§ 2413. — Departmental responsibility.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC2413]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 26--INDIAN ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
SUBCHAPTER II--COORDINATION OF RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS
Sec. 2413. Departmental responsibility
(a) Implementation
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through
the Indian Health Service, shall bear equal responsibility for the
implementation of this chapter in cooperation with Indian tribes.
(b) Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
(1) In order to better coordinate the various programs of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs in carrying out this chapter, there is established
within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian
Affairs an Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. The director of such
office \1\ shall be appointed by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior
for Indian Affairs on a permanent basis at no less than a grade GS-15 of
the General Schedule.
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(2) In addition to other responsibilities which may be assigned to
such Office, it shall be responsible for--
(A) monitoring the performance and compliance of programs of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs in meeting the goals and purposes of this
chapter and the Memorandum of Agreement entered into under section
2411 of this title, and
(B) serving as a point of contact within the Bureau of Indian
Affairs for Indian tribes and the Tribal Coordinating Committees
regarding the implementation of this chapter, the Memorandum of
Agreement, and any Tribal Action Plan established under section 2412
of this title.
(3) The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs shall
appoint such employees to work in the Office of Alcohol and Substance
Abuse, and shall provide such funding, services, and equipment as may be
necessary to enable the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse to carry
out its responsibilities.
(c) Indian Youth Programs Officer
(1) There is established in the Office of Alcohol and Substance
Abuse the position to be known as the Indian Youth Programs Officer. The
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs shall appoint the
Indian Youth Programs Officer.
(2) The position of Indian Youth Programs Officer shall be
established on a permanent basis at no less than the grade of GS-14 of
the General Schedule.
(3) In addition to other responsibilities which may be assigned to
the Indian Youth Programs Officer relating to Indian Youth,\2\ such
Officer shall be responsible for--
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(A) monitoring the performance and compliance of programs of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs in meeting the goals and purposes of this
chapter and the Memorandum of Agreement entered into under section
2411 of this title as they relate to Indian youth efforts, and
(B) providing advice and recommendations, including
recommendations submitted by Indian tribes and Tribal Coordinating
Committees, to the Director of the Office of Alcohol and Substance
Abuse as they relate to Indian youth.
(Pub. L. 99-570, title IV, Sec. 4207, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-141;
Pub. L. 100-690, title II, Sec. 2216, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4221;
Pub. L. 102-573, title VII, Sec. 703(2), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4583.)
References in Text
The General Schedule, referred to in subsecs. (b)(1) and (c)(2), is
set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102-573 amended par. (3) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: ``The Assistant Secretary
of the Interior for Indian Affairs shall appoint such employees to work
in the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, and shall provide such
services and equipment, as may be necessary to enable the Office of
Alcohol and Substance Abuse to carry out its responsibilities.''
1988--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 2216(1), (2),
substituted ``Assistant Secretary of the Interior for'' for ``Assistant
Secretary of'' and ``Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian
Affairs on'' for ``Assistant Secretary on''.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 2216(3), added par. (3).
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 2216(4), inserted at end ``The
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs shall appoint the
Indian Youth Programs Officer.''
