20 USC § 9161 - Services for Native Americans

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title: "20 USC § 9161 - Services for Native Americans"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "9161"
section_name: "Services for Native Americans"
chapter_number: 72
chapter_name: "MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "Administrative Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 261, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–302; amended Pub. L. 105–128, § 6, Dec. 1, 1997, 111 Stat. 2549; Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 702(d), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(aaa)(3), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2184.)"
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# § 9161. Services for Native Americans

section 9131(a)(1)(A) of this titlesection 7517 of this titlesection 9141 of this title

From amounts reserved under  for any fiscal year the Director shall award grants to Indian tribes and to organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in ) to enable such tribes and organizations to carry out the activities described in .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–462, title II, § 261, as added Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 702], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–302; amended Pub. L. 105–128, § 6, Dec. 1, 1997, 111 Stat. 2549; Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 702(d), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1947; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(aaa)(3), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2184.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2015— substituted “represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in )” for “represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in ”.

2002— substituted “7517” for “7912”.

1997— substituted “Native Americans” for “Indian tribes” in section catchline and in text substituted “to Indian tribes and to organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians (as the term is defined in  to enable such tribes and organizations” for “to organizations primarily serving and representing Indian tribes to enable such organizations”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .