§ 2403. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC2403]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 26--INDIAN ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2403. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter--
(1) The term ``agency'' means the local administrative entity of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs serving one or more Indian tribes
within a defined geographic area.
(2) The term ``youth'' shall have the meaning given it in any
particular Tribal Action Plan adopted pursuant to section 2411 of
this title, except that, for purposes of statistical reporting under
this chapter, it shall mean a person who is 19 years or younger or
who is in attendance at a secondary school.
(3) The term ``Indian tribe'' means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, or other organized group or community of Indians (including
any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as
defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)) which is recognized as
eligible for special programs and services provided by the United
States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
(4) The term ``prevention and treatment'' includes, as
appropriate--
(A) efforts to identify, and the identification of, Indians
who are at risk with respect to, or who are abusers of, alcohol
or controlled substances,
(B) intervention into cases of on-going alcohol and
substance abuse to halt a further progression of such abuse,
(C) prevention through education and the provision of
alternative activities,
(D) treatment for alcohol and substance abusers to help
abstain from, and alleviate the effects of, abuse,
(E) rehabilitation to provide on-going assistance, either on
an inpatient or outpatient basis, to help Indians reform or
abstain from alcohol or substance abuse,
(F) follow-up or after-care to provide the appropriate
counseling and assistance on an outpatient basis, and
(G) referral to other sources of assistance or resources.
(5) The term ``service unit'' means an administrative entity
within the Indian Health Service or a tribe or tribal organization
operating health care programs or facilities with funds from the
Indian Health Service under the Indian Self-Determination Act [25
U.S.C. 450f et seq.] through which the services are provided,
directly or by contract, to the eligible Indian population within a
defined geographic area.
(6) The terms ``Urban Indian'', ``Urban Center'', and ``Urban
Indian Organization'' shall have the same meaning as provided in
section 1603 of this title.
(Pub. L. 99-570, title IV, Sec. 4204, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-138;
Pub. L. 100-690, title II, Sec. 2202, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4217.)
References in Text
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (3), is
Pub. L. 92-203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is
classified generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1601 et seq.) of Title 43,
Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.
The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in par. (5), 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
1988--Par. (6). Pub. L. 100-690 added par. (6).
