1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018 . 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. TITLE I—Indian Health Service improvements Sec. 101. Incentives for recruitment and retention. Sec. 102. Medical credentialing system. Sec. 103. Liability protections for health professional volunteers at Indian Health Service. Sec. 104. Clarification regarding eligibility for Indian Health Service loan repayment program. Sec. 105. Improvements in hiring practices. Sec. 106. Improved authorities of secretary to improve accountability of senior executives and employees of the Indian Health Service. Sec. 107. Tribal culture and history. Sec. 108. Staffing demonstration project. Sec. 109. Rule establishing tribal consultation policy. Sec. 110. Treatment of certain hospitals. TITLE II—Employee protections Sec. 201. Employee protections against retaliation. Sec. 202. Right of Federal employees to petition Congress. Sec. 203. Fiscal accountability. TITLE III—Reports Sec. 301. Definitions. Sec. 302. Reports by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sec. 303. Reports by the Comptroller General. Sec. 304. Inspector General reports. Sec. 305. Transparency in CMS surveys. TITLE IV—Technical amendments Sec. 401. Technical amendments. I Indian Health Service improvements 101. Incentives for recruitment and retention Title I of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 125. Incentives for recruitment and retention (a) Parity in IHS health care workforce personnel and pay system The Secretary shall establish a personnel and pay system for physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health care professionals employed by the Service that provides a personnel and pay system that, to the maximum extent practicable, is comparable to the pay provided to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health care professionals, respectively,