25 USC § 1651 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s1651"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 1651 - Purpose"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "1651"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "HEALTH SERVICES FOR URBAN INDIANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–437, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title V, § 501, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4820.)"
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# § 1651. Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish programs in urban centers to make health services more accessible to urban Indians.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–437, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title V, § 501, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4820.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

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