Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act
This bill provides additional FY2021 appropriations for the Indian Health Service. The bill requires the funds to be used to (1) replace lost reimbursements from third-party payers; and (2) restore funds that were used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.
To provide additional appropriations to the Indian Health Service, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Health Care Protection Fund 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR INDIAN HEALTH.

    (a) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for lost reimbursements in accordance with 
section 207 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1621f).
    (b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) shall be made available to 
restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for 
obligations for the purposes specified in this section that were 
incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 during the 
period beginning on the date on which the public health emergency was 
declared by the Secretary on January 31, 2020, pursuant to section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to 
COVID-19 and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Funds made available under subsection (a) to Tribes and Tribal 
organizations under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) shall be available on a one-
time basis. Such non-recurring funds shall not be part of the amount 
required by section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5325), and such funds shall only be used for 
the purposes identified in this section.
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Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act
To provide additional appropriations to the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.
Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act
Rep. Ruiz, Raul