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 106 STAT. 4526 PUBLIC LAW 102-573—OCT. 29, 1992 Public Law 102-573 102d Congress An Act Oct. 29, 1992 To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize appropriations [S. 2481] for Indian health programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Indian Health the United States of America in Congress assembled. Amendments of 1992. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 25 USC 1601 note 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 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act a section or other provision is amended or repealed, such amendment or repeal shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).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, in 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 poUcy. "(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 percent 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 limg cancer deaths to a rate of no more than 42 per 100,000. "(6) Reduce the level of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related deaths to a rate of no more than 25 per 100,000. 69-139 O - 92 (573)

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