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Title 25 — Indians

Chapter 18 — Indian Health Care

§ 1647b. Access to Federal insurance

Statutory text

Notwithstanding the provisions of title 5, Executive order, or administrative regulation, an Indian tribe or tribal organization carrying out programs under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) or an urban Indian organization carrying out programs under subchapter IV of this chapter shall be entitled to purchase coverage, rights, and benefits for the employees of such Indian tribe or tribal organization, or urban Indian organization, under chapter 89 of title 5 and chapter 87 of such title if necessary employee deductions and agency contributions in payment for the coverage, rights, and benefits for the period of employment with such Indian tribe or tribal organization, or urban Indian organization, are currently deposited in the applicable Employee’s Fund under such title.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Indian Health Care Improvement Act

    Pub. L. 94–437 title IV § 409 · 90 Stat. 1400

    Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 1647b

    Pub. L. 94–437, title IV, § 409, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 94–437, title IV, § 409, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 935

  2. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

    Pub. L. 116–260 div. FF title XI § 1114 · 134 Stat. 1182

    Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1647b

    Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)” for “(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)” for “(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1114. AMENDMENT TO THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT.   Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1647b) is amended by striking “(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)” and inserting “(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)”.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–638, , 88 Stat. 2203, which is classified principally to chapter 46 (§ 5301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1 of Pub. L. 93–638, set out as a Short Title note under section 5301 of this title and Tables.

The Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988, referred to in text, is part B (§§ 5201–5212) of title V of Pub. L. 100–297, , 102 Stat. 385, which is classified generally to chapter 27 (§ 2501 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2501 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section 409 of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 157 of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148.

Amendments

2020—Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)” for “(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)”.

Credits

2010–2020 · 2 acts
  1. 2010Pub. L. 94–437, title IV, § 409, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), , 124 Stat. 935
  2. 2020amended Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title XI, § 1114, , 134 Stat. 3251.
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(Pub. L. 94–437, title IV, § 409, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10221(a), , 124 Stat. 935; amended Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title XI, § 1114, , 134 Stat. 3251.)

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