25 U.S.C. § 1638e — Other funding, equipment, and supplies

Page 298 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 1638d 1 So in original. 2 See References in Text note below. 1 So in original. 2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘provision of a health care facility’’. § 1638d. Credit to appropriations of money col- lected for meals at Indian Health Service fa- cilities Money before, on, and after September 30, 1994, collected for meals served at Indian Health Service facilities will be credited to the appro- priations from which the services were furnished and shall be credited to the appropriation when received. (Pub. L. 103–332, title II, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2530.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995, and not as part of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act which comprises this chapter. § 1638e. Other funding, equipment, and supplies for facilities (a) Authorization (1) Authority to transfer funds The head of any Federal agency to which funds, equipment, or other supplies are made available for the planning, design, construc- tion, or operation of a health care or sanita- tion facility may transfer the funds, equip- ment, or supplies to the Secretary for the planning, design, construction, or operation of a health care or sanitation facility to achieve— (A) the purposes of this chapter; and (B) the purposes for which the funds, equipment, or supplies were made available to the Federal agency. (2) Authority to accept funds The Secretary may— (A) accept from any source, including Fed- eral and State agencies, funds, equipment, or supplies that are available for the con- struction or operation of health care or sani- tation facilities; and (B) use those funds, equipment, and sup- plies to plan, design,,1 construct, and operate health care or sanitation facilities for Indi- ans, including pursuant to a contract or compact under the Indian Self-Determina- tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).2 (3) Effect of receipt Receipt of funds by the Secretary under this subsection shall not affect any priority estab- lished under section 1631 of this title. (b) Interagency agreements The Secretary may enter into interagency agreements with Federal or State agencies and other entities, and accept funds, equipment, or other supplies from those entities, to provide for the planning, design, construction, and oper- ation of health care or sanitation facilities to be administered by Indian health programs to achieve— (1) the purposes of this chapter; and (2) the purposes for which the funds were ap- propriated or otherwise provided. (c) Establishment of standards (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish, by regulation, standards for the planning, design, construction, and oper- ation of health care or sanitation facilities serving Indians under this chapter. (2) Other regulations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any other applicable regulations of the De- partment shall apply in carrying out projects using funds transferred under this section. (d) Definition of sanitation facility In this section, the term ‘‘sanitation facility’’ means a safe and adequate water supply system, sanitary sewage disposal system, or sanitary solid waste system (including all related equip- ment and support infrastructure). (Pub. L. 94–437, title III, § 311, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1)(A), (b)(1), and (c)(1), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 94–437, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1400, known as the In- dian Health Care Improvement Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of this title and Tables. The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist- ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(B), is Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, which was classified principally to subchapter II (§ 450 et seq.) of chapter 14 of this title prior to editorial re- classification as chapter 46 (§ 5301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section 311 of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 145 of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as re- ported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Sen- ate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148. § 1638f. Indian country modular component fa- cilities demonstration program (a) Definition of modular component health care facility In this section, the term ‘‘modular component health care facility’’ means a health care facil- ity that is constructed— (1) off-site using prefabricated component units for subsequent transport to the destina- tion location; and (2) represents 1 a more economical method for provision of health care facility 2 than a traditionally constructed health care building. (b) Establishment The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish a demonstration program under