INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HHS: authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing a 2-fiscal-year budget authority (see S. 2541), S5663 [24SE] (see H.R. 1135), H1492 [8FE]

Native Americans: allow tribal grant school employees to participate in Federal Employee Health Benefits program and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program (see S. 279), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 895), H1334 [30JA]

——— authorize urban Indian organizations to enter arrangements to share medical services and facilities with Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense to improve health care access for Native American veterans (see S. 2365), S5247 [31JY] (see H.R. 4153), H7488 [2AU]

Reports filed

Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2365) (S. Rept. 116–180), S7155 [18DE]

Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 279) (S. Rept. 116–54), S4729 [9JY]