25 U.S.C. § 1671: Reports

a report on the progress made in meeting the objectives of this chapter, including a review of programs established or assisted pursuant to this chapter and an assessment and recommendations of additional programs or additional assistance necessary to, at a minimum, provide health services to Indians, and ensure a health status for Indians, which are at a parity with the health services available to and the health status of, the general population; a report on whether, and to what extent, new national health care programs, benefits, initiatives, or financing systems have had an impact on the purposes of this chapter and any steps that the Secretary may have taken to consult with Indian tribes to address such impact; on a national and area or other relevant geographical basis; by gender and age; by source of payment and type of service; and comparing such rates of use with rates of use among comparable non-Indian populations. 1 1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon. a separate statement which specifies the amount of funds requested to carry out the provisions of section 1621 of this title ; a separate statement of the total amount obligated or expended in the most recently completed fiscal year to achieve each of the objectives described in section 1680d of this title , relating to infant and maternal mortality and fetal alcohol syndrome; the reports required by sections 1602(d), 2 1616a(n), 1621b(b), 1621h(j), 1631(c), 1632(g), 1634(a)(3), 1643, 1665g(e), 2 See References in Text note below. 2 and 1680g(a), and 1680 l (f) 2 of this title; for fiscal year 1995, the report required by sections 1665a(c)(3) 2 and 1665 l (b) 2 of this title; for fiscal year 1997, the interim report required by section 1637(h)(1) 2 of this title; and for fiscal year 1999, the reports required by sections 1637(h)(2), 2 1660b(b), 2 1665j(f), 2 and 1680k(g) 2 of this title. There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on Indian and Native Alaskan Health Care that shall examine the health concerns of Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations and tribal lands (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Commission’). the Secretary; 15 members who are experts in the health care field and issues that the Commission is established to examine; and the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, who shall be nonvoting members. two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; two shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and seven shall be appointed by the Secretary. Not fewer than 10 of the members appointed to the Commission shall be Indians or Native Alaskans. The Secretary shall serve as the Chairperson of the Commission. The Commission may seek the expertise of any expert in the health care field to carry out its duties. Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filed [sic] in the same manner as the original appointment. study the health concerns of Indians and Native Alaskans; and prepare the reports described in subsection (i). The Commission may hold such hearings, including hearings on reservations, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such information as the Commission considers advisable to carry out the purpose for which the Commission was established. The Commission may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out the purpose for which the Commission was established. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each member of the Commission may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5 , United States Code, for each day (including travel time), during which that member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of the Commission. Members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States shall receive no additional pay on account of their service on the Commission. The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under section 5703 of title 5 , United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission. The Secretary, in accordance with rules established by the Commission, may select and appoint a staff director and other personnel necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties. The Secretary, in accordance with rules established by the Commission, may set the amount of compensation to be paid to the staff director and any other personnel that serve the Commission. Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and the detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. The Chairperson of the Commission is authorized to procure the temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5 , United States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title. detail the health problems faced by Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations; examine and explain the causes of such problems; describe the health care services available to Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations and the adequacy of such services; identify the reasons for the provision of inadequate health care services for Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations, including the availability of resources; develop measures for tracking the health status of Indians and Native Americans who reside on reservations; and make recommendations for improvements in the health care services provided for Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations, including recommendations for legislative change. In addition to the report required under paragraph (1), not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act [ Oct. 17, 2000 ], the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report that describes any alcohol and drug abuse among Indians and Native Alaskans who reside on reservations. Section 1013 of title 5 , United States Code, shall not apply to the Commission. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.”