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Tribal Covid $ spending flexibility, behavioral health & infrastructure provisions included in new budget law

IHS advance appropriations received the spotlight last week, but there's more for tribes in the Consolidated Appropriations Act.

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Rob Capriccioso
Dec 30, 2022
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WASHINGTON — Signed, sealed, soon to be delivered.

There’s much more included for Indian Country in the $1.7 trillion federal budget omnibus than the widely-celebrated $5 billion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service.

Signed into law by President Joe Biden today, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 also contains pr…

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