Us Code § 5382 - Establishment
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§ 5382. Establishment
The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program within the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services to be known as the "Tribal Self-Governance Program" in accordance with this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 93–638, title V, §502, as added Pub. L. 106–260, §4, Aug. 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 714.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 458aaa–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Another section 502 of Pub. L. 93–638 was renumbered section 802 and is classified to section 5422 of this title.
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