[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 23146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    NATIVE AMERICAN BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER TREATMENT TECHNICAL 
                         AMENDMENT ACT OF 2001

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1741 introduced earlier 
today by Senator Bingaman.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1741) to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify the Indian women with breast or cervical 
     cancer who are eligible for health services provided under a 
     medical care program of the Indian Health Service of a tribal 
     organization are included in the optional medicaid 
     eligibility category of breast or cervical cancer patients 
     added by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and 
     Treatment Act of 2000.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the bill be read 
the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1741) was read the third time and passed.
  (The text of the bill is printed in today's Record under ``Statements 
on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

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