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[CITE: 42USC628]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 7--SOCIAL SECURITY
 
 SUBCHAPTER IV--GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES 
              WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES
 
                    Part B--Child and Family Services
 
                    subpart 1--child welfare services
 
Sec. 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) of this section shall be deemed to 
be a part of the allotment (as determined under section 621 of this 
title) for the State in which such Indian tribal organization is 
located.

(c) ``Indian tribe'' and ``tribal organization'' defined

    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 450b of title 25, respectively.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, Sec. 428, as added Pub. L. 96-272, 
title I, Sec. 103(b), June 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 520; amended Pub. L. 103-
66, title XIII, Sec. 13711(b)(3), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 655; Pub. L. 
104-193, title III, Sec. 375(d), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2257.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-193 amended subsec. (c) generally. 
Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: ``For purposes of this 
section--
        ``(1) the term `tribal organization' means the recognized 
    governing body of any Indian tribe, or any legally established 
    organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or 
    chartered by such governing body; and
        ``(2) the term `Indian tribe' means any tribe, band, nation, or 
    other organized group or community of Indians (including any Alaska 
    Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or 
    established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
    (Public Law 92-203; 85 Stat. 688)) which (A) is recognized as 
    eligible for the special programs and services provided by the 
    United States to Indians because of their status as Indians, or (B) 
    is located on, or in proximity to, a Federal or State reservation or 
    rancheria.''
    1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-66 substituted ``under this subpart'' 
for ``under this part'' in two places.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 104-193, see section 
395(a)-(c) of Pub. L. 104-193, set out as a note under section 654 of 
this title.


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-66 effective with respect to calendar 
quarters beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1993, see section 13711(c) of 
Pub. L. 103-66, set out as a note under section 622 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 654 of this title.
