1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 . 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. Removal or demotion of Indian Health Service employees based on performance or misconduct. Sec. 107. Standards to improve timeliness of care. Sec. 108. Tribal culture and history. Sec. 109. Staffing demonstration project. Sec. 110. Rule establishing tribal consultation policy. TITLE II—Employee protections Sec. 201. Right of Federal employees to petition Congress. Sec. 202. 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 pay The Secretary shall establish a pay system for physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health care professionals employed by the Service that provides pay that, to the maximum extent practicable, is comparable to the pay provided to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health care professionals, respectively, under subchapters III and IV of chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code. (b) Relocation costs The Secretary may provide to an employee of the Service