42 U.S.C. § 2992c : US Code - Section 2992C: Definitions

Search 42 U.S.C. § 2992c : US Code - Section 2992C: Definitions

As used in this subchapter, the term -
(1) "financial assistance" includes assistance advanced by
grant, agreement, or contract, but does not include the
procurement of plant or equipment, or goods or services;
(2) "Indian reservation or Alaska Native village" includes the
reservation of any federally or State recognized Indian tribe,
including any band, nation, pueblo, or rancheria, any former
reservation in Oklahoma, and community under the jurisdiction of
an Indian tribe, including a band, nation, pueblo, or rancheria,
with allotted lands or lands subject to a restriction against
alienation imposed by the United States or a State, and any lands
of or under the jurisdiction of an Alaska Native village or
group, including any lands selected by Alaska Natives or Alaska
Native organizations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.];
(3) "Native Hawaiian" means any individual any of whose
ancestors were natives of the area which consists of the Hawaiian
Islands prior to 1778;
(4) the term "rule" has the meaning given it in section 551(4)
of title 5, as amended from time to time;
(5) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human
Services; and
(6) the term "Native American Pacific Islander" means an
individual who is indigenous to a United States territory or
possession located in the Pacific Ocean, and includes such
individual while residing in the United States.