STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1386

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.R. No. 184

      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 Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 184 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ESTABLISH A CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE MODULE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this 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.

     The Hawaii COPD Coalition supported the intent of this resolution.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by:

(1)  Requesting that federal funding be provided to the CDC to establish a COPD comprehensive national program (which includes a module of surveillance questions);

(2)  Amending its title to read: "REQUESTING THAT FEDERAL FUNDING BE PROVIDED TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION TO ESTABLISH A CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE PROGRAM"; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 184, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 184, H.D. 1.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair