Sec. 172. Office of Direct Service Tribes
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Title VI of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1661 et seq.) (as amended by section 101(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: There is established within the Service an office, to be known as the Office of Direct Service Tribes . The Office of Direct Service Tribes shall be located in the Office of the Director. The Office of Direct Service Tribes shall be responsible for— providing Service-wide leadership, guidance and support for direct service tribes to include strategic planning and program evaluation; ensuring maximum flexibility to tribal health and related support systems for Indian beneficiaries; serving as the focal point for consultation and participation between direct service tribes and organizations and the Service in the development of Service policy; holding no less than biannual consultations with direct service tribes in appropriate locations to gather information and aid in the development of health policy; and directing a national program and providing leadership and advocacy in the development of health policy, program management, budget formulation, resource allocation, and delegation support for direct service tribes. .
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