By no later than , the Secretary shall develop and begin implementation of a plan to achieve the following objectives by :
reduction of the rate of Indian infant mortality in each area office of the Service to the lower of—
twelve deaths per one thousand live births, or
the rate of infant mortality applicable to the United States population as a whole;
reduction of the rate of maternal mortality in each area office of the Service to the lower of—
five deaths per one hundred thousand live births, or
the rate of maternal mortality applicable to the United States population as a whole; and
reduction of the rate of fetal alcohol syndrome among Indians served by, or on behalf of, the Service to one per one thousand live births.
Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, § 814Pub. L. 100–713, title VII, § 708102 Stat. 4831Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, § 701(a)106 Stat. 4572(, formerly title VII, § 714, as added , , ; renumbered title VIII, § 814, and amended , (b), title VIII, § 804, , , 4585.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–573, § 804section 1105 of title 311992—, struck out subsec. (a) designation before “By no later” and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The President shall include with the budget submitted under for each fiscal year a separate statement which specifies the total amount obligated or expended in the most recently completed fiscal year to achieve each of the objectives described in subsection (a) of this section.”