25 USC § 1660d - Conferring with urban Indian organizations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s1660d"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 1660d - Conferring with urban Indian organizations"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "1660d"
section_name: "Conferring with urban Indian organizations"
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, § 514, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935.)"
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# § 1660d. Conferring with urban Indian organizations

**(a)** **Definition of confer** In this section, the term “confer” means to engage in an open and free exchange of information and opinions that—

**(1)** leads to mutual understanding and comprehension; and

**(2)** emphasizes trust, respect, and shared responsibility.

**(b)** **Requirement** The Secretary shall ensure that the Service confers, to the maximum extent practicable, with urban Indian organizations in carrying out this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–437, title V, § 514, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

is based on section 163(a) of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1660d, , as added , , , authorized appropriations through fiscal year 2000 to carry out this subchapter, prior to repeal by , , . The repeal by  is based on section 101(b)(9) of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by .