25 U.S.C. § 1621b Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Services

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 25 U.S.C. § 1621b

(a) Authorization

The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall provide health promotion and disease prevention services to Indians so as to achieve the health status objectives set forth in section 1602(b) ¹ of this title.

(b) Evaluation statement for Presidential budget

The Secretary shall submit to the President for inclusion in each statement which is required to be submitted to the Congress under section 1671 of this title an evaluation of-

(1) the health promotion and disease prevention needs of Indians,

(2) the health promotion and disease prevention activities which would best meet such needs,

(3) the internal capacity of the Service to meet such needs, and

(4) the resources which would be required to enable the Service to undertake the health promotion and disease prevention activities necessary to meet such needs.

¹ See References in Text note below.

Cite as 25 U.S.C. § 1621b

Source: Pub. L. 94-437, title II, §203, as added Pub. L. 100-713, title II, §203(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4805; amended Pub. L. 102-573, title II, §203, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4546.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel