[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2486 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2486
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for health data
regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 11, 2011
Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Sablan, Mrs.
Christensen, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Lee of
California, and Ms. Chu) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for health data
regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander Health Data Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH DATA.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317T the following:
``SEC. 317U. NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH DATA.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Community group.--The term `community group' means a
group of NHOPI who are organized at the community level, and
may include a church group, social service group, national
advocacy organization, or cultural group.
``(2) Nonprofit, nongovernmental organization.--The term
`nonprofit, nongovernmental organization' means a group of
NHOPI with a demonstrated history of addressing NHOPI issues,
including a NHOPI coalition.
``(3) Designated organization.--The term `designated
organization' means an entity established to represent NHOPI
populations and which has statutory responsibilities to
provide, or has community support for providing, health care.
``(4) Government representatives.--The term `government
representatives' means representatives from Hawai`i, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of Palau,
and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
``(5) Native hawaiians and other pacific islanders or
nhopi.--The term `Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders'
or `NHOPI' means people having origins in any of the original
peoples of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam,
Hawai`i, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of
Palau, or any other Pacific Island.
``(6) Insular area.--The term `insular area' means Guam,
the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,
the United States Virgin Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, or the Republic of the
Marshall Islands.
``(b) National Strategy.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the National Center for Health Statistics (referred
to in this section as `NCHS') of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, and other agencies within the
Department of Health and Human Services as the Secretary
determines appropriate, shall develop and implement an ongoing
and sustainable national strategy for identifying and
evaluating the health status and health care needs of NHOPI
populations living in the continental United States, Hawai`i,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic
of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
``(2) Consultation.--In developing and implementing a
national strategy, as described in paragraph (1), not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2011,
the Secretary--
``(A) shall consult with representatives of
community groups, designated organizations, and
nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations and with
government representatives of NHOPI populations; and
``(B) may solicit the participation of
representatives from other Federal departments.
``(c) Preliminary Health Survey.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of NCHS, shall conduct a preliminary health survey in
order to identify the major areas and regions in the
continental United States, Hawai`i, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of Palau, and the
Republic of the Marshall Islands in which NHOPI people reside.
``(2) Contents.--The health survey described in paragraph
(1) shall include health data and any other data the Secretary
determines to be--
``(A) useful in determining health status and
health care needs; or
``(B) required for developing or implementing a
national strategy.
``(3) Methodology.--Methodology for the health survey
described in paragraph (1), including plans for designing
questions, implementation, sampling, and analysis, shall be
developed in consultation with community groups, designated
organizations, nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, and
government representatives of NHOPI populations, as determined
by the Secretary.
``(4) Timeframe.--The survey required under this subsection
shall be completed not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Health Data Act of 2011.
``(d) Progress Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data
Act of 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a progress report,
which shall include the national strategy described in subsection
(b)(1).
``(e) Study and Report by the IOM.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study,
with input from stakeholders in insular areas, on the
following:
``(A) The standards and definitions of health care
applied to health care systems in insular areas and the
appropriateness of such standards and definitions.
``(B) The status and performance of health care
systems in insular areas, evaluated based upon
standards and definitions, as the Secretary determines.
``(C) The effectiveness of donor aid in addressing
health care needs and priorities in insular areas.
``(D) The progress toward implementation of
recommendations of the Committee on Health Care
Services in the United States--Associated Pacific Basin
of the Institute of Medicine that are set forth in the
1998 report, `Pacific Partnerships for Health: Charting
a New Course for the 21st Century'.
``(2) Report.--An agreement described in paragraph (1)
shall require the Institute of Medicine to submit to the
Secretary and to Congress, not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander Health Data Act of 2011, a report containing a
description of the results of the study conducted under
paragraph (1), including the conclusions and recommendations of
the Institute of Medicine for each of the items described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of such paragraph.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal years 2012 through 2017.''.
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