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Native American PACT Act
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H. R. 4908 (Referred-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4908

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 23, 2020

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today Act” or “Native American PACT Act” .

SEC. 2. Prohibition on collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe.

(a) In general.—Section 1730A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the heading, by striking “catastrophically disabled” and inserting “certain”;

(2) by inserting “(a) Prohibition.—” before “Notwithstanding”;

(3) by striking “a veteran who is catastrophically disabled, as defined by the Secretary,” and inserting “a covered veteran”; and

(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(b) Covered veteran defined.—In this section, the term ‘covered veteran’ means a veteran who—

“(1) is catastrophically disabled, as defined by the Secretary; or

“(2) is an Indian or urban Indian, as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (Public Law 94–437; 25 U.S.C. 1603).”.

(b) Technical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1730A and inserting the following:


“1730A. Prohibition on collection of copayments from certain veterans.”.

(c) Delayed effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the day that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 2020.

    Attest:cheryl l. johnson,   
    Clerk.