places of residence to an area in which they may be assigned for the purpose of evaluating such area with respect to such assignment.
(b)The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall assign one individual in each area office to be responsible on a full-time basis for recruitment activities.
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1992—Pub. L. 102–573, § 107(1), substituted “Recruitment activities” for “Travel expenses for recruitment” in section catchline. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–573, § 107(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.”
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25 U.S.C. § 1616b
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73