To amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill provides advance appropriations authority for Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service accounts under the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, provides advance appropriations authority for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education accounts under the Indian Self-Determination Act, and provides advance appropriations authority for Indian Health Service accounts under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. It relies on appropriations and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations could see lower costs and Indian Tribes and Tribal communities could see lower costs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Indian Health Service would take on compliance duties, Bureau of Indian Education would take on compliance duties, and Bureau of Indian Affairs would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Provides advance appropriations authority for Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service accounts under the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
- Provides advance appropriations authority for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education accounts under the Indian Self-Determination Act.
- Provides advance appropriations authority for Indian Health Service accounts under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill provides advance appropriations authority for Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service accounts under the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, provides advance appropriations authority for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education accounts under the Indian Self-Determination Act, and provides advance appropriations authority for Indian Health Service accounts under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
The bill provides advance appropriations authority for Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service accounts under the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, provides advance appropriations authority for Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education accounts under the Indian Self-Determination Act, and provides advance appropriations authority for Indian Health Service accounts under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations
- Indian Tribes and Tribal communities
Identified Costs
- Indian Health Service
- Bureau of Indian Education
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Cole, Ms. Davids of Kansas, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, Indian Health Service
Indian Tribes and Tribal communities, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of the Interior. (b)Advance appropriationsFor each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2026, new budget authority provided in an appropriations Act for the covered accounts shall— (1)be made available for that fiscal year
the Secretary of the Interior. For each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2026, new budget authority provided in an appropriations Act for the covered accounts shall— be made available for that fiscal year
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