25 USC § 2414 - Congressional intent in construction of laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s2414"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 2414 - Congressional intent in construction of laws"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "2414"
section_name: "Congressional intent in construction of laws"
chapter_number: 26
chapter_name: "INDIAN ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "COORDINATION OF RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–570, title IV, § 4208, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–142.)"
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# § 2414. Congressional intent in construction of laws

It is the intent of Congress that—

**(1)** specific Federal laws, and administrative regulations promulgated thereunder, establishing programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and other Federal agencies, and

**(2)** general Federal laws, including laws limiting augmentation of Federal appropriations or encouraging joint or cooperative funding,

shall be liberally construed and administered to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–570, title IV, § 4208, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–142.)