,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bh1 #bjbj,mr4  
,o',halleran 7for himself and ,mr4      
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services to award additional    
funding through the ,indian ,health     
,services ,sanitation ,facilities       
,construction ,program1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,finding ,the ,,covid-#ai
 crisis has highlighted the lack of     
infrastructure and sanitation available 
in native communities4 ,addressing the  
,indian ,health ,service's ,sanitation  
,facilities ,deficiency ,list1 which as 
included in the #bjah report titled     

,annual ,report to the ,congress of the 
,united ,states on ,sanitation          
,deficiency ,levels for ,indian ,homes  
and ,communities1 will make investments 
in the necessary water infrastructure   
and1 in turn1 improve health outcomes4  
#b4 ,indian ,health ,services           
,sanitation ,facilities ,construction   
,program funding  7a7 ,additional       
funding ,for the purpose described in   
subsection 7b71 in addition to any other
 funds available for such purpose1 there
 is authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services a total of #b1fgj1jjj1jjj for 
each of fiscal years #bjbj through      
#bjbd4  7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose       
described in this subsection is the     
planning1 design1 construction1         
modernization1 improvement1 and         
renovation of water1 sewer1 and solid   
waste sanitation facilities that are    
funded1 in whole or part1 by the ,indian
 ,health ,service through1 or provided  
for in1 a contract or compact with the  

,service under the ,indian              
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et
 seq474  7c7 ,priority for funding ,when
 awarding funding under this section1   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,indian ,health ,service1 shall  
address the highest needs first as      
established in the #bjah report titled  
,annual ,report to the ,congress of the 
,united ,states on ,sanitation          
,deficiency ,levels for ,indian ,homes  
and ,communities4