,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dafh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #b1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mr4 
,romney7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,indian ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services to award   
additional funding through the          
,sanitation ,facilities ,construction   
,program of the ,indian ,health         
,service1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,indian ,health ,service ,sanitation    
,facilities ,construction ,program      
funding  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds  
that-- 7#a7 the ,,covid-#ai crisis has  
highlighted the lack of infrastructure  
and sanitation available in ,native     
communities2  7#b7 addressing the       
,sanitation ,facilities ,deficiency     
,list of the ,division of ,sanitation   
,facilities and ,construction of the    
,indian ,health ,service included in the
 report will-- 7,a7 result in           

investments in necessary water          
infrastructure2 and  7,b7 improve health
 outcomes2 and  7#c7 it is in the       
interest of the ,united ,states1 and it 
is the policy of the ,united ,states1   
that all existing and new ,indian       
communities and ,indian homes be        
provided with safe and adequate water   
supply systems and sanitary sewage waste
 disposal systems as soon as            
practicable4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,report ,the term report  
means the fiscal year #bjah report of   
the ,division of ,sanitation ,facilities
 and ,construction of the ,indian       
,health ,service entitled ,annual       
,report to the ,congress of the ,united 
,states on ,sanitation ,deficiency      
,levels for ,indian ,homes and          
,communities4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term
 ,secretary means the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 acting    
through the ,director of the ,indian    
,health ,service4  7c7 ,additional      
funding for sanitation facilities  7#a7 

,in general ,the ,secretary shall award 
additional funding under the ,sanitation
 ,facilities ,construction ,program for 
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  
,indian ,health ,service under the      
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq474  7#b7         
,priority for funding ,in awarding      
funding to sanitation facilities under  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall    
prioritize sanitation facilities with   
the highest deficiency level1 as        
established in the report4  7d7         
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,secretary to carry 
out this section #a1cce1jjj1jjj for the 
period of fiscal years #bjbj through    

#bjbd4  7#b7 ,requirement ,amounts made 
available under paragraph 7#a7 shall be 
in addition to any amounts made         
available to carry out the purposes     
described in subsection 7c77#a7 under   
any other provision of law4