Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§3057a Sense of Congress
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER X— - GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS › § 3057a
Summary
Congress says older American Indians, older Alaska Natives, and older Native Hawaiians are important and must get all benefits and services available to them. Those benefits and services must be given in ways that protect and restore their dignity, self‑respect, and cultural identity.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §3057a
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It is the sense of the Congress that older individuals who are Indians, older individuals who are Alaskan Natives, and older individuals who are Native Hawaiians are a vital resource entitled to all benefits and services available and that such services and benefits should be provided in a manner that preserves and restores their respective dignity, self-respect, and cultural identities.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3057a, Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 602, as added Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 106, Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1549; amended Pub. L. 97–115, § 3(d), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1597; Pub. L. 98–459, title VI, § 601, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1787, related to eligibility of an Indian tribe for assistance and definitions, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100–175. See section 3057c of this title.
Amendments
1992—Pub. L. 102–375 substituted “older individuals who are Indians, older individuals who are Alaskan Natives, and older individuals who are Native Hawaiians” for “older Indians, older Alaskan Natives, and older Native Hawaiians”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1987, except not applicable with respect to any area plan submitted under section 3026(a) of this title or any State plan submitted under section 3027(a) of this title and approved for any fiscal year beginning before Nov. 29, 1987, see section 701(a), (b) of Pub. L. 100–175, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1987 Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
42 U.S.C. § 3057a
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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