§ 1621b. — Health promotion and disease prevention services.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1621b]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER II--HEALTH SERVICES
Sec. 1621b. Health promotion and disease prevention services
(a) Authorization
The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall provide health
promotion and disease prevention services to Indians so as to achieve
the health status objectives set forth in section 1602(b) of this title.
(b) Evaluation statement for Presidential budget
The Secretary shall submit to the President for inclusion in each
statement which is required to be submitted to the Congress under
section 1671 of this title an evaluation of--
(1) the health promotion and disease prevention needs of
Indians,
(2) the health promotion and disease prevention activities which
would best meet such needs,
(3) the internal capacity of the Service to meet such needs, and
(4) the resources which would be required to enable the Service
to undertake the health promotion and disease prevention activities
necessary to meet such needs.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title II, Sec. 203, as added Pub. L. 100-713, title II,
Sec. 203(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4805; amended Pub. L. 102-573,
title II, Sec. 203, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4546.)
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 203(1), inserted before
period at end ``so as to achieve the health status objectives set forth
in section 1602(b) of this title''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 203(2), in introductory
provisions, substituted ``section 1671'' for ``section 1621(f)''.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-573, Sec. 203(3), struck out subsec. (c)
which directed establishment of between 1 and 4 health-related
demonstration projects to terminate 30 months after Nov. 23, 1988.
Congressional Findings on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Section 203(a) of Pub. L. 100-713 provided that: ``The Congress
finds that health promotion and disease prevention activities will--
``(1) improve the health and well being of Indians, and
``(2) reduce the expenses for medical care of Indians.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1671 of this title.
