There is hereby established within the Service a Branch of Urban Health Programs which shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and for providing central oversight of the programs and services authorized under this subchapter.
The Secretary shall appoint such employees to work in the branch, including a program director, and shall provide such services and equipment, as may be necessary for it to carry out its responsibilities. The Secretary shall also analyze the need to provide at least one urban health program analyst for each area office of the Indian Health Service and shall submit his findings to the Congress as a part of the Department's fiscal year 1993 budget request.
25 U.S.C. § 1660
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1992- Pub. L. 102-573, §902(5)(B), made technical amendment to section catchline.Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-573, §501(b)(7), inserted "and for providing central oversight of the programs and services authorized under this subchapter" before period at end.
- Area office
- The term "Area office" means an administrative entity including a program office, within the Indian Health Service through which services and funds are provided to the service units within a defined geographic area.
- Service
- The term "Service" means the Indian Health Service.