25 USC § 1621b - Health promotion and disease prevention services

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title: "25 USC § 1621b - Health promotion and disease prevention services"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "1621b"
section_name: "Health promotion and disease prevention services"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "HEALTH SERVICES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–437, title II, § 203, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title II, § 203(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4805; amended Pub. L. 102–573, title II, § 203, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4546.)"
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# § 1621b. Health promotion and disease prevention services

**1** **Authorization** [^1]

The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall provide health promotion and disease prevention services to Indians so as to achieve the health status objectives set forth in section 1602(b)  of this title.

See References in Text note below.

**(b)** **Evaluation statement for Presidential budget** The Secretary shall submit to the President for inclusion in each statement which is required to be submitted to the Congress under section 1671 of this title an evaluation of—

**(1)** the health promotion and disease prevention needs of Indians,

**(2)** the health promotion and disease prevention activities which would best meet such needs,

**(3)** the internal capacity of the Service to meet such needs, and

**(4)** the resources which would be required to enable the Service to undertake the health promotion and disease prevention activities necessary to meet such needs.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–437, title II, § 203, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title II, § 203(c), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4805; amended Pub. L. 102–573, title II, § 203, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4546.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in subsec. (a), was amended generally by , , , and, as so amended, no longer contains a subsec. (b).

### Amendments

1992—Subsec. (a). , inserted before period at end “so as to achieve the health status objectives set forth in ”.

Subsec. (b). , in introductory provisions, substituted “section 1671” for “section 1621(f)”.

Subsec. (c). , struck out subsec. (c) which directed establishment of between 1 and 4 health-related demonstration projects to terminate 30 months after .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Congressional Findings on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

> **“(1)** improve the health and well being of Indians, and
> 
> **“(2)** reduce the expenses for medical care of Indians.”

, , , provided that: