Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-110

§3323 Service Conditions Permitted

Title 25 › CHAPTER 35 — INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER II — CRITICAL NEEDS FOR TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT › § 3323

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

A qualifying Indian tribe or tribal organization can require people applying for federally funded college help to sign a critical area service agreement before they get the aid. The tribe must follow the rules in this part of the law and the specific agreement rules in section 3324. The tribe’s council must officially pick which job areas are "critical" for the tribe’s economic or human needs and must tell the Secretary of the Interior in writing. Those picks apply to federal higher education aid starting in the fiscal year after they are made and stay in effect until the tribe formally removes them and notifies the Secretary in writing.

Full Legal Text

Title 25, §3323

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(a)In general

An eligible Indian tribe or tribal organization may, in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter, require any applicant for federally funded higher education assistance, as a condition of receipt of such assistance, to enter into a critical area service agreement in accordance with section 3324 of this title.

(b)Critical area designation

Any eligible Indian tribe or tribal organization that intends to require critical area service agreements shall, by a formal action of the tribal council or its delegate, designate particular occupational areas as critical areas for the economic or human development needs of the tribe or its members. The tribe or organization shall notify the Secretary of the Interior in writing of such designated critical areas. Such designations shall be applicable to federally funded higher education assistance for any fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the designation is made until such designation is withdrawn by the tribe or organization by formal action. The tribe or organization shall notify the Secretary of the Interior in writing of any designations that are withdrawn.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 3323

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110