Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3496 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the funding authority for renovating, constructing, and expanding certain facilities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 25, 2021 Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi- tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub- sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to ex- pand the funding authority for renovating, constructing, and expanding certain facilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Urban Indian Health 4 Providers Facilities Improvement Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:29 Jun 23, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3496.IH H3496 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3496 IH SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE FUNDING AUTHORITY FOR REN- 1 OVATING, CONSTRUCTING, AND EXPANDING 2 CERTAIN FACILITIES. 3 Section 509 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 4 Act (25 U.S.C. 1659) is amended— 5 (1) by striking ‘‘minor’’ before ‘‘renovations’’; 6 and 7 (2) by striking ‘‘, to assist’’ and all that follows 8 through ‘‘standards’’. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:29 Jun 23, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3496.IH H3496 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS