25 U.S.C. § 1654
Under authority of section 13 of this title, the Secretary, through the Service, may enter into contracts with, or make grants to, urban Indian organizations situated in urban centers for which contracts have not been entered into, or grants have not been made, under section 1653 of this title. The purpose of a contract or grant made under this section shall be the determination of the matters described in subsection (b)(1) in order to assist the Secretary in assessing the health status and health care needs of urban Indians in the urban center involved and determining whether the Secretary should enter into a contract or make a grant under section 1653 of this title with respect to the urban Indian organization which the Secretary has entered into a contract with, or made a grant to, under this section.
Any contract entered into, or grant made, by the Secretary under this section shall include requirements that-
The Secretary may not renew any contract entered into, or grant made, under this section.
25 U.S.C. § 1654
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1654, Pub. L. 94-437, title V, §504, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1411; Pub. L. 96-537, §7, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3178, related to other contract requirements, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 100-713.
AMENDMENTS1992- Pub. L. 102-573, §501(b)(2)(D), inserted "and grants" in section catchline.Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-573, §501(b)(2)(A), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: "Under authority of section 13 of this title, the Secretary, through the Service, may enter into contracts with urban Indian organizations situated in urban centers for which contracts have not been entered into under section 1653 of this title. The purpose of a contract under this section shall be the determination of the matters described in subsection (b)(1) of this section in order to assist the Secretary in assessing the health status and health care needs of urban Indians in the urban center involved and determining whether the Secretary should enter into a contract under section 1653 of this title with the urban Indian organization with which the Secretary has entered into a contract under this section."Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-573, §501(b)(2)(B), inserted ", or grant made," after "contract entered into" in introductory provisions and substituted ", or carry out the requirements of the grant, within one year after the date on which the Secretary and such organization enter into such contract, or within one year after such organization receives such grant, whichever is applicable." for "within one year after the date on which the Secretary and such organization enter into such contract." in par. (2).Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-573, §501(b)(2)(C), inserted ", or grant made," after "entered into".
- Service
- The term "Service" means the Indian Health Service.
- Urban Indian organization
- The term "Urban Indian organization" means a nonprofit corporate body situated in an urban center, governed by an urban Indian controlled board of directors, and providing for the maximum participation of all interested Indian groups and individuals, which body is capable of legally cooperating with other public and private entities for the purpose of performing the activities described in section 1653(a) of this title.1 See References in Text note below.2 So in original. Probably should be followed by a dash.3 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
- Urban Indian
- The term "Urban Indian" means any individual who resides in an urban center, as defined in subsection (g) hereof,1 and who meets one or more of the four criteria in subsection (c)(1) through (4) of this section.1
- Urban center
- The term "Urban center" means any community which has a sufficient urban Indian population with unmet health needs to warrant assistance under subchapter IV, as determined by the Secretary.