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Posted October 28, 1996 — For additional information, contact the IHS Communications Office in Rockville, MD, at (301) 443-3593, FAX (301) 443-0507<\/font>

Indian Health Provisions of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill<\/h3><\/center>

On September 30, President Clinton signed the Omnibus Appropriations Bill, H.R. 3610, for fiscal year 1997. Cited below is a brief summary of Conference Agreements that affect the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Indian health programs.<\/p>

Indian Health Service<\/b>: The Conference Agreement provides $1,806,269,000 for the IHS, instead of $1,779,561,000 as proposed by the House and $1,800,836,000 as proposed by the Senate.<\/p>

Increases above the House version include $2,000,000 for hospitals and clinics; $3,200,000 for contract care for new and expanded tribes; $1,000,000 for public health nursing; $500,000 for community health aide training in Alaska; $1,000,000 for urban health; $2,000,000 for Indian health professions; $7,500,000 for the Indian Self-Determination fund; and $9,508,000 fixed-cost restoration for both services and facilities.<\/p>

The Conference Agreement earmarks a total of $368,325,000 for contract health services instead of $365,125,000 as proposed by the House and $365,128,000 as proposed by the Senate.<\/p>

The Conference Agreement earmarks $11,706,000 for the Indian Health Professions Student Loan Repayment program as proposed by the Senate instead of $11,306,000 as proposed by the House.<\/p>

The Conference Agreement earmarks $7,500,000 for the Indian Self-Determination fund. The Agreement also deletes Senate language which would have limited the use of the Indian Self-Determination fund to nonrecurring transitional costs of initial or expanded tribal contracts, compacts, grants, or cooperative agreements.<\/p>

Indian Health Facilities<\/b>: The Conference Agreement provides $247,731,000 for Indian health facilities instead of $227,701,000 as proposed by the House and $251,957,000 as proposed by the Senate.<\/p>

Increases above the House include $1,000,000 for modular dental units; $3,000,000 for sanitation facilities; $1,000,000 for maintenance and improvement; $13,500,000 for a replacement facility at Lame Deer, Mont.; and $1,530,000 for equipment at the Alaska Native Medical Center.<\/p>

The Conference Agreement also assumes that the facilities account will receive an appropriate portion of the increase for fixed cost restoration provided in the services account.<\/p>

The IHS may use up to $3,000,000 of the funds provided for sanitation facilities for projects to assess open dumps on Indian lands.<\/p>

IHS-30-IHS<\/center>

Tony Kendrick, Acting Director of Communications and FOIA Officer 301-443-3593, Fax 301-443-0507 SSW: [IHS.TKENDRIC]<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/table>This file was last modified: Tuesday – February 16, 1999 – 12:48:46 pm<\/font><\/center><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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