Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1797 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the funding authority for renovating, constructing, and expanding certain facilities. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 25, 2021 Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. LANKFORD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. SMITH, and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and re- ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 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 04:55 Jun 08, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1797.IS S1797 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1797 IS 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 04:55 Jun 08, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1797.IS S1797 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS