§ 1616c. — Tribal recruitment and retention program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1616c]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sec. 1616c. Tribal recruitment and retention program
(a) Projects funded on competitive basis
The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall fund, on a
competitive basis, projects to enable Indian tribes and tribal and
Indian organizations to recruit, place, and retain health professionals
to meet the staffing needs of Indian health programs (as defined in
section 1616a(a)(2) of this title).
(b) Eligibility
(1) Any Indian tribe or tribal or Indian organization may submit an
application for funding of a project pursuant to this section.
(2) Indian tribes and tribal and Indian organizations under the
authority of the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.]
shall be given an equal opportunity with programs that are administered
directly by the Service to compete for, and receive, grants under
subsection (a) of this section for such projects.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 110, as added Pub. L. 100-713, title I,
Sec. 108, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4794; amended Pub. L. 102-573, title
I, Sec. 117(b)(4), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4544.)
References in Text
The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is
title I of Pub. L. 93-638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, as amended,
which is classified principally to part A (Sec. 450f et seq.) of
subchapter II of chapter 14 of this title. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450
of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-573 struck out subsec. (c) which
authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1990 to 1992.
