[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6237 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6237


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2020

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
    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.

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

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)''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2020.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.