42 U.S. Code § 280c–5 - General provisions

(a) Limitation on administrative expenses

The Secretary may not make a grant or cooperative agreement under sections [1] 280c–3 or 280c–4 of this title to an entity unless the entity agrees that not more than 5 percent of the grant or cooperative agreement will be expended for administrative expenses with respect to the grant or cooperative agreement.

(b) Requirement of application

The Secretary may not make a grant under sections ¹ 280c–3 or 280c–4 of this title to an entity unless the entity has submitted to the Secretary an application for the grant. The application shall—

(1) contain the description of intended expenditures;

(2) with respect to carrying out the purpose for which the grant is to be made, provide assurances of compliance satisfactory to the Secretary; and

(3) otherwise be in such form, be made in such manner, and contain such information and agreements as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this subpart.

(c) Evaluations and report by Secretary

The Secretary shall—

(1) provide for an evaluation of the activities for which an award is made under sections ¹ 280c–3 or 280c–4 of this title; and

(2) not later than 1 year after the completion of such evaluations, submit to the Congress a report describing the findings made as a result of the evaluations.

(d) Definition

In this subpart, the terms “Indian tribe” and “tribal organization” have the meanings given such terms in section 1603 of title 25.

(e) Authorizations of appropriations

For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 398B, formerly § 399A, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title VI, § 602, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 982; amended Pub. L. 101–557, title I, § 102(c), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2767; renumbered § 398B, Pub. L. 102–321, title V, § 502(1), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 105–392, title III, § 302(c), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3586; Pub. L. 115–406, § 4, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5366.)

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[1]  So in original. Probably should be “section”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–406, § 4(1), inserted “or cooperative agreement” after “grant” wherever appearing and substituted “sections 280c–3 or 280c–4 of this title to an entity unless the entity” for “section 280c–3(a) of this title to a State unless the State” and “5 percent” for “10 percent”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–406, § 4(4)(A), substituted “sections 280c–3 or 280c–4 of this title to an entity unless the entity” for “section 280c–3(a) of this title to a State unless the State” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 115–406, § 4(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which required a State to submit a description of the purposes for which the State intended to expend a grant.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–406, § 4(4)(B), substituted “expenditures;” for “expenditures required in subsection (b);”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–406, § 4(3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (b).

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–406, § 4(5)(A), substituted “the activities for which an award” for “each demonstration project for which a grant” and “sections 280c–3 or 280c–4 of this title” for “section 280c–3(a) of this title”.

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–406, § 4(5)(B), substituted “1 year” for “6 months”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–406, § 4(3), (6), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (c).

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–406, § 4(7), substituted “$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024” for “$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1988 through 1990, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1991, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1992 and 1993, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002”.

1998—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–392 substituted “1991, such sums” for “1991, and such sums” and inserted before period at end “, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002”.

1990—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–557 substituted “there are” for “there is” and inserted before period at end “, $7,500,000 for fiscal year 1991, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1992 and 1993”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1987, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 100–175, set out as an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.