25 U.S.C. § 2403: Definitions

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Defines key words used in this chapter. Agency means the local Bureau of Indian Affairs office that serves one or more tribes in a set geographic area. Youth means whatever a Tribal Action Plan says, but for reporting it means a person 19 years old or younger or anyone attending secondary school. Indian tribe means any tribe, band, nation, or organized group of Indians (including Alaska Native villages and corporations) that the United States recognizes as eligible for special Indian programs and services. Prevention and treatment covers finding and helping Indians at risk of or using alcohol or drugs, stopping ongoing abuse, preventing use through education and alternatives, providing treatment and rehabilitation (inpatient or outpatient), offering follow-up care, and making referrals to other help. Service unit means the local Indian Health Service or tribal health program unit that uses IHS funding (under the Indian Self-Determination Act) to serve eligible Indians in a defined area. Urban Indian, Urban Center, and Urban Indian Organization mean what those terms are defined to mean elsewhere in the law.

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For purposes of this chapter—

(1)The term “agency” means the local administrative entity of the Bureau of Indian Affairs serving one or more Indian tribes within a defined geographic area.

(2)The term “youth” shall have the meaning given it in any particular Tribal Action Plan adopted pursuant to section 2411 of this title, except that, for purposes of statistical reporting under this chapter, it shall mean a person who is 19 years or younger or who is in attendance at a secondary school.

(3)The term “Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians (including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)) which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

(4)The term “prevention and treatment” includes, as appropriate—

(A)efforts to identify, and the identification of, Indians who are at risk with respect to, or who are abusers of, alcohol or controlled substances,

(B)intervention into cases of on-going alcohol and substance abuse to halt a further progression of such abuse,

(C)prevention through education and the provision of alternative activities,

(D)treatment for alcohol and substance abusers to help abstain from, and alleviate the effects of, abuse,

(E)rehabilitation to provide on-going assistance, either on an inpatient or outpatient basis, to help Indians reform or abstain from alcohol or substance abuse,

(F)follow-up or after-care to provide the appropriate counseling and assistance on an outpatient basis, and

(G)referral to other sources of assistance or resources.

(5)The term “service unit” means an administrative entity within the Indian Health Service or a tribe or tribal organization operating health care programs or facilities with funds from the Indian Health Service under the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.] through which the services are provided, directly or by contract, to the eligible Indian population within a defined geographic area.

(6)The terms “Urban Indian”, “Urban Center”, and “Urban Indian Organization” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 1603 of this title.

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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in par. (5), 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

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

Amendments

1988—Par. (6). Pub. L. 100–690 added par. (6).

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