25 U.S.C. § 1621o — Indian youth grant program

Page 282 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 1621o 1 See References in Text note below. tivities undertaken with funds provided under this section. Such reports shall include a state- ment of— (1) the number of preschools, elementary schools, and secondary schools served; (2) the number of students served; (3) any new curricula established with funds provided under this section; (4) the number of teachers trained in the health curricula; and (5) the involvement of parents, members of the community, and community health work- ers in programs established with funds pro- vided under this section. (f) Program development (1) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs and in co- operation with the Secretary, shall develop a comprehensive school health education program for children from preschool through grade 12 in schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Af- fairs. (2) Such program shall include— (A) school programs on nutrition education, personal health, and fitness; (B) mental health wellness programs; (C) chronic disease prevention programs; (D) substance abuse prevention programs; (E) accident prevention and safety education programs; and (F) activities for the prevention and control of communicable diseases. (3) The Secretary of the Interior shall— (A) provide training to teachers in com- prehensive school health education curricula; (B) ensure the integration and coordination of school-based programs with existing serv- ices and health programs available in the com- munity; and (C) encourage healthy, tobacco-free school environments. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. (Pub. L. 94–437, title II, § 215, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title II, § 211, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4553.) § 1621o. Indian youth grant program (a) Grants The Secretary, acting through the Service, is authorized to make grants to Indian tribes, trib- al organizations, and urban Indian organizations for innovative mental and physical disease pre- vention and health promotion and treatment programs for Indian preadolescent and adoles- cent youths. (b) Use of funds (1) Funds made available under this section may be used to— (A) develop prevention and treatment pro- grams for Indian youth which promote mental and physical health and incorporate cultural values, community and family involvement, and traditional healers; and (B) develop and provide community training and education. (2) Funds made available under this section may not be used to provide services described in section 1665g(c) of this title. (c) Models for delivery of comprehensive health care services The Secretary shall— (1) disseminate to Indian tribes information regarding models for the delivery of com- prehensive health care services to Indian and urban Indian adolescents; (2) encourage the implementation of such models; and (3) at the request of an Indian tribe, provide technical assistance in the implementation of such models. (d) Criteria for review and approval of applica- tions The Secretary shall establish criteria for the review and approval of applications under this section. (Pub. L. 94–437, title II, § 216, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title II, § 212, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4554; amended Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Amendment by Pub. L. 111–148 is based on sections 101(b)(4) and 131 of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Elev- enth Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which were enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148. AMENDMENTS 2010—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–148 substituted ‘‘sec- tion 1665g(c) of this title’’ for ‘‘section 1621h(m) of this title’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–148 struck out subsec. (e) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1993 to 2000. § 1621p. American Indians Into Psychology Pro- gram (a) Grants authorized The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall make grants of not more than $300,000 to each of 9 colleges and universities for the pur- pose of developing and maintaining Indian psy- chology career recruitment programs as a means of encouraging Indians to enter the be- havioral health field. These programs shall be located at various locations throughout the country to maximize their availability to Indian students and new programs shall be established in different locations from time to time. (b) Quentin N. Burdick program grant The Secretary shall provide a grant authorized under subsection (a) to develop and maintain a program at the University of North Dakota to be known as the ‘‘Quentin N. Burdick American Indians Into Psychology Program’’. Such pro- gram shall, to the maximum extent feasible, co- ordinate with the Quentin N. Burdick Indian health programs authorized under section 1616j(b) 1 of this title, the Quentin N. Burdick