Public Law 116–311: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to clarify the requirement of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to reimburse the Indian Health Service for certain health care services.Public Law311Public Law 116–311134 Stat. 49272021-01-052021-01-05United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02116publicPUBLIC LAW 116–311—JAN. 5, 2021134 STAT. 4927Public Law116–311116th CongressAn ActTo amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to clarify the requirement of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to reimburse the Indian Health Service for certain health care services.
Jan. 5, 2021
[H.R. 6237]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Proper and Reimbursed Care for Native Veterans Act.
25 USC 1601 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Proper and Reimbursed Care for Native Veterans Act” or the “PRC for Native Veterans Act”.SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO REIMBURSE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Section 405(c) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1645) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, regardless of whether such services are provided directly by the Service, an Indian tribe, or tribal organization, through purchased/referred care, or through a contract for travel described in section 213(b)”.ApprovedJanuary 5, 2021.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6237:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 116–569, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
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