Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 3.djvu/537

 PUBLIC LAW 96-537—DEC. 17, 1980

94 STAT. 3181

ards and insure that current and future health problems resulting from nuclear resource development activities are minimized or reduced. "(3) The Secretary shall be Chairman of the Task Force. The Task Force shall meet at least twice each year. Each member of the Task Force shall furnish necessary assistance to the Task Force. Medical care. "(e) In the case of any Indian who— "(1) as a result of employment in or near a uranium mine or mill, suffers from a work related illness or condition; "(2) is. eligible to receive diagnosis and treatment services from a Service facility; and "(3) by reason of such Indian's employment, is entitled to medical care at the expense of such mine or mill operator; the Service shall, at the request of such Indian, render appropriate medical care to such Indian for such illness or condition and may recover the costs of any medical care so rendered to which such Indian is entitled at the expense of such operator from such operator. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the rights of such Indian to recover damages other than such costs paid to the Service from the employer for such illness or condition. "(f) There is authorized to be appropriated $300,000 to carry out the Appropriation study as provided in subsection (a), such amount to be expended by authorization. the date eighteen months after the date of the enactment of this section. ARIZONA AS A CONTRACT HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY AREA

"SEC. 708. (a) For the fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and ending with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, the State of Arizona shall be designated as a contract health service delivery area by the Service for the purpose of providing contract health care services to Indians in such State. "(b) The Service shall not curtail any health care services provided to Indians residing on Federal reservations in the State of Arizona if such curtailment is due to the provision of contract services in such State pursuant to the designation of such State as a contract health service delivery area pursuant to subsection (a). "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984.

Designation. 25 USC 1678.

Appropriation authorization.

CAUFORNIA FORMER FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES

"SEC. 709. Indians in the State of California who are members or Health services, descendants of members of former federally recognized tribes of the eligibility. State of California shall be eligible for services from the Service in 25 USC 1679. the fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and ending with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984. PERSONNEL CEILINGS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

"SEC. 710. (a) In order to determine whether the Service can be 25 USC 1680. better managed through fiscal controls without personnel ceilings, the Service shall, in conjunction with the Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary, conduct a demonstration project in which certain personnel ceilings in the Service are lifted. Such demonstra-

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