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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-690—NOV. 18, 1988

102 STAT. 4223

SEC. 2302. FINDINGS.

42 USC 11701.

The Congress finds that— (1) the United States retains the legal responsibility to enforce the administration of the public trust responsibility of the State of Hawaii for the betterment of the conditions of Native Hawaiians under section 5(f) of Public Law 86-3 (73 Stat. 6; commonly referred to as the "Hawmi Statehood Admissions Act"); (2) in furtherance of the State of Hawairs public trust responsibility for the betterment of the conditions of Native Hawaiians, contributions by the United States to the provision of comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention services to maintain and improve the health status of Native Hawaiians are consistent with the historical and unique legal relationship of the United States with the government that represented the indigenous native people of Hawaii; and (3) it is the policy of the United States to raise the health status of Native Hawaiians to the highest possible level and to encourage the maximum participation of Native Hawaiians in order to achieve this objective. SEC. 2303. COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE MASTER PLAN FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS.

42 USC 11702.

(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary may make a grant to, or enter Grants. into contract with, Papa Ola Lokahi for the purpose of developing a Contracts. Native Hawaiian comprehensive health care master plan designed to promote comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention services and to maintain and improve the health status of Native Hawaiians. The master plan shall be based upon an assessment of the health care status and health care needs of Native Hawaiians. To the extent practicable, assessments made as of the date of such grant or contract shall be used by Papa Ola Lokahi, except that any such assessment shall be updated as appropriate. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated $700,000 for fiscal year 1990 to carry out subsection (a). SEC. 2304. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH CENTERS.

42 USC 11703. (a) COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND Grants. PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES.—(I)(A) The Secretary, in consultation Contracts.

with Papa Ola Lokahi, may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, any qualified entity for the purpose of providing comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention services as well as primary health services to Native Hawaiians. (B) In making grants and entering into contracts under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give preference to Native Hawaiieui health centers and Native Hawaiian organizations, and, to the extent feasible, health promotion and disease prevention services shall be performed through Native Hawaiian health centers. (2) In addition to paragraph (1), the Secretary may make grants to, or enter into a contract with. Papa Ola Lokahi for the purpose of planning Native Hawaiian health centers to serve the health needs of Native Hawaiian communities on each of the islands of O'ahu, Moloka'i, Maui, Hawai'i, Lana'i, Kaua'i, and Ni'ihau in the State of Hawaii. (b) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—An entity is a qualified entity for purposes of subsection (a)(1) if the entity is— (1) a Native Hawaiian health center; (2) a Native Hawaiian organization; or