§ 1616b. — Recruitment activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1616b]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sec. 1616b. Recruitment activities
(a) The Secretary may reimburse health professionals seeking
positions in the Service, including individuals considering entering
into a contract under section 1616a of this title, and their spouses,
for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in traveling to and from
their places of residence to an area in which they may be assigned for
the purpose of evaluating such area with respect to such assignment.
(b) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall assign one
individual in each area office to be responsible on a full-time basis
for recruitment activities.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 109, as added Pub. L. 100-713, title I,
Sec. 108, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4794; amended Pub. L. 102-573, title
I, Sec. 107, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4538.)
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 107(1), substituted ``Recruitment
activities'' for ``Travel expenses for recruitment'' in section
catchline.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 107(2), amended subsec. (b)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: ``There are
authorized to be appropriated $100,000 for each of the fiscal years
1990, 1991, and 1992, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this section.''
