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tion and section 2434 of this title into an annual

tribal comprehensive report. Such report shall

be provided to the affected tribe and to the Director of the Service who shall develop and publish a biennial national report based on such

tribal comprehensive reports.

(Pub. L. 94–437, title VII, §707, as added Pub. L.

102–573, title VII, §702(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.

4577.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in

subsec. (a), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88

Stat. 2206, as amended, which is classified principally

to part A (§450f et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 14

of this title. For complete classification of this Act to

the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450

of this title and Tables.

§ 1665g. Fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol

effect grants

(a) Award; use; review criteria

(1) The Secretary may make grants to Indian

tribes and tribal organizations to establish fetal

alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effect programs as provided in this section for the purposes of meeting the health status objectives

specified in section 1602(b) of this title.

(2) Grants made pursuant to this section shall

be used to—

(A) develop and provide community and inschool training, education, and prevention

programs relating to FAS and FAE;

(B) identify and provide alcohol and substance abuse treatment to high-risk women;

(C) identify and provide appropriate educational and vocational support, counseling,

advocacy, and information to FAS and FAE

affected persons and their families or caretakers;

(D) develop and implement counseling and

support programs in schools for FAS and FAE

affected children;

(E) develop prevention and intervention

models which incorporate traditional healers,

cultural values and community involvement;

(F) develop, print, and disseminate education and prevention materials on FAS and

FAE; and

(G) develop and implement, through the

tribal consultation process, culturally sensitive assessment and diagnostic tools for use

in tribal and urban Indian communities.

(3) The Secretary shall establish criteria for

the review and approval of applications for

grants under this section.

(b) Plan; study; national clearinghouse

The Secretary, acting through the Service,

shall—

(1) develop an annual plan for the prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare

for those affected by FAS and FAE in Indian

communities;

(2) conduct a study, directly or by contract

with any organization, entity, or institution

of higher education with significant knowledge of FAS and FAE and Indian communities,

of the special educational, vocational, schoolto-work transition, and independent living

needs of adolescent and adult Indians and

Alaska Natives with FAS or FAE; and

(3) establish a national clearinghouse for

prevention and educational materials and

other information on FAS and FAE effect in

Indian and Alaska Native communities and

ensure access to clearinghouse materials by

any Indian tribe or urban Indian organization.

(c) Task force

The Secretary shall establish a task force to

be known as the FAS/FAE Task Force to advise

the Secretary in carrying out subsection (b) of

this section. Such task force shall be composed

of representatives from the National Institute

on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism, the Office of Substance

Abuse Prevention, the National Institute of

Mental Health, the Service, the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and

Human Services, the Administration for Native

Americans, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian

tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian communities, and Indian FAS/FAE experts.

(d) Cooperative projects; research projects

The Secretary, acting through the Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall make grants to Indian tribes, tribal

organizations, universities working with Indian

tribes on cooperative projects, and urban Indian

organizations for applied research projects

which propose to elevate the understanding of

methods to prevent, intervene, treat, or provide

aftercare for Indians and urban Indians affected

by FAS or FAE.

(e) Report

(1) The Secretary shall submit to the President, for inclusion in each report required to be

transmitted to the Congress under section 1671

of this title, a report on the status of FAS and

FAE in the Indian population. Such report shall

include, in addition to the information required

under section 1602(d) of this title with respect to

the health status objective specified in section

1602(b)(27) of this title, the following:

(A) The progress of implementing a uniform

assessment and diagnostic methodology in

Service and tribally based service delivery systems.

(B) The incidence of FAS and FAE babies

born for all births by reservation and urbanbased sites.

(C) The prevalence of FAS and FAE affected

Indian persons in Indian communities, their

primary means of support, and recommendations to improve the support system for these

individuals and their families or caretakers.

(D) The level of support received from the

entities specified in subsection (c) of this section in the area of FAS and FAE.

(E) The number of inpatient and outpatient

substance abuse treatment resources which

are specifically designed to meet the unique

needs of Indian women, and the volume of care

provided to Indian women through these

means.

(F) Recommendations regarding the prevention, intervention, and appropriate vocational,

educational and other support services for

FAS and FAE affected individuals in Indian

communities.

(2) The Secretary may contract the production

of this report to a national organization specifi-
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cally addressing FAS and FAE in Indian communities.

(f) Authorization of appropriations

(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out this section $22,000,000 for fiscal year

1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each

of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,

and 2000.

(2) Ten percent of the funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be used to make

grants to urban Indian organizations funded

under subchapter IV of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 94–437, title VII, §708, as added Pub. L.

102–573, title VII, §702(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.

4578.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1665m, 1671 of

this title.

§ 1665h. Pueblo substance abuse treatment

project for San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico

The Secretary, acting through the Service,

shall continue to make grants, through fiscal

year 1995, to the 8 Northern Indian Pueblos

Council, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, for the

purpose of providing substance abuse treatment

services to Indians in need of such services.

(Pub. L. 94–437, title VII, §709, as added Pub. L.

102–573, title VII, §702(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.

4579.)

§ 1665i. Thunder Child Treatment Center

(a) The Secretary, acting through the Service,

shall make a grant to the Intertribal Addictions

Recovery Organization, Inc. (commonly known

as the Thunder Child Treatment Center) at

Sheridan, Wyoming, for the completion of construction of a multiple approach substance

abuse treatment center which specializes in the

treatment of alcohol and drug abuse of Indians.

(b) For the purposes of carrying out subsection

(a) of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal years 1993 and

1994. No funding shall be available for staffing or

operation of this facility. None of the funding

appropriated to carry out subsection (a) of this

section shall be used for administrative purposes.

(Pub. L. 94–437, title VII, §710, as added Pub. L.

102–573, title VII, §702(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.

4580.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1665m of this

title.

§ 1665j. Substance abuse counselor education

demonstration project

(a) Contracts and grants

The Secretary, acting through the Service,

may enter into contracts with, or make grants

to, accredited tribally controlled community

colleges, tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions, and eligible community colleges to establish demonstration projects to develop educational curricula for substance abuse

counseling.

(b) Use of funds

Funds provided under this section shall be

used only for developing and providing educational curricula for substance abuse counseling (including paying salaries for instructors).

Such curricula may be provided through satellite campus programs.

(c) Effective period of contract or grant; renewal

A contract entered into or a grant provided

under this section shall be for a period of one

year. Such contract or grant may be renewed for

an additional one year period upon the approval

of the Secretary.

(d) Criteria for review and approval of applications

Not later than 180 days after October 29, 1992,

the Secretary, after consultation with Indian

tribes and administrators of accredited tribally

controlled community colleges, tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions,

and eligible community colleges, shall develop

and issue criteria for the review and approval of

applications for funding (including applications

for renewals of funding) under this section. Such

criteria shall ensure that demonstration

projects established under this section promote

the development of the capacity of such entities

to educate substance abuse counselors.

(e) Assistance to recipients

The Secretary shall provide such technical

and other assistance as may be necessary to enable grant recipients to comply with the provisions of this section.

(f) Report

The Secretary shall submit to the President,

for inclusion in the report which is required to

be submitted under section 1671 of this title for

fiscal year 1999, a report on the findings and conclusions derived from the demonstration

projects conducted under this section.

(g) Definitions

For the purposes of this section, the following

definitions apply:

(1) The term ‘‘educational curriculum’’

means one or more of the following:

(A) Classroom education.

(B) Clinical work experience.

(C) Continuing education workshops.

(2) The term ‘‘eligible community college’’

means an accredited community college that—

(i) is located on or near an Indian reservation;

(ii) has entered into a cooperative agreement with the governing body of such Indian

reservation to carry out a demonstration

project under this section; and

(iii) has a student enrollment of not less

than 10 percent Indian.

(3) The term ‘‘tribally controlled community

college’’ has the meaning given such term in

section 1801(a)(4) of this title.

(4) The term ‘‘tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institution’’ has the meaning

given such term in section 2397h(2) of title 20.