A bill to exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration.

Bill: 114-s-1497
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2015-06-03
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

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: 2015-06-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt Indian health facilities and services, programs administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and programs under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1497 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 3, 2015 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Udall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration.

1. Sequestration exemption for certain Indian programs (a) In general Section 255 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 905 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following: (k) Indian Health Service and other Indian programs The following programs shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this part: All programs administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Indian health facilities (75–0391–0–1–551). Indian health services (75–0390–0–1–551). All programs under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq. ). . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 256(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 906(e) ) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Indian Health Services and Facilities, ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and (B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (C).