This bill expands the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana to include the Texas counties of Brazoria and Harris.
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the 
 Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of 
Louisiana to include Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of 
                     Texas, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF PURCHASED/REFERRED CARE DELIVERY AREA FOR THE 
              TUNICA-BILOXI INDIAN TRIBE OF LOUISIANA.

    Title VIII of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1671 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 808A of such Act 
(25 U.S.C. 1678a) the following:

``SEC. 808B. PURCHASED/REFERRED CARE DELIVERY AREA FOR THE TUNICA-
              BILOXI INDIAN TRIBE OF LOUISIANA.

    ``(a) In General.--The Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for 
the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana shall consist of--
            ``(1) Avoyelles and Rapides Parishes in the State of 
        Louisiana; and
            ``(2) Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of 
        Texas.
    ``(b) Maintenance of Services.--The Secretary shall not curtail any 
health care services to members of such Tribe due to the expansion of 
the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area made by subsection (a) to 
include Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of Texas.''.
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To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana to include Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana to include Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana to include Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.
Rep. Letlow, Julia