STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1915

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 203
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
203 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES
     CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE
     SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO
     SUPPORT HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION'S EFFORT TO AMEND
     THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the
federal government to support the efforts of Hawaii's
Congressional Delegation to amend the Social Security Act
provisions regarding administrative fees to process state
supplements.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 203,
and recommends its adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair