    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-313
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part
    of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for
    personal injury, and for other purposes. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,
    SECTION 1. DEEMING AN URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
    THEREOF TO BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC
    HEALTH SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF
    CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY.

    Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1651)
    is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 519. <>  DEEMING AN
    URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
    THEREOF TO BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
    SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN CLAIMS
    FOR PERSONAL INJURY.

    ``Section 102(d) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act shall apply--
    ``(1) to an Urban Indian organization to the same extent and
    in the same manner as such section applies to an Indian tribe, a
    tribal organization, and an Indian contractor; and
    ``(2) to the employees of an Urban Indian organization to
    the same extent and in the same manner as such section applies
    to employees of an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or an
    Indian contractor.''.
    SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with
    the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
    reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
    Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the

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    Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee,
    provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
    passage.

    Approved January 5, 2021.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 6535:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-651, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
    Dec. 17, considered and passed House.
    Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.