STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1793

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 214

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 214, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT FEDERAL FUNDING BE PROVIDED TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION TO ESTABLISH A CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to enable better and effective treatments for the potentially debilitating disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), by requesting that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) establish a COPD module for information and research on effective treatments for the disease.

     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. 214, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair