25 U.S.C. § 1621x — Limitation on use of funds

Page 286 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 1621w (3) Report Not later than 2 years after March 23, 2010, the Secretary, acting through the Service, shall submit to Congress a report describing— (A) any activity carried out by the direc- tor as of the date on which the report is pre- pared; and (B) any finding of the director with respect to the health of Indian men. (b) Office of Indian Women’s Health The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish an office, to be known as the ‘‘Of- fice of Indian Women’s Health’’, to monitor and improve the quality of health care for Indian women (including urban Indian women) of all ages through the planning and delivery of pro- grams administered by the Service, in order to improve and enhance the treatment models of care for Indian women. (Pub. L. 94–437, title II, § 223, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title II, § 216, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4559; 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 section 136 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. AMENDMENTS 2010—Pub. L. 111–148 substituted ‘‘Offices of Indian Men’s Health and Indian Women’s Health’’ for ‘‘Office of Indian Women’s Health Care’’ in section catchline, added subsec. (a), designated existing provisions as sub- sec. (b), inserted subsec. (b) heading, substituted ‘‘The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish an office, to be known as the ‘Office of Indian Women’s Health’, to’’ for ‘‘There is established within the Serv- ice an Office of Indian Women’s Health Care to oversee efforts of the Service to’’, and inserted ‘‘(including urban Indian women)’’ before ‘‘of all ages’’. § 1621w. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935 Section, Pub. L. 94–437, title II, § 224, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title II, § 217(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4559, au- thorized appropriations to carry out this subchapter through fiscal year 2000. The repeal is based on section 101(b)(5) 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. § 1621x. Limitation on use of funds Amounts appropriated to carry out this sub- chapter may not be used in a manner incon- sistent with the Assisted Suicide Funding Re- striction Act of 1997 [42 U.S.C. 14401 et seq.]. (Pub. L. 94–437, title II, § 225, as added Pub. L. 105–12, § 9(f), Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 27.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 105–12, Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 23, which is classified principally to chapter 138 (§ 14401 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel- fare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 14401 of Title 42 and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Apr. 30, 1997, and applicable to Fed- eral payments made pursuant to obligations incurred after Apr. 30, 1997, for items and services provided on or after such date, subject to also being applicable with respect to contracts entered into, renewed, or extended after Apr. 30, 1997, as well as contracts entered into be- fore Apr. 30, 1997, to the extent permitted under such contracts, see section 11 of Pub. L. 105–12, set out as a note under section 14401 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. § 1621y. Contract health service administration and disbursement formula (a) Submission of report As soon as practicable after March 23, 2010, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on In- dian Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Represent- atives, and make available to each Indian tribe, a report describing the results of the study of the Comptroller General regarding the funding of the contract health service program (includ- ing historic funding levels and a recommenda- tion of the funding level needed for the program) and the administration of the contract health service program (including the distribution of funds pursuant to the program), as requested by Congress in March 2009, or pursuant to section 1680t of this title. (b) Consultation with tribes On receipt of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes regarding the contract health service program, including the distribution of funds pursuant to the program— (1) to determine whether the current dis- tribution formula would require modification if the contract health service program were funded at the level recommended by the Comp- troller General; (2) to identify any inequities in the current distribution formula under the current fund- ing level or inequitable results for any Indian tribe under the funding level recommended by the Comptroller General; (3) to identify any areas of program adminis- tration that may result in the inefficient or ineffective management of the program; and (4) to identify any other issues and rec- ommendations to improve the administration of the contract health services program and correct any unfair results or funding dispari- ties identified under paragraph (2). (c) Subsequent action by Secretary If, after consultation with Indian tribes under subsection (b), the Secretary determines that any issue described in subsection (b)(2) exists, the Secretary may initiate procedures under subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5 to negotiate or promulgate regulations to establish a dis- bursement formula for the contract health serv- ice program funding.