,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bg1      
#bjba,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,heinrich1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7 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 and   
7#b7 addressing the ,sanitation         
,facilities ,deficiency ,list of the    
,division of ,sanitation ,facilities and
 ,construction of the ,indian ,health   
,service included in the ,sanitation    

,deficiency ,system will-- 7,a7 result  
in investments in necessary water       
infrastructure2 and  7,b7 improve health
 outcomes4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,sanitation ,deficiency   
,system ,the term ,sanitation           
,deficiency ,system means the system    
established by the ,secretary under     
section #cjb7;g7 of the ,indian ,health 
,care ,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4  
#afcb7;g77 to identify1 report1 and     
prioritize the sanitation deficiencies  
of ,indian ,tribes 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-- 7,a7 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 seq472  7,b7 pursuant
 to section #g of the ,act of ,august   
#e1 #aied 7#fh ,stat4 #fgd1 chapter     
#feh2 #gc ,stat4 #bfg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjjd;a72 and  7,c7 pursuant to section 
#cjb of the ,indian ,health ,care       
,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afcb74
  7#b7 ,priority for funding ,in        
awarding funding to sanitation          
facilities under paragraph 7#a71 the    
,secretary shall prioritize sanitation  
facilities in accordance with the       
,sanitation ,deficiency ,system4  7d7   
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,secretary to carry 
out this section #c1jjj1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbb1 to remain available  

until expended4  7#b7 ,additional       
support ,of the funds appropriated under
 paragraph 7#a71 #cej1jjj1jjj shall be  
for additional staffing support to carry
 out this section4  7#c7 ,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