Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§5344 Rules and Regulations; Minimum Standards of Service
Title 25 › CHAPTER 46 — INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER II — CONTRACTS WITH STATES › § 5344
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may take whatever actions are needed and make rules, including minimum service standards, to carry out sections 5342 to 5348. Those minimum standards must be at least as high as the highest standards used by the State or Territory where the contracts will apply.
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Title 25, §5344
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations, including minimum standards of service, as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying the provisions of sections 5342 to 5348 of this title into effect: Provided, That such minimum standards of service are not less than the highest maintained by the States or Territories within which said contract or contracts, as herein provided, are to be effective.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 454 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
1936—Act June 4, 1936, substituted “within which” for “with which”.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 5344
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102