CONTENTS Page Campbell, Hon. Ben Nighthorse, U.S. Senator from Colorado, chairman, 1 Hill, Virginia, Southern Indian health Council, Inc., on behalf of Denis 348 Cross, Terry L., executive director, National Indian Child Welfare Asso- 440 Beaver, R. Perry, principal chief, Muscogee (Creek) Nation (letter) Cheyenne River Tribal Nation (position paper, resolution, letters) The committee met, pursuant to other business, at 2:11 p.m. in room 485, Senate Russell Building, Hon. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (chairman of the committee) presiding. Present: Senators Campbell, Inouye, and Dorgan. STATEMENT OF HON. BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, U.S. SENATOR FROM COLORADO, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS The CHAIRMAN. I will submit my complete opening statement for the record on S. 2526, since we have a short amount of time. [Text of S. 2526 follows:] To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend such Act. II IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 9, 2000 Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and for Mr. INOUYE) 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 revise 1 and extend such Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 4 (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the 5 "Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization of 6 2000". 7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents for 8 this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. TITLE I-REAUTHORIZATION AND REVISIONS OF THE INDIAN 2 Sec. 101. Amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. TITLE II-CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL Subtitle A-Medicare Sec. 201. Limitations on charges. Sec. 202. Indian health programs. Sec. 203. Qualified Indian health program. Subtitle B-Medicaid Sec. 211. Payments to Federally-qualified health centers. Sec. 212. State consultation with Indian health programs. Sec. 213. Fmap for services provided by Indian health programs. Subtitle C-State Children's Health Insurance Program Sec. 221. Enhanced fmap for State children's health insurance program. 5 SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IM 7 The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 8 1601 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 9 "SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 10 "(a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the 11 'Indian Health Care Improvement Act'. |