Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/1463

 PUBLIC LAW 94-437—SEPT. 30, 1976

90 STAT. 1413

TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS

SEC. 701. The Secretary shall report annually to the President and Report to the the Congress on progress made in effecting the purposes of this Act. President and Within three months after the end of fiscal year 1979, the Secretary Congress. shall review expenditures and progress made under this Act and make 25 USC 1671. recommendations to the Congress concerning any additional authorizations for fiscal years 1981 through 1984 for programs authorized under this Act which he deems appropriate. In the event the Congress enacts Program review, legislation authorizing appropriations for programs under this Act submittal to for fiscal years 1981 through 1984, within three months after the end Congress. of fiscal year 1983, the Secretary shall review programs established or assisted pursuant to this Act and shall submit to the Congress his assessment and recommendations of additional programs or additional assistance necessary to, at a minimum, provide health services to Indians, and insure a health status for Indians, which are at a parity with the health services available to, and the health status, of the general population. REGULATIONS

SEC. 702. (a)(1) Within six months from the date of enactment of Consultation. this Act, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with 25 USC 1672. national and regional Indian organizations to consider and formulate appropriate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act. (2) Within eight months from the date of enactment of this Act, Publication in the Secretary shall publish proposed rules and regulations in the Fed- Federal Register. eral Register for the purpose of receiving comments from interested parties. (3) Within ten months from the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act. (b) The Secretary is authorized to revise and amend any rules or Rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act: Provided, That, prior regulations, to any revision of or amendment to such rules or regulations, the proposed revision Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with appropriate or amendment; publication in national or regional Indian organizations and shall publish any pro- Federal Register. posed revision or amendment in the Federal Register not less than sixty days prior to the effective date of such revision or amendment in order to provide adequate notice to, and receive comments from, other interested parties. PLAN OF IMPLEMENTATION

SEC. 703. Within two hundred and forty days after enactment of Submittal to this Act, a plan will be prepared by the Secretary and will be sub- Congress. mitted to the Congress. The plan will explain the manner and schedule 25 USC 1673. (including a schedule of appropriation requests), by title and section, by which the Secretary will implement the provisions of this Act.

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