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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Native Health Access Improvement Act
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR INDIANS.

Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 506B. SPECIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR INDIANS.

''(a) In General.--The Director of the Indian Health Service, in
coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and
Substance Use, shall award grants for providing services in accordance
with subsection (b) for the prevention and treatment of mental health
and substance use disorders.
''(b) Services Through Indian Health Facilities.--For purposes of
subsection (a), services are provided in accordance with this
subsection if the services are provided through any of the following
entities:
''(1) The Indian Health Service.
''(2) An Indian health program operated by an Indian tribe
or tribal organization pursuant to a contract, grant,
cooperative agreement, or compact with the Indian Health
Service pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
''(3) An urban Indian health program operated by an urban
Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the
Indian Health Service pursuant to title V of the Indian Health
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.).
''(c) Reports.--Each grantee under this section shall submit
reports at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Director of the Indian Health Service may require.
''(d) Technical Assistance Center.--
''(1) Establishment.--The Director of the Indian Health
Service, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for
Mental Health and Substance Use, shall establish a technical
assistance center (directly or by contract or cooperative
agreement)--
''(A) to provide technical assistance to grantees
under this section; and
''(B) to collect and evaluate information on the
program carried out under this section.
''(2) Consultation.--The technical assistance center shall
consult with grantees under this section for purposes of
developing evaluation measures and data submission requirements
for purposes of the collection and evaluation of information
under paragraph (1)(B).
''(3) Data submission.--As a condition on receipt of a
grant under this section, an applicant shall agree to submit
data consistent with the data submission requirements developed
under paragraph (2).
''(e) Funding.--
''(1) In general.--For the purpose of making grants under
this section, there is authorized to be appropriated, and there
is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018
through 2022.
''(2) Technical assistance center.--Of the amount made
available to carry out this section for each of fiscal years
2018 through 2022, the Director of the Indian Health Service
shall allocate a percentage of such amount, to be determined by
the Director in consultation with Indian tribes, for the
technical assistance center under subsection (d).
''(f) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Indian health program.--The term 'Indian health
program' has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).
''(2) Indian tribe.--The term 'Indian tribe' has the
meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).
''(3) Tribal organization.--The term 'tribal organization'
has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304).
''(4) Urban indian organization.--The term 'urban Indian
organization' has the meaning given the term 'Urban Indian
organization' in section 4 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).''.

SEC. 3. INDIAN DEFINED IN PPACA.

(a) Definition of Indian.--Section 1304 of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18024) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
''(f) Indian.--
''(1) In general.--In this title, the term 'Indian' means
any individual--
''(A) described in paragraph (13) or (28) of
section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25
U.S.C. 1603);
''(B) who is eligible for health services provided
by the Indian Health Service under section 809 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1679);
''(C) who is of Indian descent and belongs to the
Indian community served by the local facilities and
program of the Indian Health Service; or
''(D) who is described in paragraph (2).
''(2) Included individuals.--For purposes of this title,
the following individuals shall be considered to be an
'Indian':
''(A) A member of a federally recognized Indian
tribe.
''(B) A resident of an urban center who meets one
or more of the following four criteria:
''(i) Membership in a Tribe, band, or other
organized group of Indians, including those
Tribes, bands, or groups terminated since 1940
and those recognized as of the date of the
enactment of the Health Equity and
Accountability Act of 2016 or later by the
State in which they reside, or being a
descendant, in the first or second degree, of
any such member.
''(ii) Is an Eskimo or Aleut or other
Alaska Native.
''(iii) Is considered by the Secretary of
the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose.
''(iv) Is determined to be an Indian under
regulations promulgated by the Secretary.
''(C) An individual who is considered by the
Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any
purpose.
''(D) An individual who is considered by the
Secretary to be an Indian for purposes of eligibility
for Indian health care services, including as a
California Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska
Native.''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--Section 4 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking ''as defined in
subsection (d) hereof'' and inserting ''as defined in paragraph
(14)''; and
(2) in paragraph (28)--
(A) by striking ''as defined in subsection (g)
hereof'' and inserting ''as defined in paragraph
(27)''; and
(B) by striking ''subsection (c)(1) through (4)''
and inserting ''subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
paragraph (13)''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Affordable choices health benefit plans.--Section
1311(c)(6)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)(D)) is amended by striking ''section 4
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act'' and inserting
''section 1304(f)''.
(2) Reduced cost-sharing for individuals enrolling in
qualified health plans.--Section 1402(d) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071(d)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ''section 4(d) of the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
(25 U.S.C. 450b(d))'' and inserting ''section
1304(f)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ''(as so defined)'' and
inserting ''(as defined in section 1304(f))''.
(3) Exemption from penalty for not maintaining minimum
essential coverage.--Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting
the following new paragraph:
''(3) Indians.--Any applicable individual who is an Indian
(as defined in section 1304(f) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act).''.
Output:
Native Health Access Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Indian Health Service (IHS) to award grants to Indian health facilities for the prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. The IHS must establish a technical assistance center for grantees. In addition, this bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to define "Indian" for purposes of health insurance reform, exchanges, and subsidies. The definition includes individuals of Indian descent who are members of an Indian community served by the IHS and individuals considered by the Department of Health and Human Services to be Indian for purposes of eligibility for Indian health care services. Individuals included in the definition are eligible for special monthly enrollment periods on health insurance exchanges and elimination of cost sharing under individual health coverage for those whose income is not more than 300% of the poverty line. Under current law, only members of Indian tribes are eligible for these benefits. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt Indians, as defined by this bill, from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage.