[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2174 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2174

 To permit certain funds made available for the Wagner Service Unit of 
   the Indian Health Service to be used to pay expenses incurred in 
 keeping the emergency room of that Unit open 24 hours per day, 7 days 
                 per week, through September 30, 2006.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 21, 2005

   Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To permit certain funds made available for the Wagner Service Unit of 
   the Indian Health Service to be used to pay expenses incurred in 
 keeping the emergency room of that Unit open 24 hours per day, 7 days 
                 per week, through September 30, 2006.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EMERGENCY SERVICES, WAGNER SERVICE UNIT, SOUTH DAKOTA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
more than $500,000 of the amounts made available under the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3085) for staff 
quarters for the Wagner Service Unit of the Indian Health Service, may 
be used to pay the expenses incurred in keeping the emergency room of 
the Wagner Service Unit open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, through 
September 30, 2006.
    (b) Excess Cost.--Any expenses incurred in keeping the emergency 
room of the Wagner Service Unit open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 
through September 30, 2006, in excess of the amount described in 
subsection (a) shall be paid by the Indian tribes served by the Wagner 
Service Unit.
    (c) Contracts and Compacts.--No Indian tribe shall take any share 
under a contract or compact under Federal law from amounts made 
available to carry out this Act.
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