Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§1541 Competent Management and Technical Assistance for Economic Enterprises
Title 25 › CHAPTER 17 — FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF INDIANS AND INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1541
Summary
Before and while approving or guaranteeing loans under subchapters I and II, and when making grants under subchapter IV to fund an economic enterprise, the Secretary must make sure the applicant gets skilled management and technical help. The help must cover preparing the application and handling the funds, and it must fit the kind of enterprise being funded.
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Title 25, §1541
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Prior to and concurrent with the making or guaranteeing of any loan under subchapters I and II of this chapter and with the making of a grant under subchapter IV of this chapter, the purpose of which is to fund the development of an economic enterprise, the Secretary shall insure that the loan or grant applicant shall be provided competent management and technical assistance for preparation of the application and/or administration of funds granted consistent with the nature of the enterprise proposed to be or in fact funded.
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1984—Pub. L. 98–449 amended section generally, inserting “Prior to and” and “for preparation of the application and/or administration of funds granted”.
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25 U.S.C. § 1541
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102