§ 1601. — Congressional findings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1601]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1601. Congressional findings
The Congress finds the following:
(a) Federal health services to maintain and improve the health of
the Indians are consonant with and required by the Federal Government's
historical and unique legal relationship with, and resulting
responsibility to, the American Indian people.
(b) A major national goal of the United States is to provide the
quantity and quality of health services which will permit the health
status of Indians to be raised to the highest possible level and to
encourage the maximum participation of Indians in the planning and
management of those services.
(c) Federal health services to Indians have resulted in a reduction
in the prevalence and incidence of preventable illnesses among, and
unnecessary and premature deaths of, Indians.
(d) Despite such services, the unmet health needs of the American
Indian people are severe and the health status of the Indians is far
below that of the general population of the United States.
(Pub. L. 94-437, Sec. 2, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1400; Pub. L. 102-573,
Sec. 3(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4526.)
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-573 substituted ``finds the following:'' for
``finds that--'' in introductory provisions and struck out last sentence
of subsec. (d) which compared death rates of Indians to those of all
Americans for tuberculosis, influenza and pneumonia, and compared death
rates for infants, subsec. (e) which related to threat to fulfillment of
Federal responsibility to Indians posed by low health status of American
Indian people, subsec. (f) which enumerated causes imperiling
improvements in Indian health, and subsec. (g) which related to
confidence of Indian people in Federal Indian health services.
Short Title of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-417, Sec. 1, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1812, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting and amending section 1645 of this title,
amending sections 1395qq and 1396j of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 1645 of
this title] may be cited as the `Alaska Native and American Indian
Direct Reimbursement Act of 2000'.''
Short Title of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104-313, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3820, provided
that: ``This Act [amending sections 1603, 1613a, 1621j, 1645, 1665e,
1665j, and 1680k of this title] may be cited as the `Indian Health Care
Improvement Technical Corrections Act of 1996'.''
Short Title of 1992 Amendment
Section 1 of Pub. L. 102-573 provided that: ``This Act [see Tables
for classification] may be cited as the `Indian Health Amendments of
1992'.''
Short Title of 1990 Amendment
Pub. L. 101-630, title V, Sec. 501, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4556,
provided that: ``This title [enacting sections 1621h, 1637, 1659, and
1660 of this title, amending sections 1653, 1657, and 2474 of this
title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 1621h,
1653, and 2415 of this title] may be cited as the `Indian Health Care
Amendments of 1990'.''
Short Title of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100-713, Sec. 1, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4784, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting sections 1616 to 1616j, 1621a to 1621g, 1636,
1651 to 1658, 1661, 1662, and 1680a to 1680j of this title and sections
254s and 295j of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amending
sections 1603, 1612 to 1613a, 1614, 1615, 1621, 1631, 1632, 1634, 1674,
1676, and 1678 to 1680 of this title and section 5316 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, repealing section 1635 of this
title and section 254r of Title 42, enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section and sections 1611, 1621b, 1661, and 1677 of this
title and sections 254r, 1395qq, and 1396j of Title 42, amending
provisions set out as a note under section 1396j of Title 42, and
repealing provisions set out as a note under section 1396j of Title 42]
may be cited as the `Indian Health Care Amendments of 1988'.''
Short Title of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96-537, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3173, provided
that: ``this Act [enacting sections 1622, 1634, and 1676 to 1680 of this
title, amending sections 1603, 1612 to 1614, 1621, 1651 to 1657, and
1674 of this title and section 294y-1 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare, and repealing section 1658 of this title] may be cited as the
`Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980'.''
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 94-437 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this
chapter and sections 1395qq and 1396j of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare, amending sections 234, 1395f, 1395n, and 1396d of Title 42, and
enacting provisions set out as notes under section 1671 of this title
and sections 1395qq and 1396j of Title 42] may be cited as the `Indian
Health Care Improvement Act'.''
Separability
Pub. L. 100-713, title VIII, Sec. 801, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
4839, provided that: ``If any provision of this Act, any amendment made
by this Act [see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note above], or the
application of such provision or amendment to any person or
circumstances is held to be invalid, the remainder of this Act, the
remaining amendments made by this Act, and the application of such
provision or amendment to persons or circumstances other than those to
which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.''
Availability of Appropriations
Pub. L. 100-713, Sec. 4, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4785, provided
that: ``Any new spending authority (described in subsection (c)(2)(A) or
(B) of section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C.
651(c)(2)(A), (B)]) which is provided under this Act [see Short Title of
1988 Amendment note above] shall be effective for any fiscal year only
to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts.''
