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‘‘(h) SERVICE TO INELIGIBLE PERSONS.—Subject to 
section 807, the authority to provide services to persons 
otherwise ineligible for the health care benefits of the 
Service and the authority to extend hospital privileges in 
Service facilities to non-Service health practitioners as 
provided in section 807 may be included, subject to the 
terms of such section, in any demonstration project ap-
proved pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(i) EQUITABLE TREATMENT.—For purposes of sub-
section (d)(1), the Secretary shall, in evaluating facilities 
operated under any contract or compact under the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.), use the same criteria that the Sec-
retary uses in evaluating facilities operated directly by the 
Service. 
‘‘(j) EQUITABLE INTEGRATION OF FACILITIES.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the planning, design, construc-
tion, renovation, and expansion needs of Service and non- 
Service facilities which are the subject of a contract or 
compact under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) for health 
services are fully and equitably integrated into the imple-
mentation of the health care delivery demonstration 
projects under this section. 
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‘‘SEC. 307. LAND TRANSFER. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs and all other agencies and depart-
ments of the United States are authorized to transfer, at 
no cost, land and improvements to the Service for the pro-
vision of health care services. The Secretary is authorized 
to accept such land and improvements for such purposes. 
‘‘SEC. 308. LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS. 
‘‘The Secretary, acting through the Service, may 
enter into leases, contracts, and other agreements with In-
dian Tribes and Tribal Organizations which hold (1) title 
to, (2) a leasehold interest in, or (3) a beneficial interest 
in (when title is held by the United States in trust for 
the benefit of an Indian Tribe) facilities used or to be used 
for the administration and delivery of health services by 
an Indian Health Program. Such leases, contracts, or 
agreements may include provisions for construction or ren-
ovation and provide for compensation to the Indian Tribe 
or Tribal Organization of rental and other costs consistent 
with section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450j(l)) and regula-
tions thereunder. 
‘‘SEC. 309. STUDY ON LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, AND 
LOAN REPAYMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, Indian Tribes, and 
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Tribal Organizations, shall carry out a study to determine 
the feasibility of establishing a loan fund to provide to In-
dian Tribes and Tribal Organizations direct loans or guar-
antees for loans for the construction of health care facili-
ties, including— 
‘‘(1) inpatient facilities; 
‘‘(2) outpatient facilities; 
‘‘(3) staff quarters; 
‘‘(4) hostels; and 
‘‘(5) specialized care facilities, such as behav-
ioral health and elder care facilities. 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATIONS.—In carrying out the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine— 
‘‘(1) the maximum principal amount of a loan 
or loan guarantee that should be offered to a recipi-
ent from the loan fund; 
‘‘(2) the percentage of eligible costs, not to ex-
ceed 100 percent, that may be covered by a loan or 
loan guarantee from the loan fund (including costs 
relating to planning, design, financing, site land de-
velopment, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, 
conversion, improvements, medical equipment and 
furnishings, and other facility-related costs and cap-
ital purchase (but excluding staffing)); 
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‘‘(3) the cumulative total of the principal of di-
rect loans and loan guarantees, respectively, that 
may be outstanding at any 1 time; 
‘‘(4) the maximum term of a loan or loan guar-
antee that may be made for a facility from the loan 
fund; 
‘‘(5) the maximum percentage of funds from 
the loan fund that should be allocated for payment 
of costs associated with planning and applying for a 
loan or loan guarantee; 
‘‘(6) whether acceptance by the Secretary of an 
assignment of the revenue of an Indian Tribe or 
Tribal Organization as security for any direct loan 
or loan guarantee from the loan fund would be ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(7) whether, in the planning and design of 
health facilities under this section, users eligible 
under section 807(c) may be included in any projec-
tion of patient population; 
‘‘(8) whether funds of the Service provided 
through loans or loan guarantees from the loan fund 
should be eligible for use in matching other Federal 
funds under other programs; 
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