§ 1616f. — Tribal culture and history.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1616f]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER I--INDIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
Sec. 1616f. Tribal culture and history
(a) Program established
The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish a program
under which appropriate employees of the Service who serve particular
Indian tribes shall receive educational instruction in the history and
culture of such tribes and in the history of the Service.
(b) Tribally-controlled community colleges
To the extent feasible, the program established under subsection (a)
of this section shall--
(1) be carried out through tribally-controlled community
colleges (within the meaning of section 1801(4) \1\ of this title)
and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as
defined in section 2397h(2) \1\ of title 20),
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(2) be developed in consultation with the affected tribal
government, and
(3) include instruction in Native American studies.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title I, Sec. 113, as added Pub. L. 100-713, title I,
Sec. 109, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4796; amended Pub. L. 102-573, title
I, Secs. 114(b), 117(b)(5), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4543, 4544; Pub. L.
105-244, title IX, Sec. 901(d), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1828.)
References in Text
Section 1801 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was
amended by Pub. L. 98-192, Sec. 1(1), Dec. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 1335, to
designate par. (4) as subsec. (a)(4), and was amended by Pub. L. 105-
244, title IX, Sec. 901(b)(5), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1828, so that it
no longer defines the term ``tribally controlled community college''.
Section 2397h of title 20, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was
omitted in the general amendment of chapter 44 (Sec. 2301 et seq.) of
Title 20, Education, by Pub. L. 105-332, Sec. 1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112
Stat. 3076.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105-244 made technical amendment to
reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section
1801(4) of this title.
1992--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 114(b), inserted before
comma at end ``and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational
institutions (as defined in section 2397h(2) of title 20)''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 117(b)(5), struck out subsec. (c)
which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1990 to 1992.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as
otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244,
set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.
