25 U.S.C. § 2413 — Departmental responsibility

(a) Implementation. The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Indian Health Service, share equal responsibility for carrying out this chapter with Indian tribes. (b) Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse. (1) Establishment. (A) An office called the “Office of Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse” is established within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to improve coordination among Federal agencies and departments carrying out this chapter. This section calls it the “Office.” (B) The Administrator of that Administration must appoint the Office’s director permanently. The position must be at least grade GS–15 of the General Schedule. (2) Responsibilities. Besides any other duties assigned to it, the Office must— (A) coordinate with other agencies to monitor whether relevant Federal programs are performing and complying while pursuing this chapter’s goals and purposes and the Memorandum of Agreement under section 2411 of this title; (B) be a contact point for Indian tribes and Tribal Coordinating Committees about carrying out this chapter, that Memorandum, and any Tribal Action Plan under section 2412 of this title; and (C) within 1 year after July 29, 2010, develop a framework with tribal governments for coordination among agencies and tribes. The framework must—(i) establish this Act’s goals and other desired results; (ii) give priority to results aligned with affected agencies’ purposes; (iii) give guidelines for sharing resources and information; (iv) give affected agencies technical help to create effective, permanent communication and coordination among agencies; and (v) decide whether collaboration is feasible, cost-effective, and within agency capability. (3) The Administrator must appoint enough employees to work in the Office and provide the funding, services, and equipment needed for it to perform these duties. (c) Indian Youth Programs Officer. (1) The Office has a position called the Indian Youth Programs Officer. The Administrator must appoint that officer. (2) The position must be permanent and at least grade GS–14 of the General Schedule. (3) Besides other duties concerning Indian youth, the officer must—(A) monitor whether applicable Federal programs perform and comply while meeting this chapter’s goals and purposes and the Memorandum of Agreement under section 2411 of this title as they concern Indian youth; and (B) give the Office’s Director advice and recommendations, including recommendations from Indian tribes and Tribal Coordinating Committees, concerning Indian youth.