25 U.S.C. § 1616c: Tribal recruitment and…

Summary

The Secretary, using the Service, must pay for projects chosen by competition that help Indian tribes and tribal or Indian organizations recruit, place, and keep health professionals for Indian health programs. Any Indian tribe or tribal or Indian organization can apply, and those running programs under the Indian Self-Determination Act must have the same chance as programs run directly by the Service to compete for and receive these grants.

Title 25, §1616c

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(a)Projects funded on competitive basis

The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall fund, on a competitive basis, projects to enable Indian tribes and tribal and Indian organizations to recruit, place, and retain health professionals to meet the staffing needs of Indian health programs (as defined in section 1616a(a)(2) of this title).

(b)Eligibility

(1)Any Indian tribe or tribal or Indian organization may submit an application for funding of a project pursuant to this section.

(2)Indian tribes and tribal and Indian organizations under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.] shall be given an equal opportunity with programs that are administered directly by the Service to compete for, and receive, grants under subsection (a) for such projects.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 5321 et seq.) of chapter 46 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1992—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–573 struck out subsec. (c) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1990 to 1992.

§1616c Tribal Recruitment and Retention Program