To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend funding for the special diabetes program for Indians.

Bill: 115-hr-3917
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2017-10-03
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: 2017-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2019 the Special Diabetes Program for Indians. The program is administered by the Indian Health Service and provides funds to Indian health programs for diabetes prevention and treatment.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3917 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mr. Ruiz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend funding for the special diabetes program for Indians.

1. Extension for special diabetes program for Indians Section 330C(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–3(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting and $112,500,000 for the period consisting of the second, third, and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2018; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. .