[116th Congress Public Law 311]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 116-311
116th Congress

                                 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. <<NOTE: Jan. 5, 2021 -  [H.R. 6237]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Proper and 
Reimbursed Care for Native Veterans Act. 25 USC 1601 note.>> 
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)''.

    Approved January 5, 2021.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 6237:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-569, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
            Nov. 16, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 18, considered and passed Senate.

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