§ 3401. — Statement of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC3401]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 36--INDIAN EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING AND RELATED SERVICES
Sec. 3401. Statement of purpose
The purposes of this chapter are to demonstrate how Indian tribal
governments can integrate the employment, training and related services
they provide in order to improve the effectiveness of those services,
reduce joblessness in Indian communities and serve tribally-determined
goals consistent with the policy of self-determination.
(Pub. L. 102-477, Sec. 2, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2302.)
Short Title of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-568, title XI, Sec. 1101, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2930,
provided that: ``This title [amending sections 3402, 3404, and 3406 to
3408 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under this
section] may be cited as the `Indian Employment, Training, and Related
Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 2000'.''
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 102-477 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `Indian Employment, Training and
Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992'.''
Congressional Findings and Purposes
Pub. L. 106-568, title XI, Sec. 1102, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2931,
provided that:
``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
``(1) [sic] Indian tribes and Alaska Native organizations that
have participated in carrying out programs under the Indian
Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992
(25 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.) have--
``(A) improved the effectiveness of employment-related
services provided by those tribes and organizations to their
members;
``(B) enabled more Indian and Alaska Native people to
prepare for and secure employment;
``(C) assisted in transitioning tribal members from welfare
to work; and
``(D) otherwise demonstrated the value of integrating
employment, training, education and related services. [sic]
``(E) the initiatives under the Indian Employment, Training,
and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 should be
strengthened by ensuring that all Federal programs that
emphasize the value of work may be included within a
demonstration program of an Indian or Alaska Native
organization; and
``(F) the initiatives under the Indian Employment, Training,
and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 should have the
benefit of the support and attention of the officials with
policymaking authority of--
``(i) the Department of the Interior; or
``(ii) other Federal agencies that administer programs
covered by the Indian Employment, Training, and Related
Services Demonstration Act of 1992.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title [see Short Title of 2000
Amendment note above] are to demonstrate how Indian tribal governments
can integrate the employment, training, and related services they
provide in order to improve the effectiveness of those services, reduce
joblessness in Indian communities, foster economic development on Indian
lands, and serve tribally-determined goals consistent with the policies
of self-determination and self-governance.''
Report on Expanding Opportunities for Program Integration
Pub. L. 106-568, title XI, Sec. 1104, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2932,
provided that: ``Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this title [Dec. 27, 2000], the Secretary, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the tribes and
organizations participating in the integration initiative under this
title [see Short Title of 2000 Amendment note above] shall submit a
report to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives on the
opportunities for expanding the integration of human resource
development and economic development programs under this title, and the
feasibility of establishing Joint Funding Agreements to authorize tribes
to access and coordinated [sic] funds and resources from various
agencies for purposes of human resources development, physical
infrastructure development, and economic development assistance in
general. Such report shall identify programs or activities which might
be integrated and make recommendations for the removal of any statutory
or other barriers to such integration.''
