PUBLIC LAW 106-260—AUG. 18, 2000 114 STAT. 733 shall, at the request of an Indian tribe, enter into an agreement for the acquisition, on behalf of the Indian tribe, of any goods, services, or supplies available to the Secretary from the General Services Administration or other Federal agencies that are not directly available to the Indian tribe under this section or under any other Federal law, including acquisitions from prime vendors. All such acquisitions shall be undertaken through the most efficient and speedy means practicable, including electronic ordering arrangements.". SEC. 8. PATIENT RECORDS. Section 105 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450j) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(o) PATIENT RECORDS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—At the option of an Indian tribe or tribal organization, patient records may be deemed to be Federal records under those provisions of title 44, United States Code, that are commonly referred to as the 'Federal Records Act of 1950' for the limited purposes of making such records eligible for storage by Federal Records Centers to the same extent and in the same manner as other Department of Health and Human Services patient records. "(2) TREATMENT OF RECORDS. —Patient records that are deemed to be Federal records under those provisions of title 44, United States Code, that are commonly referred to as the 'Federal Records Act of 1950' pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered Federal records for the purposes of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.". SEC. 9. ANNUAL REPORTS. Section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450J-1) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (n) as subsections (d) through (o), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b), the following: "(c) ANNUAL REPORTS. —Not later than May 15 of each year. Deadline, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress an annual report on the implementation of this Act. Such report shall include— "(1) an accounting of the total amounts of funds provided for each program and the budget activity for direct program costs and contract support costs of tribal organizations under self-determination; "(2) an accounting of any deficiency in funds needed to provide required contract support costs to all contractors for the fiscal year for which the report is being submitted; "(3) the indirect cost rate and type of rate for each tribal organization that has been negotiated with the appropriate Secretary; "(4) the direct cost base and type of base from which the indirect cost rate is determined for each tribal organization; "(5) the indirect cost pool amounts and the types of costs included in the indirect cost pool; and "(6) an accounting of any deficiency in funds needed to maintain the preexisting level of services to any Indian tribes affected by contracting activities under this Act, and a statement of the amount of funds needed for transitional purposes 79-194O- 00 -25:QL3Part1
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