25-U.S.C.-2403
§2403 – Definitions
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Title 25 > Chapter 26 > Subchapter I > Section 2403
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- Reference: Section 2403
- Legend: §2403 – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
For purposes of this chapter—
(1) The term agency means the local administrative entity of the Bureau of Indian Affairs serving one or more Indian tribes within a defined geographic area.
(2) The term youth shall have the meaning given it in any particular Tribal Action Plan adopted pursuant to section 2411 of this title, except that, for purposes of statistical reporting under this chapter, it shall mean a person who is 19 years or younger or who is in attendance at a secondary school.
(3) The term Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians (including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)) which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
(4) The term prevention and treatment includes, as appropriate—
(A) efforts to identify, and the identification of, Indians who are at risk with respect to, or who are abusers of, alcohol or controlled substances,
(B) intervention into cases of on-going alcohol and substance abuse to halt a further progression of such abuse,
(C) prevention through education and the provision of alternative activities,
(D) treatment for alcohol and substance abusers to help abstain from, and alleviate the effects of, abuse,
(E) rehabilitation to provide on-going assistance, either on an inpatient or outpatient basis, to help Indians reform or abstain from alcohol or substance abuse,
(F) follow-up or after-care to provide the appropriate counseling and assistance on an outpatient basis, and
(G) referral to other sources of assistance or resources.
(5) The term service unit means an administrative entity within the Indian Health Service or a tribe or tribal organization operating health care programs or facilities with funds from the Indian Health Service under the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.] through which the services are provided, directly or by contract, to the eligible Indian population within a defined geographic area.
(6) The terms Urban Indian, Urban Center, and Urban Indian Organization shall have the same meaning as provided in section 1603 of this title.
(Pub. L. 99–570, title IV, §4204, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–138; Pub. L. 100–690, title II, §2202, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4217.)
References in Text
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.
The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in par. (5), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, as amended, which is classified principally to part A (§450f et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 14 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1988—Par. (6). Pub. L. 100–690 added par. (6).
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