106 STAT. 4526

PUBLIC LAW 102-573—OCT. 29,1992

Public Law 102-573
102d Congress

An Act

Oct. 29,1992
[S. 2481]

Indian Health

Amendments of

1992.

25 USC 1601

note.

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize appropriations
for Indian health programs, and for other purposes.

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 "Indian Health Amendments
of 1992".

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT.

Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this
Act a section or other provision is amended or repealed, such
amendment or repeal shall be considered to be made to that section
or other provision of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
(25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS; POLICY; AND DEFINITIONS.

(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1601) is
amended—

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (a), by striking "finds
that—" and inserting finds the following:'';

(2) in paragraph (d), by striking out the second sentence;
and

(3) by striking out paragraphs (e), (f), and (g).

(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 3 of the Act (25 U.S.C.
1602) is amended to read as follows:

"DECLARATION OF HEALTH OBJECTIVES

"SEC. 3. (a) The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy
of this Nation, hi fulfillment of its special responsibilities and
legal obligation to the American Indian people, to assure the highest
possible health status for Indians and urban Indians and to provide
all resources necessary to effect that policy.

"(b) It is the intent of the Congress that the Nation meet
the following health status objectives with respect to Indians and
urban Indians by the year 2000:

"(1) Reduce coronary heart disease deaths to a level of
no more than 100 per 100,000.

"(2) Reduce the prevalence of overweight individuals to
no more than 30 percent.

"(3) Reduce the prevalence of anemia to less than 10 per-
cent among children aged 1 through 5.

"(4) Reduce the level of cancer deaths to a rate of no
more than 130 per 100,000.

"(5) Reduce the level of lung cancer deaths to a rate of
no more than 42 per 100,000.

"(6) Reduce the level of chronic obstructive pulmonary dis-
ease related deaths to a rate of no more than 25 per 100,000.

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