42 USC § 3057a - Sense of Congress

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title: "42 USC § 3057a - Sense of Congress"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3057a"
section_name: "Sense of Congress"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 602, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 171, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 959; amended Pub. L. 102–375, title IX, § 904(a)(20), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1309.)"
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# § 3057a. Sense of Congress

It is the sense of the Congress that older individuals who are Indians, older individuals who are Alaskan Natives, and older individuals who are Native Hawaiians are a vital resource entitled to all benefits and services available and that such services and benefits should be provided in a manner that preserves and restores their respective dignity, self-respect, and cultural identities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–73, title VI, § 602, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 171, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 959; amended Pub. L. 102–375, title IX, § 904(a)(20), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1309.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3057a, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , , related to eligibility of an Indian tribe for assistance and definitions, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by . See .

### Amendments

1992— substituted “older individuals who are Indians, older individuals who are Alaskan Natives, and older individuals who are Native Hawaiians” for “older Indians, older Alaskan Natives, and older Native Hawaiians”.

## 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 .