§ 1612. — Health professions recruitment program for Indians.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1612]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sec. 1612. Health professions recruitment program for Indians
(a) Grants for education and training
The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall make grants to
public or nonprofit private health or educational entities or Indian
tribes or tribal organizations to assist such entities in meeting the
costs of--
(1) identifying Indians with a potential for education or
training in the health professions and encouraging and assisting
them--
(A) to enroll in courses of study in such health
professions; or
(B) if they are not qualified to enroll in any such courses
of study, to undertake such postsecondary education or training
as may be required to qualify them for enrollment;
(2) publicizing existing sources of financial aid available to
Indians enrolled in any course of study referred to in paragraph (1)
of this subsection or who are undertaking training necessary to
qualify them to enroll in any such course of study; or
(3) establishing other programs which the Secretary determines
will enhance and facilitate the enrollment of Indians in, and the
subsequent pursuit and completion by them of, courses of study
referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b) Application for grant; submittal and approval; preference; payment
(1) No grant may be made under this section unless an application
therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such
application shall be in such form, submitted in such manner, and contain
such information, as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. The
Secretary shall give a preference to applications submitted by Indian
tribes or tribal organizations.
(2) The amount of any grant under this section shall be determined
by the Secretary. Payments pursuant to grants under this section may be
made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and at such intervals and on
such conditions as the Secretary finds necessary.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 102, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1402; Pub.
L. 96-537, Sec. 3(a), Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3173; Pub. L. 100-713,
title I, Sec. 101, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4785; Pub. L. 102-573, title
I, Secs. 102(a), 117(b)(1), title IX, Sec. 902(2)(A), Oct. 29, 1992, 106
Stat. 4530, 4544, 4591.)
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(a)(1), amended par.
(1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows:
``identifying Indians with a potential for education or training in the
health professions and encouraging and assisting them (A) to enroll in
schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine,
optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, or allied health
professions; or (B), if they are not qualified to enroll in any such
school, to undertake such post-secondary education or training as may be
required to qualify them for enrollment;''.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(a)(2), substituted
``course of study'' for ``school'' in two places and ``paragraph (1)''
for ``clause (1)(A)''.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 102(a)(3), substituted
``enrollment of Indians in, and the subsequent pursuit and completion by
them of, courses of study referred to in paragraph (1) of this
subsection'' for ``enrollment of Indians, and the subsequent pursuit and
completion by them of courses of study, in any school referred to in
clause (1)(A) of this subsection''.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 902(2)(A), substituted
``prescribe. The Secretary shall'' for ``: Provided, That the Secretary
shall''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 117(b)(1), struck out subsec. (c)
which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1989 to 1992.
1988--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-713 amended subsec. (c) generally.
Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: ``For the purpose of
making payments pursuant to grants under this section, there are
authorized to be appropriated $900,000 for fiscal year 1978, $1,500,000
for fiscal year 1979, and $1,800,000 for fiscal year 1980. There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,300,000 for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $2,600,000 for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1982, $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1983, and $3,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1984.''
1980--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-537 substituted provisions authorizing
appropriation of specific amounts for fiscal years ending Sept. 30,
1981, Sept. 30, 1982, Sept. 30, 1983, and Sept. 30, 1984, for provisions
authorizing appropriation of such amounts as may be specifically
authorized by an act enacted after Sept. 30, 1976.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1603 of this title.
