,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,smith 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,lankford1 ,mr4 ,udall1 and ,ms4        
,mc,sally7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,indian ,health
 ,care ,improvement ,act to deem        
employees of urban ,indian organizations
 as part of the ,public ,health ,service
 for certain purposes1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,coverage for ,urban
 ,indian ,health ,providers ,act4  #b4  
,deeming urban ,indian organizations and
 employees to be a part of the ,public  
,health ,service for the purposes of    
certain claims for personal injury      
,title ,v of the ,indian ,health ,care  
,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afea  
et seq47 is amended by adding at the end
 the following3  #eai4 ,deeming urban   
,indian organizations and employees to  

be a part of the ,public ,health        
,service for the purposes of certain    
claims for personal injury ,section     
#ajb7;d7 of the ,indian                 
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         
#ecba7;d77 shall apply to-- 7#a7 an     
urban ,indian organization to the same  
extent and in the same manner as that   
section applies to an ,indian tribe1 a  
tribal organization1 and an ,indian     
contractor2 and  7#b7 the employees of  
an urban ,indian organization to the    
same extent and in the same manner as   
that section applies to employees of an 
,indian tribe1 a tribal organization1   
and an ,indian contractor4  4