§ 1665g. — Fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effect grants.
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[CITE: 25USC1665g]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER V-A--SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS
Sec. 1665g. Fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effect
grants
(a) Award; use; review criteria
(1) The Secretary may make grants to Indian tribes and tribal
organizations to establish fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol
effect programs as provided in this section for the purposes of meeting
the health status objectives specified in section 1602(b) of this title.
(2) Grants made pursuant to this section shall be used to--
(A) develop and provide community and in-school training,
education, and prevention programs relating to FAS and FAE;
(B) identify and provide alcohol and substance abuse treatment
to high-risk women;
(C) identify and provide appropriate educational and vocational
support, counseling, advocacy, and information to FAS and FAE
affected persons and their families or caretakers;
(D) develop and implement counseling and support programs in
schools for FAS and FAE affected children;
(E) develop prevention and intervention models which incorporate
traditional healers, cultural values and community involvement;
(F) develop, print, and disseminate education and prevention
materials on FAS and FAE; and
(G) develop and implement, through the tribal consultation
process, culturally sensitive assessment and diagnostic tools for
use in tribal and urban Indian communities.
(3) The Secretary shall establish criteria for the review and
approval of applications for grants under this section.
(b) Plan; study; national clearinghouse
The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall--
(1) develop an annual plan for the prevention, intervention,
treatment, and aftercare for those affected by FAS and FAE in Indian
communities;
(2) conduct a study, directly or by contract with any
organization, entity, or institution of higher education with
significant knowledge of FAS and FAE and Indian communities, of the
special educational, vocational, school-to-work transition, and
independent living needs of adolescent and adult Indians and Alaska
Natives with FAS or FAE; and
(3) establish a national clearinghouse for prevention and
educational materials and other information on FAS and FAE effect in
Indian and Alaska Native communities and ensure access to
clearinghouse materials by any Indian tribe or urban Indian
organization.
(c) Task force
The Secretary shall establish a task force to be known as the FAS/
FAE Task Force to advise the Secretary in carrying out subsection (b) of
this section. Such task force shall be composed of representatives from
the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Alcohol
and Alcoholism, the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention, the National
Institute of Mental Health, the Service, the Office of Minority Health
of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Administration for
Native Americans, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian tribes, tribal
organizations, urban Indian communities, and Indian FAS/FAE experts.
(d) Cooperative projects; research projects
The Secretary, acting through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, shall make grants to Indian tribes, tribal
organizations, universities working with Indian tribes on cooperative
projects, and urban Indian organizations for applied research projects
which propose to elevate the understanding of methods to prevent,
intervene, treat, or provide aftercare for Indians and urban Indians
affected by FAS or FAE.
(e) Report
(1) The Secretary shall submit to the President, for inclusion in
each report required to be transmitted to the Congress under section
1671 of this title, a report on the status of FAS and FAE in the Indian
population. Such report shall include, in addition to the information
required under section 1602(d) of this title with respect to the health
status objective specified in section 1602(b)(27) of this title, the
following:
(A) The progress of implementing a uniform assessment and
diagnostic methodology in Service and tribally based service
delivery systems.
(B) The incidence of FAS and FAE babies born for all births by
reservation and urban-based sites.
(C) The prevalence of FAS and FAE affected Indian persons in
Indian communities, their primary means of support, and
recommendations to improve the support system for these individuals
and their families or caretakers.
(D) The level of support received from the entities specified in
subsection (c) of this section in the area of FAS and FAE.
(E) The number of inpatient and outpatient substance abuse
treatment resources which are specifically designed to meet the
unique needs of Indian women, and the volume of care provided to
Indian women through these means.
(F) Recommendations regarding the prevention, intervention, and
appropriate vocational, educational and other support services for
FAS and FAE affected individuals in Indian communities.
(2) The Secretary may contract the production of this report to a
national organization specifically addressing FAS and FAE in Indian
communities.
(f) Authorization of appropriations
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
1999, and 2000.
(2) Ten percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to this section
shall be used to make grants to urban Indian organizations funded under
subchapter IV of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title VII, Sec. 708, as added Pub. L. 102-573, title
VII, Sec. 702(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4578.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1665m, 1671 of this title.
