,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #c1 #bjba,ms4
 ,letlow 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     
amend the ,indian ,health ,care         
,improvement ,act to expand the         
,purchased_/,referred ,care ,delivery   
,area for the ,tunica-,biloxi ,tribe of 
,louisiana to include ,brazoria ,county 
and ,harris ,county in the ,state of    
,texas1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,expansion of ,purchased_/,referred     
,care ,delivery ,area for the           
,tunica-,biloxi ,indian ,tribe of       
,louisiana ,title ,,viii of the ,indian 
,health ,care ,improvement ,act 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #afga et seq47 is amended by  

inserting after section #hjh;,a of such 
,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afgh;a7 the        
following3  #hjh;,b4                    
,purchased_/,referred ,care ,delivery   
,area for the ,tunica-,biloxi ,indian   
,tribe of ,louisiana  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,purchased_/,referred ,care        
,delivery ,area for the ,tunica-,biloxi 
,tribe of ,louisiana shall consist of-- 
7#a7 ,avoyelles and ,rapides ,parishes  
in the ,state of ,louisiana2 and  7#b7  
,brazoria ,county and ,harris ,county in
 the ,state of ,texas4  7b7 ,maintenance
 of services ,the ,secretary shall not  
curtail any health care services to     
members of such ,tribe due to the       
expansion of the ,purchased_/,referred  
,care ,delivery ,area made by subsection
 7a7 to include ,brazoria ,county and   
,harris ,county in the ,state of ,texas4
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