II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3650 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 7, 2020 Ms. Smith (for herself, Mr. Lankford , Mr. Udall , and Ms. McSally ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to deem employees of urban Indian organizations as part of the Public Health Service for certain purposes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coverage for Urban Indian Health Providers Act . 2. Deeming urban Indian organizations and employees to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 519. Deeming urban Indian organizations and employees to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury Section 102(d) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5321(d) ) shall apply to— (1) an urban Indian organization to the same extent and in the same manner as that section applies to an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, and an Indian contractor; and (2) the employees of an urban Indian organization to the same extent and in the same manner as that section applies to employees of an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, and an Indian contractor. .