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S. Rept. 116-54 1 (2019-07-09)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxacod0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 116TH CONGRESS I 1st Session J SENATE Calendar No. 135 REPORT 116-54 TO ALLOW TRIBAL GRANT SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM JULY 9, 2019.-Ordered to be printed Mr. HOEVEN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 279] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 279) to allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefit program, having considered the same, re- ports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The bill is intended to improve the education of students by al- lowing Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) tribal grant school em- ployees to be eligible for participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and the Federal Employees Group Life In- surance (FEGLI) programs. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION The BIE administers a school system that serves approximately 47,000 elementary and secondary students attending 183 schools and dormitories located in 23 states.1 The BIE directly operates 54 schools. Indian Tribes operate BIE contract schools through the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ' The Bureau also supports post-secondary institutions in Indian Country, including two feder- ally-operated post-secondary schools. 89-010 AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Op