25 U.S.C. § 1616f | Tribal culture and history

(a)

Program established

The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish a program under which appropriate employees of the Service who serve particular Indian tribes shall receive educational instruction in the history and culture of such tribes and in the history of the Service.

(b)

Tribally controlled institutions

To the extent feasible, the program established under subsection (a) shall—

(1)

section 1801(a)(4) of this title 1

1 See References in Text note below.

be carried out through tribally controlled colleges or universities (within the meaning of ) and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 2397h(2)  of title 20),

(2)

be developed in consultation with the affected tribal government, and

(3)

include instruction in Native American studies.

Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 113 Pub. L. 100–713, title I, § 109Nov. 23, 1988102 Stat. 4796 Pub. L. 102–573, title IOct. 29, 1992106 Stat. 4543 Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 901(d)Oct. 7, 1998112 Stat. 1828 Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, § 941(k)(2)(I)(i)Aug. 14, 2008122 Stat. 3467(, as added , , ; amended , §§ 114(b), 117(b)(5), , , 4544; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 2397h of title 20 Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b)Oct. 31, 1998112 Stat. 3076, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was omitted in the general amendment of chapter 44 (§ 2301 et seq.) of Title 20, Education, by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–315 section 1801(a)(4) of this title section 1801(4) of this title2008—Subsec. (b)(1). substituted “tribally controlled colleges or universities (within the meaning of )” for “tribally-controlled community colleges (within the meaning of )”.

Pub. L. 105–244 section 1801(4) of this title1998—Subsec. (b)(1). made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to .

Pub. L. 102–573, § 114(b)section 2397h(2) of title 201992—Subsec. (b)(1). , inserted before comma at end “and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in )”.

Pub. L. 102–573, § 117(b)(5)Subsec. (c). , struck out subsec. (c) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1990 to 1992.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–244Oct. 1, 1998Pub. L. 105–244 section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244 section 1001 of Title 20Amendment by effective , except as otherwise provided in , see , set out as a note under , Education.