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S. 1770 (105th)

An Act to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes.

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17 March 1998

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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3 June 2026

Summary

Reorganizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) position of Director of the Indian Health Service as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Health. Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to reorganize the Indian Health Service as an agency of HHS, moving it from the Public Health Service.

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