---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 U.S.C. § 3408"
title: "25"
title_heading: "Indians"
number: "3408"
heading: "Job creation activities authorized"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/25/3408"
units:
  - "Chapter 36 — Indian Employment, Training and Related Services"
---

# §3408. Job creation activities authorized

- (a) **In general—** The plan submitted by a tribal government may involve the expenditure of funds for the creation of employment opportunities and for the development of the economic resources of the tribal government or of individual [Indian](/usc/25/3402.md?p=3) people if such expenditures are consistent with an overall regional economic activity which has a reasonable likelihood of success and consistent with the purposes specifically applicable to [Indian](/usc/25/3402.md?p=3) [programs](/usc/25/3402.md?p=4) in the statute under which the funds are authorized.
- (b) **Job creation opportunities—**
  - (1) **In general—** Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, including any requirement of a [program](/usc/25/3402.md?p=4) that is integrated under a plan under this chapter, a tribal government may use a percentage of the funds made available under this chapter (as determined under [paragraph (2)](#b-2)) for the creation of employment opportunities, including providing private sector training placement under [section 3409 of this title](/usc/25/3409.md).
  - (2) **Determination of percentage—** The percentage of funds that a tribal government may use under this subsection is the greater of—
    - (A) the rate of unemployment in the service area of the [tribe](/usc/25/3402.md?p=2-A) up to a maximum of 25 percent; or
    - (B) 10 percent.
- (c) **Limitation—** The funds used for an expenditure described in [subsection (a)](#a) may only include funds made available to the [Indian tribe](/usc/25/3402.md?p=2-A) by a Federal [agency](/usc/25/3402.md?p=1) under a statutory or administrative formula.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–477, § 9, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2303; Pub. L. 106–568, title XI, § 1103(e), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2932.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–568 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).