2324 Native Ameri-
PUBLIC LAW 93-644-JAN. 4, 1975
[88
STAT.
"TITLE VIII—NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS
can Programs Act of 1974. "SHORT TITLE
42 USC 2 991.
"SEC. 801. This title may be cited as the 'Native American Programs Act of 1974'. "STATEMENT or PURPOSE
42 USC 2991a.
"SEC. 802. The purpose of this title is to promote the goal of economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indians, Hawaiian Natives and Alaskan Natives. "FINANCIAL
42 USC 2991b.
43 USC 1061 note.
ASSISTANCE
FOR
NATIVE
"SEC. 803. (a) The Secretary is authorized to provide financial assistance to public and nonprofit private agencies, including but not limited to, governing bodies of Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations, Alaskan Native villages and regional corporations established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and such public and nonprofit private agencies serving Hawaiian Natives, and Indian organizations in urban or rural nonreservation areas, for projects pertaining to the purposes of this title. I n determining the projects to be assisted under this title, the Secretary shall consult with other Federal agencies for the purpose of eliminating duplication or conflict among similar activities or projects and for the purpose of determining whether the findings resulting from those projects may be incorporated into one or more programs for which those agencies are responsible. "(b) Financial assistance extended to an agency under this title shall not exceed 80 per centum of the approved costs of the assisted project, except that the Secretary may approve assistance in excess of such percentage if he determines, in accordance with regulations establishing objective criteria, that such action is required in furtherance of the purposes of this title. Non-Federal contributions may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including but not limited to plant, equipment, and services. The Secretary shall not require non-Federal contributions in excess of 20 per centum of the approved costs of programs or activities assisted under this title. "(c) No project shall be approved for assistance under this title unless the Secretary is satisfied that the activities to be carried out under such project will be i n addition to, and not in substitution for, comparable activities previously carried out without Federal assistance, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement in any case in which he determines, in accordance with regulations establishing objective criteria, that application of the requirement would result in unnecessary hardship or otherwise be inconsistent with the purposes of this title. "TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
42 USC 2991c.
AMERICAN PROJECTS
AND TRAINING
"SEC. 804. The Secretary may provide, directly or through other arrangements, (1) technical assistance to public and private agencies in developing, conducting, and administering projects under this title, and (2) short-term in-service training for specialized or other personnel which is needed in connection with projects receiving financial assistance under this title. " R E S E A R C H, DEMONSTRATION, AND PILOT PROJECTS
42 USC 299id.
«SEC. 805. (a) The Secretary may provide financial assistance through grants or contracts for research, demonstration, or pilot proj-
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