Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act

Bill: 115-s-3030
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-06-07
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Indian social and development programs

Life, casualty, property insurance

Minority education

Minority health

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow tribes or tribal organizations that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3030 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2018 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act . 2. Amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1647b ) is amended by inserting or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 ( 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) after ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) .