[116th Congress Public Law 313]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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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. <<NOTE: Jan. 5, 2021 -  [H.R. 
                                6535]>> 

    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. <<NOTE: Applicability. 25 USC 1660i.>>  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.

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