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§3401 Statement of purpose

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - INDIAN EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND RELATED SERVICES › § 3401

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Helps Indian tribes combine federal job, training, and related services to improve results, cut unemployment, support tribal self-determination, and lower admin costs.

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Title 25, §3401

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The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes and tribal organizations to integrate the employment, training and related services they provide from diverse Federal sources in order to improve the effectiveness of those services, reduce joblessness in Indian communities, and serve tribally determined goals consistent with the policy of self-determination, while reducing administrative, reporting, and accounting costs.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2017—Pub. L. 115–93 substituted “The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes and tribal organizations to” for “The purposes of this chapter are to demonstrate how Indian tribal governments can” and “, and serve tribally determined” for “and serve tribally-determined” and inserted “from diverse Federal sources” after “they provide” and “, while reducing administrative, reporting, and accounting costs” after “self-determination”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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of 2017 Amendment Pub. L. 115–93, § 1, Dec. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 2026, provided that: “This Act [amending this section and sections 3402 to 3407, 3409 to 3413, 3416, and 3417 of this title, repealing section 3414 and 3415 of this title, and enacting and amending provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the ‘Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017’.”

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of 2000 Amendment Pub. L. 106–568, title XI, § 1101, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2930, provided that: “This title [amending section 3402, 3404, and 3406 to 3408 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the ‘Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act

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of 2000’.”

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Pub. L. 102–477, § 1, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2302, as amended by Pub. L. 115–93, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 2026, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992’.” Effect of Pub. L. 115–93 Pub. L. 115–93, § 17, Dec. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 2037, provided that: “Nothing in this Act [see

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of 2017 Amendment note above] or any amendment made by this Act— “(1) affects any plan approved under the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) (as so redesignated) before the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2017]; “(2) requires any Indian tribe or tribal organization to resubmit a plan described in paragraph (1); or “(3) modifies the effective period of any plan described in paragraph (1).” References Pub. L. 115–93, § 2(b), Dec. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 2026, provided that: “Any reference in law to the ‘Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992’ shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Act of 1992’.” Congressional Findings and Purposes Pub. L. 106–568, title XI, § 1102, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2931, provided that: “(a) Findings.—The Congress finds that—“(1) [sic] Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations that have participated in carrying out programs under the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 [now Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Act of 1992] (25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) have—“(A) improved the effectiveness of employment-related services provided by those tribes and organizations to their members; “(B) enabled more Indian and Alaska Native people to prepare for and secure employment; “(C) assisted in transitioning tribal members from welfare to work; and “(D) otherwise demonstrated the value of integrating employment, training, education and related services. [sic] “(E) the initiatives under the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 should be strengthened by ensuring that all Federal programs that emphasize the value of work may be included within a demonstration program of an Indian or Alaska Native organization; and “(F) the initiatives under the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 should have the benefit of the support and attention of the officials with policymaking authority of—“(i) the Department of the Interior; or “(ii) other Federal agencies that administer programs covered by the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992. “(b) Purposes.—The purposes of this title [see

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of 2000 Amendment note above] are to demonstrate how Indian tribal governments can integrate the employment, training, and related services they provide in order to improve the effectiveness of those services, reduce joblessness in Indian communities, foster economic development on Indian lands, and serve tribally-determined goals consistent with the policies of self-determination and self-governance.” Report on Expanding Opportunities for Program Integration Pub. L. 106–568, title XI, § 1104, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2932, provided that not later than 1 year after Dec. 27, 2000, the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the tribes and organizations participating in the integration initiative under title XI of Pub. L. 106–568 (see

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of 2000 Amendment note above) would submit a report to Congress on the opportunities for expanding the integration of human resource development and economic development programs under such title, and the feasibility of establishing Joint Funding Agreements to authorize tribes to access and coordinate funds and resources from various agencies for human resources development, physical infrastructure development, and economic development assistance.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 3401

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73