25 U.S.C. § 3323 — Service conditions permitted

(a) In general An eligible Indian tribe or tribal organization^* may, under the requirements of this subchapter, require any applicant for federally funded higher education assistance^*, as a condition of receipt of such assistance, to enter into a critical area service agreement under section 3324 of this title . (b) Critical area designation Any eligible Indian tribe^* or tribal organization that intends to require critical area service agreements must, by a formal action of the tribal council or its delegate, designate particular occupational areas as critical areas for the economic or human development needs of the tribe or its members. The tribe or organization must notify the Secretary^* of the Interior in writing of such designated critical areas. Such designations must be applicable to federally funded higher education assistance for any fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the designation is made until such designation is withdrawn by the tribe or organization by formal action. The tribe or organization must notify the Secretary of the Interior in writing of any designations that are withdrawn.