[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1811 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1811

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize additional 
    funding for planning, design, construction, modernization, and 
     renovation of hospitals and outpatient health care facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2021

  Ms. Craig introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize additional 
    funding for planning, design, construction, modernization, and 
     renovation of hospitals and outpatient health care facilities.

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

SECTION 1. 21ST CENTURY INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT 
              HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

    The Indian Health Care Improvement Act is amended by inserting 
after section 301 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 1631) the following:

``SEC. 301A. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, 
              MODERNIZATION, AND RENOVATION OF HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT 
              HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

    ``(a) Additional Funding.--For the purpose described in subsection 
(b), in addition to any other funds available for such purpose, there 
is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 for the period of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose described in this subsection is the 
planning, design, construction, modernization, and renovation of 
hospitals and outpatient health care facilities that are funded, in 
whole or part, by the Service through, or provided for in, a contract 
or compact with the Service under the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), including to address 
COVID-19 and other subsequent public health crises.''.
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