42 USC § 3057 - Statement of purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s3057"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 3057 - Statement of purpose"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3057"
section_name: "Statement of purpose"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 601, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 171, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 959.)"
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# § 3057. Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services to American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians that are comparable to services provided under subchapter III.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 601, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 171, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 959.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3057, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to statement of purpose for grants to Indian tribes, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

A prior , title VI, as added , , ; amended , , , related to grants and contracts for volunteer service projects and was classified to , prior to repeal by , , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except not applicable with respect to any area plan submitted under  or any State plan submitted under  and approved for any fiscal year beginning before , see section 701(a), (b) of , set out as an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note under .