2011 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 46 - JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT (§§ 3701 - 3797ee-1)
Subchapter VIII - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 3781 - 3789p)
Section 3789l - Indian liability waiver

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 46 - JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
SUBCHAPTER VIII - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 3789l - Indian liability waiver
Containssection 3789l
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 90-351, title I, §816, formerly §823, as added Pub. L. 96-157, §2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1214; renumbered §816 and amended Pub. L. 98-473, title II, §609B(f), (n), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2093, 2096.
Statutes at Large References93 Stat. 1214
98 Stat. 2093
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 90-351, Public Law 96-157, Public Law 98-473

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42 USC § 3789l (2011)
§3789l. Indian liability waiver

Where a State does not have an adequate forum to enforce grant provisions imposing liability on Indian tribes, the Assistant Attorney General is authorized to waive State liability and may pursue such legal remedies as are necessary.

(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, §816, formerly §823, as added Pub. L. 96–157, §2, Dec. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 1214; renumbered §816 and amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §609B(f), (n), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2093, 2096.)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 816 of Pub. L. 90–351 was renumbered section 810 and is classified to section 3789e of this title.

Amendments

1984—Pub. L. 98–473, §609B(n), substituted “Assistant Attorney General” for “Administration”.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by section 609B(n) of Pub. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 609AA(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3711 of this title.

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