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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3650
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to deem employees
of urban Indian organizations as part of the Public Health Service
for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 7, 2020
Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. UDALL, and Ms. MCSALLY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-
mittee on Indian Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to deem
employees of urban Indian organizations as part of the
Public Health Service for certain purposes, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coverage for Urban
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Indian Health Providers Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DEEMING URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND EM-
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PLOYEES TO BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC
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HEALTH SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF
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CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY.
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Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
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(25 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
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the following:
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‘‘SEC. 519. DEEMING URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND
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EMPLOYEES TO BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC
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HEALTH SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF
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CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURY.
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‘‘Section 102(d) of the Indian Self-Determination
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and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5321(d)) shall
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apply to—
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‘‘(1) an urban Indian organization to the same
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extent and in the same manner as that section ap-
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plies to an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, and
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an Indian contractor; and
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‘‘(2) the employees of an urban Indian organi-
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zation to the same extent and in the same manner
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as that section applies to employees of an Indian
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tribe, a tribal organization, and an Indian con-
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tractor.’’.
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