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Senate Bill 279
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act
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Introduced in Senate on Jan 30, 2019
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S. 279 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 279


To allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 30, 2019

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act”.

SEC. 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.)”.