§ 1931. — Grants for on or near reservation programs and child welfare codes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1931]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 21--INDIAN CHILD WELFARE
SUBCHAPTER II--INDIAN CHILD AND FAMILY PROGRAMS
Sec. 1931. Grants for on or near reservation programs and child
welfare codes
(a) Statement of purpose; scope of programs
The Secretary is authorized to make grants to Indian tribes and
organizations in the establishment and operation of Indian child and
family service programs on or near reservations and in the preparation
and implementation of child welfare codes. The objective of every Indian
child and family service program shall be to prevent the breakup of
Indian families and, in particular, to insure that the permanent removal
of an Indian child from the custody of his parent or Indian custodian
shall be a last resort. Such child and family service programs may
include, but are not limited to--
(1) a system for licensing or otherwise regulating Indian foster
and adoptive homes;
(2) the operation and maintenance of facilities for the
counseling and treatment of Indian families and for the temporary
custody of Indian children;
(3) family assistance, including homemaker and home counselors,
day care, afterschool care, and employment, recreational activities,
and respite care;
(4) home improvement programs;
(5) the employment of professional and other trained personnel
to assist the tribal court in the disposition of domestic relations
and child welfare matters;
(6) education and training of Indians, including tribal court
judges and staff, in skills relating to child and family assistance
and service programs;
(7) a subsidy program under which Indian adoptive children may
be provided support comparable to that for which they would be
eligible as foster children, taking into account the appropriate
State standards of support for maintenance and medical needs; and
(8) guidance, legal representation, and advice to Indian
families involved in tribal, State, or Federal child custody
proceedings.
(b) Non-Federal matching funds for related Social Security or other
Federal financial assistance programs; assistance for such
programs unaffected; State licensing or approval for
qualification for assistance under federally assisted program
Funds appropriated for use by the Secretary in accordance with this
section may be utilized as non-Federal matching share in connection with
funds provided under titles IV-B and XX of the Social Security Act [42
U.S.C. 620 et seq., 1397 et seq.] or under any other Federal financial
assistance programs which contribute to the purpose for which such funds
are authorized to be appropriated for use under this chapter. The
provision or possibility of assistance under this chapter shall not be a
basis for the denial or reduction of any assistance otherwise authorized
under titles IV-B and XX of the Social Security Act or any other
federally assisted program. For purposes of qualifying for assistance
under a federally assisted program, licensing or approval of foster or
adoptive homes or institutions by an Indian tribe shall be deemed
equivalent to licensing or approval by a State.
(Pub. L. 95-608, title II, Sec. 201, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3075.)
References in Text
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Aug. 14,
1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Titles IV-B and XX of the
Social Security Act are classified generally to part B (Sec. 620 et
seq.) of subchapter IV and subchapter XX (Sec. 1397 et seq.) of chapter
7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and
Tables.
