Authors: United States Senate

Publication Year: 2009

Last Updated: 2016-01-05

Journal: United States Congressional Library

Keywords: Amendments 3893-3900, Vitter, Bingamen, Brownback, IHCIA, Apology, Brownback Apology, American Indians, Native Americans, Urban Indian Health, Barrasso

Abstract: 

Purpose: To acknowledge a long history of official depreciations and ill-conceived policies by the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes and offer and apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.

Amendment No. 3893-- Brownback Apology

Amendment 3894--Bingamen Amendment to Social Security for American Indians

Amendment No. 3896--Vitter No funds in this amendment can be used to provide any abortion; or to provide, or pay any administrative cost of, any health benefits coverage that includes coverage of an abortion

Amendment No.3897--Smith -Otters-- Strike Subsection (f) of section 301 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (as amended by section 101) and insert the following: (f) Developement of Innovative Approaches--The Secretary shall; consult and cooperate with Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations, and confer with Urban Indian Organizations, in developing innovative approaches to address all or part of the totla unmet need for construction of Health Facilities, that may include the establishment of an area distibution fund in which a portion of health facility construction funding could be devoted to all service areas

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