Sec. 203. Fiscal accountability
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Title VI of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1661 et seq.), as amended by sections 105, 106, and 201, is further amended by adding at the end the following: If the Secretary fails to submit the professional housing plan under section 301(a) of the Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018 or the staffing plan under section 301(b) of that Act, the Secretary may not receive, obligate, transfer, or expend any amounts for a salary increase or bonus of an individual described in paragraph
(2)until the professional housing plan or staffing plan, as the case may be, is submitted. An individual described in this paragraph is an individual employed in a position in the Service that is a position— described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code; placed in level IV or V of the Executive Schedule under section 5317 of title 5, United States Code; as a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; or under section 213.3301 or 213.3302 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall use amounts available to the Indian Health Service that are not obligated or expended, including base budget funding and third party collections, during the fiscal year for which the amounts are made available, and that remain available, only to support patient care by using such funds for the costs of— essential medical equipment; purchased or referred care; or staffing. In using amounts under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that, in any case where the amounts were originally made available for a particular Service unit, such amounts are used to benefit Indians served by that Service unit. The Secretary may not use amounts described in paragraph (1)— to remodel or interior decorate any Area office; or to increase the rate of pay of any employee of an Area office. Not later than 90 days after the end of each quarter of a fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the authorizations, expenditures, outlays, transfers, reprogramming, and obligations of each level of the Service, including the headquarters, each Area office, each Service unit, and each health clinic or facility, to— each Indian Tribe; in the Senate— the Committee on Indian Affairs; the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; the Committee on Appropriations; and the Committee on the Budget; and in the House of Representatives— the Committee on Natural Resources; the Committee on Energy and Commerce; the Committee on Appropriations; and the Committee on the Budget. Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide to each entity described in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of subsection
(c)a report describing the safety, billing, certification, credential, and compliance statuses of each facility managed, operated, or otherwise supported by the Service. With respect to any change of a status described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall immediately provide to each entity described in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of subsection
(c)an update describing such change. Nothing in this section may be construed— to negatively impact the right of an Indian Tribe to enter into a compact or contract under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 et seq.); and to apply to such a compact or contract unless expressly agreed to by the Indian Tribe. .
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