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42 U.S.C. 612: Direct funding and administration by Indian tribes

Created in 1996 by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193). Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 602, 42 U.S.C. 603, 42 U.S.C. 605, 42 U.S.C. 606, 42 U.S.C. 607.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs), Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services (2).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2017

    • Pub. L. 115–31 substituted "each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018" for "fiscal year 2012". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017) Law text · (a), (2)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–96 substituted "fiscal year 2012" for "each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003". (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012) Law text · (a), (2)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–40 substituted "2002, and 2003" for "and 2002". (Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003) Law text · (a), (2)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–554 substituted "603(a)(5)(H)" for "603(a)(5)(I)". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–113 substituted "clause (viii)" for "clause (vii)". (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) Law text · (a)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5514(c), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 104–193, §103(a)(1), which enacted this section. (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5508(a), inserted "which shall be reduced for a fiscal year, on a pro rata basis for each quarter, in the case of a tribal family assistance plan approved during a fiscal year for which the plan is to be in effect," before "and shall". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5508(b), substituted "For each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Secretary shall pay to each eligible Indian tribe that proposes to operate a program described in subparagraph (C)" for "The Secretary shall pay to each eligible Indian tri… (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5508(c), substituted "such population and such service area or areas as the tribe specifies" for "members of the Indian tribe". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5508(d), substituted "$7,633,287" for "$7,638,474". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5001(c), added par. (3). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5508(f), added subsec. (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5508(e), substituted "(b), and (c)" for "and (b)". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 105–33, §5508(f), redesignated subsecs. (f) to (h) as (g) to (i), respectively. (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (g), (h), (i)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.