So then let me ask one final question on this. How exactly will IHS determine how the $2 billion then will be allocated across the system here?

So you feel like you have got a pretty good system there.

So do you know if the Village Built Clinics are funded at 100 percent of the--of the cost of the lease agreement?

I lean very strongly towards opening all schools in the fall.

But I think we have got a third wave coming at us as a follow on from COVID.

I urge the administration to send the Senate a nomination for the IHS director soon.

So much of today's hearing has been focused on really unprecedented dollars that are--are coming to IHS.

I think folks understand how important it is to have somebody at the head of the agency, particularly as we are looking to, significant rollout of Federal dollars.

It seems to me that every year we are looking at significant increases from year prior.

Okay. So we had--we had included report language in the last several appropriations bills, directing the IHS to work with the State of Alaska to conduct an assessment of the updated facility needs in the State.

Then it has been mentioned previously by others about the--about the backlog on priority facility construction projects, with a little over $2 billion backlog, a further estimate of $14.5 billion to meet all of IHS construction needs.

Assuming the trajectory of the pandemic continues in a positive direction we need for schools to be open this fall.

Yes. If you can let us know just, kind of, what to anticipate there, that would be appreciated.

I am trying to figure out how we do our planning here.

I ask unanimous consent to be able to complete my remarks, given the time constraints. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

Education is one of the greatest tools I think we have to achieve opportunity and success.

To have Mr. Dearman say he is going to get back to us on the maintenance backlog, we keep asking.

We don't like the love, right, because it is job killing, it is going after oil and gas jobs.