25 U.S.C. § 1814

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 1814 - Miscellaneous provisions

(a) Eligibility of Navajo Tribe

The Navajo Tribe shall not be eligible to participate under the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) Discriminatory practices prohibited

(1) The Secretary shall not provide any funds to any institution which denies admission to any Indian student because such individual is not a member of a specific Indian tribe, or which denies admission to any Indian student because such individual is a member of a specific tribe.

(2) The Secretary shall take steps to recover any unexpended and unobligated funds provided under this subchapter held by an institution determined to be in violation of paragraph (1).

25 U.S.C. § 1814

Pub. L. 95-471, title I, §114, formerly §113, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1329; renumbered §114, Pub. L. 98-192, §4(a)(1), Dec. 1, 1983, 97 Stat. 1336.

Indian student

"Indian student" means a student who is-(A) a member of an Indian tribe; or(B) a biological child of a member of an Indian tribe, living or deceased;

Indian tribe

"Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaskan Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians;