Legislative Hearing

Joint Legislative Hearing with the House Resources Committee (Office of Native American and Insular Affairs) to receive testimony on S. 556 & H.R. 2440

Date: July 16, 2003

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Dirksen

Room: 106

S. 556, a bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
H.R. 2440, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2003

Witnesses

Dr. Charles Grim

Director of Indian Health Service

Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

Accompanied by: ADMIRAL GARY HARTZ, Acting Director, Office of Public Health, Indian Health Service, Rockville, MD

DR. RICHARD OLSON, Acting Director, Division of Clinical and Preventive Services, Indian Health Service, Rockville, MD

MS. RAE SNYDER, Acting Director of the Urban Health Office, Indian Health Service, Rockville, MD

Testimony

Mr. Steven Nesmith

Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC

Testimony

Ms. Rachel Joseph

Co-Chair

National Steering Committee on the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Lone Pine, CA

Testimony

Dr. Ben Muneta, M.D.

President

Association of American Indian Physicians, Oklahoma City, OK

Testimony

Mr. Steve Weaver

Director, Division of Environmental Health & Engineering

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK

Accompanied by: MR. ANDREW JIMMIE, Chief, Minto Traditional Council, Minto AK

Testimony