A bill to permanently reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Indians.

Bill: 113-s-2830
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2014-09-16
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Indian social and development programs

Minority health
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends the Public Health Service Act to make permanent the special diabetes programs for Indians, which provide services for prevention and treatment of diabetes through the Indian Health Service and Indian health programs.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2830 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 16, 2014 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Udall of New Mexico , Mr. Begich , and Mr. Franken ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To permanently reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Indians.

1. Special diabetes programs for Indians Section 330C(c)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–3(c)(2)(C) ) is amended by striking each of fiscal years 2004 through 2015 and inserting fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter .