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§1660d Conferring with urban Indian organizations

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 18— - INDIAN HEALTH CARE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - HEALTH SERVICES FOR URBAN INDIANS › § 1660d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make sure the Service talks with urban Indian organizations as much as possible when carrying out this chapter. "Confer" means to share information and opinions openly so both sides reach a common understanding and act with trust, respect, and shared responsibility.

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Title 25, §1660d

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(a)In this section, the term “confer” means to engage in an open and free exchange of information and opinions that—
(1)leads to mutual understanding and comprehension; and
(2)emphasizes trust, respect, and shared responsibility.
(b)The Secretary shall ensure that the Service confers, to the maximum extent practicable, with urban Indian organizations in carrying out this chapter.

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 94–437, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1400, known as the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1601 of this title and Tables. Codification section 514 of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 163(a) of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1660d, Pub. L. 94–437, title V, § 514, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title V, § 505(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4570, authorized appropriations through fiscal year 2000 to carry out this subchapter, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935. The repeal by Pub. L. 111–148 is based on section 101(b)(9) of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 1660d

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73