H.R. 38 Summary

• Urges the U.S. Department of the Interior and Congress to provide additional federal aid to Hawaii for services provided to migrants from the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau.

• Documents that Hawaii spent $91.4 million in 2006 and $101.2 million in 2007 on state services for Compact of Free Association migrants, including human services ($37.1-$52.1 million), education ($53.6 million), health services ($6.8 million), and criminal justice costs.

• Urges Congress to amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow Compact of Free Association migrants to receive federally funded financial and medical assistance instead of relying on state funds.

• Urges the Department of the Interior to increase Compact Impact Assistance grant funding, establish dialysis and chemotherapy centers in Micronesia and Compact nations, and secure additional federal assistance programs for the affected population.

• Requires certified copies be sent to the President, Secretary of the Interior, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and various state agency directors and judicial officials.