25 U.S.C. § 1678 — Arizona as contract health service deliv-

Page 345 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 1679 1980, 94 Stat. 3179; amended Pub. L. 102–285, § 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172; renumbered title VIII, § 807, and amended Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, § 701(a), (b), title VIII, § 813(b), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4572, 4590.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1992—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–573, § 813(b), struck out subsec. (f) which authorized appropriation of $300,000 to carry out the study as provided in subsec. (a), such amount to be expended by the date eighteen months after Dec. 17, 1980. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘United States Bureau of Mines’’ substituted for ‘‘Bureau of Mines’’ in subsec. (d)(1) pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102–285, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For provisions relating to closure and transfer of functions of the United States Bureau of Mines, see note set out under section 1 of Title 30, Minerals and Mining. NUCLEAR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HEALTH HAZARDS; STUDY AND REPORT Pub. L. 100–713, title VII, § 717, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4837, provided for a study to determine the number of active nuclear resource development sites on Indian lands in the United States and the health hazards that exist as a result of such sites and required a report to Congress describing the findings and conclusions of the study by no later than 2 years after Nov. 23, 1988. § 1678. Arizona as contract health service deliv- ery area (a) In general The State of Arizona shall be designated as a contract health service delivery area by the Service for the purpose of providing contract health care services to members of Indian tribes in the State of Arizona. (b) Maintenance of services The Service shall not curtail any health care services provided to Indians residing on reserva- tions in the State of Arizona if the curtailment is due to the provision of contract services in that State pursuant to the designation of the State as a contract health service delivery area by subsection (a). (Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, § 808, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 808 of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 192(1) of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by sec- tion 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 1678, Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, § 808, formerly title VII, § 708, as added Pub. L. 96–537, § 8(b), Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3181; amended Pub. L. 100–713, title VII, § 702, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4827; renumbered title VIII, § 808, and amended Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, § 701(a), (b), title VIII, § 803, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4572, 4585, temporarily designated Arizona as a contract health service delivery area, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935. The repeal is based on section 192(1) of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148. § 1678a. North Dakota and South Dakota as con- tract health service delivery area (a) In general The States of North Dakota and South Dakota shall be designated as a contract health service delivery area by the Service for the purpose of providing contract health care services to mem- bers of Indian tribes in the States of North Da- kota and South Dakota. (b) Maintenance of services The Service shall not curtail any health care services provided to Indians residing on any res- ervation, or in any county that has a common boundary with any reservation, in the State of North Dakota or South Dakota if the curtail- ment is due to the provision of contract services in those States pursuant to the designation of the States as a contract health service delivery area by subsection (a). (Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, § 808A, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 808A of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 192(2) of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Con- gress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148. § 1679. Eligibility of California Indians (a) In general The following California Indians shall be eligi- ble for health services provided by the Service: (1) Any member of a federally recognized In- dian tribe. (2) Any descendant of an Indian who was re- siding in California on June 1, 1852, if such de- scendant— (A) is a member of the Indian community served by a local program of the Service; and (B) is regarded as an Indian by the commu- nity in which such descendant lives. (3) Any Indian who holds trust interests in public domain, national forest, or reservation allotments in California. (4) Any Indian of California who is listed on the plans for distribution of the assets of rancherias and reservations located within the State of California under the Act of August 18, 1958 (72 Stat. 619), and any descendant of such an Indian. (b) Clarification Nothing in this section may be construed as expanding the eligibility of California Indians for health services provided by the Service be- yond the scope of eligibility for such health services that applied on May 1, 1986. (Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, § 809, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935.)