42 USC 628 - Payments to Indian tribal organizations

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§ 628. Payments to Indian tribal organizations

(a) Amounts

The Secretary may, in appropriate cases (as determined by the Secretary) make payments under this subpart directly to an Indian tribal organization within any State which has a plan for child welfare services approved under this subpart. Such payments shall be made in such manner and in such amounts as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

(b) Inclusion in State allotment

Amounts paid under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a part of the allotment (as determined under section 623 of this title) for the State in which such Indian tribal organization is located.

For purposes of this section, the terms “Indian tribe” and “tribal organization” shall have the meanings given such terms by subsections (e) and (l) of section 5304 of title 25, respectively.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 428, as added Pub. L. 96–272, title I, § 103(b), June 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 520; amended Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13711(b)(3), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 655; Pub. L. 104–193, title III, § 375(d), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2257; Pub. L. 109–288, § 6(f)(1), Sept. 28, 2006, 120 Stat. 1247.)