[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1497 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1497

To exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and 
         certain other programs for Indians from sequestration.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 3, 2015

 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Udall) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
To exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and 
         certain other programs for Indians from sequestration.

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

SECTION 1. SEQUESTRATION EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN INDIAN PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 255 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
    ``(k) Indian Health Service and Other Indian Programs.--The 
following programs shall be exempt from reduction under any order 
issued under this part:
            ``All programs administered by the Bureau of Indian 
        Affairs.
            ``Indian health facilities (75-0391-0-1-551).
            ``Indian health services (75-0390-0-1-551).
            ``All programs under the Native American Housing Assistance 
        and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 256(e) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
906(e)) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Indian Health 
        Services and Facilities,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
                subparagraph (C).
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