Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1570
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2013-10-10
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations

Department of Health and Human Services

Executive agency funding and structure

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Indian social and development programs

Minority health
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-02
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-324.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to require that for each fiscal year, beginning with FY2015, discretionary new budget authority for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service includes advance discretionary new budget authority for the following fiscal year.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of the Interior to include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget for each of those fiscal years detailed estimates of the funds needed for such accounts for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted.</p> <p>Requires the President's budget to include information on estimates of those advanced appropriations.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1570 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 10, 2013 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Begich , Mr. Udall of New Mexico , and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013 . 2. Advance appropriations for certain Indian Health Service accounts (a) In general Section 825 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1680o ) is amended— (1) by inserting (a) before There are authorized ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) For each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2015, discretionary new budget authority provided for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service shall include advance discretionary new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year. (c) The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year detailed estimates of the funds necessary for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. . (b) Submission of budget request Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (37) the list and inserting (39) the list ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (40) information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Indian Health Service: (A) Indian Health Services. (B) Indian Health Facilities. .