Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1135 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 8, 2019 Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. COLE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. RUIZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Energy and Commerce, for a pe- riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con- sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com- mittee concerned A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to au- thorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Indian Health Service 4 Advance Appropriations Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:28 Feb 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1135.IH H1135 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1135 IH SEC. 2. ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIAN 1 HEALTH SERVICE ACCOUNTS. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 825 of the Indian Health 3 Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1680o) is amended— 4 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There are au- 5 thorized’’; and 6 (2) by adding at the end the following: 7 ‘‘(b) For each fiscal year, beginning with the first fis- 8 cal year that starts during the year after the year in which 9 this subsection is enacted, discretionary new budget au- 10 thority provided for the Indian Health Services and Indian 11 Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service 12 shall include advance discretionary new budget authority 13 that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after 14 the budget year. 15 ‘‘(c) The Secretary shall include in documents sub- 16 mitted to Congress in support of the President’s budget 17 submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 18 States Code, for each fiscal year to which subsection (b) 19 applies detailed estimates of the funds necessary for the 20 Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities ac- 21 counts of the Indian Health Service for the fiscal year fol- 22 lowing the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted.’’. 23 (b) SUBMISSION OF BUDGET REQUEST.—Section 24 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 25 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:28 Feb 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1135.IH H1135 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1135 IH ‘‘(40) information on estimates of appropria- 1 tions for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for 2 which the budget is submitted for the following ac- 3 counts of the Indian Health Service: 4 ‘‘(A) Indian Health Services. 5 ‘‘(B) Indian Health Facilities.’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:28 Feb 21, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1135.IH H1135 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS