25 U.S.C. § 1680v: Director of HIV/AIDS…

Summary

The Secretary must create a Director of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment inside the Service. The Director must coordinate and promote HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment for Indians, help Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations with existing programs, and work with other federal agencies so Indians can take part in Federal HIV/AIDS research and grant programs, especially those under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990. No later than 2 years after March 23, 2010, and at least once every 2 years after that, the Director must send Congress a report covering the activities done in the past 2 years and any findings about HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment for Indians.

Title 25, §1680v

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(a)Establishment

The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish within the Service the position of the Director of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment (referred to in this section as the “Director”).

(b)Duties

The Director shall—

(1)coordinate and promote HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment activities specific to Indians;

(2)provide technical assistance to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations regarding existing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs; and

(3)ensure interagency coordination to facilitate the inclusion of Indians in Federal HIV/AIDS research and grant opportunities, with emphasis on the programs operated under the Ryan White Comprehensive Aids Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–381; 104 Stat. 576) and the amendments made by that Act.

(c)Report

Not later than 2 years after March 23, 2010, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report describing, with respect to the preceding 2-year period—

(1)each activity carried out under this section; and

(2)any findings of the Director with respect to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment activities specific to Indians.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is Pub. L. 101–381, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 576, which enacted subchapter XXIV (§ 300ff et seq.) of chapter 6A of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, transferred section 300ee–6 of Title 42 to section 300ff–48 of Title 42, amended section 284a, 286, 287a, 287c–2 (now 285q–2), 289f, 290aa–3a (now 290aa–1), 299c–5, 300ff–48, and 300aaa to 300aaa–13 (now 238 to 238m) of Title 42, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 201, 300x–4, 300ff–11, 300ff–46, and 300ff–80 of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

of 1990

Amendments

note set out under section 201 of Title 42 and Tables. Codification section 832 of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 199B 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.

§1680v Director of Hiv/aids Prevention and Treatment