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Bill· HRH.R. 2305 (103rd)reported

To authorize and encourage the President to conclude an agreement with Mexico to establish a United States-Mexico Border Health Commission.

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1993

Authorizes the President to conclude an agreement with Mexico to establish a binational commission to be known as the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission. Declares that it should be the duty of the Commission to: (1) conduct a needs assessment in the U.S.-Mexican border area to identify and resolve health problems that affect the general population of the area; (2) coordinate public and private persons to educate the population about, and resolve, such health problems and develop programs to meet needs that are not being met by such persons; and (3) formulate recommendations for a fair method by which the government of one country would reimburse a public or private person in the other country for the cost of a health care service furnished to a citizen or resident alien of the first country who is unable to pay for the service.

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 204 (103rd)referred

To designate the week of July 25 through 31, 1993, as the "National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War".

United States · United States Congress · 26 May 1993

Designates July 25 through 31, 1993, as National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War. Authorizes the President to urge U.S. departments and agencies, interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the American flag at half-staff on July 27, 1993, in honor of the Americans who died as a result of their service in Korea.

Bill· HRH.R. 2012 (103rd)referred

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Richard "Red" Skelton, and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1993

Authorizes the President to present to Red Skelton, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal in recognition of his performance as an entertainer and humanitarian. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal with suitable emblems and to strike and sell bronze duplicates of it. Declares such medals national medals. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1981 (103rd)open

Qualified Football Coaches Plan Technical Corrections Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1993

Qualified Football Coaches Plan Technical Corrections Act of 1993 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to make technical revisions which restore treatment of a qualified football coaches plan as a multiemployer plan for pension plan purposes.

Law· HRH.R. 1944 (103rd)enacted

To provide for additional development at War in the Pacific National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1993

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) an appropriate commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Mariana campaign of World War II should be planned by the United States in conjunction with the Governments of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior should take steps to ensure the completion of visitor centers at the War in the Pacific National Historic Park, Guam (Park), and the American Memorial Park, Saipan, by June 15, 1994, for the historical interpretation of the campaign. Authorizes the Secretary, within the boundaries of the Park, to: (1) construct a monument to commemorate, by individual name, the people of Guam, living and dead, who suffered personal injury, forced labor, forced marches, internment or death incident to enemy occupation of Guam between December 8, 1941, and August 10, 1944; and (2) implement programs to interpret experiences of the people of Guam during World War II, including, but not limited to, oral histories of those people of Guam who experienced the occupation. Requires the Secretary, through the Director of the National Park Service, to develop and submit to specified congressional committees a report containing updated cost estimates for the development of the Park, a general plan to implement such development, and at a minimum, cost estimates for the design and construction of the monument. Requires the Secretary to take steps to preserve and protect various World War II vintage weapons and fortifications which exist within the Park. Increases the authorization of appropriations for both Parks.

Bill· HRH.R. 1738 (103rd)open

Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and Information Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1993

Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and Information Act of 1993 - Authorizes the establishment of a program of promotion, consumer information, and research to strengthen the cut flowers and cut greens industry, including the creation of a Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut Greens Promotion Council.

Bill· HRH.R. 1709 (103rd)open

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1993

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to: (1) define the term "dietary supplement"; and (2) exclude a dietary supplement from the definition of "food additive." Deems a dietary supplement adulterated if it: (1) contains an unsafe dietary ingredient which presents a substantial and unreasonable risk of illness or injury; or (2) contains a dietary ingredient that has not been adequately substantiated for safety. Prohibits the establishment of maximum limits on the potency of any dietary supplement, except in the case of a supplement represented to be for the use of individuals with specific diseases or disorders. Allows a dietary supplement's label to characterize the relationship between the supplement and a disease under specified conditions. Deems food misbranded unless the label lists the daily value of specified nutrients which shall reflect the daily intake of each nutrient that will promote optimal health. Prohibits such value from being less than the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance. Establishes an Office of Dietary Supplements within the National Institutes of Health.

Bill· HRH.R. 1705 (103rd)referred

Civic Education Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1993

Civic Education Act of 1993 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and revise the program for instruction in the history and principles of democracy in the United States. Requires the program to foster civic responsibility and continue and expand the educational activities of the We the People...The Citizen and the Constitution program. Allows the use of funds for advanced training of teachers in civics and government, after the education program has been implemented. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1697 (103rd)open

Women in Military Service for America Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1993

Women in Military Service for America Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins symbolic of women's service in the armed forces.

Bill· HRH.R. 1687 (103rd)referred

Rural Schools of America (RSA) Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Rural School Improvement Title II: School Building Repair and Renovation Title III: Evaluation of Results Subtitle A: Assistant Secretary Subtitle B: Rural School Research and Evaluation Title IV: General Provisions Rural Schools of America (RSA) Act of 1993 - Title I: Rural School Improvement - (Sec. 101) Establishes, and authorizes appropriations for, a rural school improvement (RSI) grants program to help meet national educational goals. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of Education, under such program, to: (1) reserve specified funds for competitive grant awards to exemplary school programs; and (2) make allotments to State educational agencies (SEAs), for suballotment to local educational agencies (LEAs), based on relative Chapter 1 funding (for educationally disadvantaged students under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). Requires recipient LEAs to make subgrants to community-based organizations or nonprofit partnerships between the LEA, local colleges or universities, or area-wide collaboratives of private sector businesses. (Secs. 103-106, 109, and 110) Sets forth: (1) requirements for applications, local planning, uses of funds, accountability, and local advisory groups; and (2) special rules for ranking schools within an LEA by need, flexibility, and coordination with Chapter 1 planning. (Sec. 107) Authorizes incentive awards to individual schools that demonstrate exemplary progress. (Sec. 108) Directs the Secretary to report on the impact of Federal regulations, guidelines, and policies on rural public schools. Title II: School Building Repair and Renovation - (Sec. 201) Establishes, and authorizes appropriations for, a program of assistance for rural school building repair and renovation. (Sec. 202) Allots program funds to SEAs based on relative Chapter 1 funding, with suballotments to LEAs based on number of: (1) children from families below the poverty line; (2) school buildings used for instructional purposes; and (3) school buildings more than 25 years old used for instructional purposes. (Secs. 204-207) Requires eligible LEAs to use half of their suballotment for programs for school building repair and renovation, and half for programs for school environmental concerns and safety improvements. Authorizes SEA waivers of such requirement. Applies Davis-Bacon Act requirements to such programs. Title III: Evaluation of Results - Subtitle A: Assistant Secretary - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Assistant Secretary for Rural Education in the Department of Education. Subtitle B: Rural School Research and Evaluation - (Sec. 311) Establishes, and authorizes appropriations for, a program of rural school research and evaluation. (Sec. 312) Directs the Secretary to establish for each region a National Rural Regional Education Research Center, to be operated by the appropriate regional educational laboratory. (Sec. 313) Requires each Center to make direct grants to rural LEAs in its region participating in a program assisted under title I of this Act, to conduct local schoool district research and evaluation of efforts toward meeting the national education goals. Title IV: General Provisions - (Sec. 401) Establishes the Interagency Council on Rural Schools. (Sec. 402) Directs the President to conduct a White House Conference on Rural Education. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 403) Requires eligible LEAs to use Federal funds received under this Act only to supplement but not supplant non-Federal funds.

Bill· HRH.R. 1670 (103rd)open

To restore the 1994 cost-of-living adjustment in the regular military compensation of members of the uniformed services on active duty.

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1993

Provides that, effective January 1, 1994, the rates of basic pay, basic allowance for subsistence, and basic allowance for quarters of military personnel on active duty for more than 30 days are increased by 2.2 percent. Expresses the sense of the Congress that funds necessary to provide such increases shall be derived from reductions in national defense programs submitted by the President to the Congress as part of the annual defense budget.

Bill· HRH.R. 1671 (103rd)referred

Independence Hall Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1993

Independence Hall Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar coins emblematic of the shrines of liberty, showing the Liberty Bell on one side and the Independence Hall on the other. Mandates that surcharges from the sale of coins be distributed equally between the Treasury and the Independence Hall Preservation Fund.

Bill· HRH.R. 1608 (103rd)open

1994 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1993

1994 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Mandates that surcharges from the sale of such coins be paid to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to help raise an endowment to be a permanent source of support for the Memorial.

Bill· HRH.R. 1566 (103rd)open

Gulf of Mexico Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Agriculture Title II: Gulf of Mexico Commission Title III: Environmental Protection Agency Title IV: Administrative and Other Provisions Gulf of Mexico Act of 1993 - Title I: Department of Agriculture - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) submit an inventory of Federal and State statutes and regulations affecting the use of wetlands for agricultural purposes to specified congressional committees; and (2) make recommendations for coordinating and simplifying such statutes and regulations, as well as recommendations for wetland regulation necessary to promote the economic and environmental interests of the Gulf of Mexico. Title II: Gulf of Mexico Commission - Requires the President to establish a Gulf of Mexico Commission to promote the environmental and economic interests of the Gulf by coordinating the public authorities and private organizations that are engaged in evaluating and responding to problems relating to the Gulf. Title III: Environmental Protection Agency - Establishes the Gulf of Mexico Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requires the Director of the Program Office to: (1) create an inventory and data base of research on Gulf environmental quality issues; (2) establish a Gulf-wide network to monitor Gulf environmental quality and implement policies to improve environmental quality; and (3) coordinate Federal, State, and local activities to improve environmental quality. Directs the EPA Administrator to publish a Gulf of Mexico Management Plan designed to: (1) summarize existing data on the environmental quality of the Gulf; (2) describe the monitoring network and the Program Office research inventory; (3) describe significant sources of pollution and activities to preserve critical habitats; (4) report on and recommend pollution prevention measures; (5) address the economic impact of such measures on development in the Gulf region; and (6) recommend the Federal, State, and local agencies to be charged with implementing the Plan. Authorizes grants to States for implementing the monitoring network or Plan, subject to cost-sharing requirements. Bars the use of grants for purposes of relieving any person from liability under Federal or State law for damages, response costs, or relief. Permits the Administrator to execute memoranda of understanding with other Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the Gulf. Authorizes the Administrator to study the nature and extent of environmental problems in the Gulf and wider Caribbean region. Title IV: Administrative and Other Provisions - Sets forth administrative provisions. Authorizes appropriations to carry out titles II and III of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1521 (103rd)open

Guam Commonwealth Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Political Relationship Title II: Applicability of Federal Law Title III: Foreign Affairs and Defense Title IV: Courts Title V: Trade Title VI: Taxation Title VII: Immigration Title VIII: Labor Title IX: Transportation and Telecommunications Title X: Land, Natural Resources and Utilities Title XI: United States Financial Assistance Title XII: Technical Amendments and Interpretation Guam Commonwealth Act - Title I: Political Relationship - (Sec. 101) Creates the Commonwealth of Guam. Grants the people of Guam the right of full self-government through adoption of a Constitution and within specified guidelines. (Sec. 102) Recognizes the right of self-determination of the people of Guam. Directs the U.S. Government to promote preservation of the Chamorro culture, enhanced economic, social, and educational opportunities for Chamorros, and training of Chamorros for employment. Directs Guam to establish a land trust for the benefit of the indigenous Chamorro people and to establish residency requirements under the Constitution of Guam for voting and holding elective office. (Sec. 103) Allows this Act to be modified only with the mutual consent of the Governments of the United States and Guam. Title II: Applicability of Federal Law - (Sec. 201) Makes specified provisions of, and amendments to, the U.S. Constitution applicable to Guam. (Sec. 202) Makes Federal laws, rules, or regulations passed after the date of this Act inapplicable unless mutually consented to by the Governments of the United States and Guam. (Sec. 203) Creates the Joint Commission on the Applicability of Federal Law. (Sec. 204) Authorizes the President to delegate to the Governor of Guam performance of functions now vested in Federal administrative agencies. Title III: Foreign Affairs and Defense - (Sec. 301) Grants the United States responsibility for authority with respect to matters relating to foreign affairs and defense that affect Guam. (Sec. 302) Prohibits the establishment of military security zones or the stationing of foreign military personnel on the Island of Guam without the approval of the Government of Guam except in time of declared war, or the establishment of military bases without consultation with the Governor. (Sec. 304) Prohibits the United States from using Guam or the water surrounding it for the dumping or storage of nuclear waste or hazardous chemicals. Provides for the clean up by the United States of chemical dump sites used by the military. Requires the United States to compensate any person injured as a result of hazardous materials stored, used, or disposed of by the U.S. Government in Guam or its waters. Title IV: Courts - (Sec. 401) Specifies provisions governing the relations between U.S. courts and the local courts of Guam, the jurisdiction of the District Court of Guam, and the applicable district court rules. (Sec. 404) Provides for the appointment of a judge for the District Court of Guam, a U.S. attorney, and a U.S. marshal for Guam. Title V: Trade - (Sec. 501) Establishes a Guam-United States free trade area. Authorizes Guam to impose, increase, reduce, or eliminate duties and other restrictions on certain imports and exports. Title VI: Taxation - (Sec. 601) Makes U.S. income tax laws applicable to Guam. Deems such laws to impose a separate tax to be known as the Guam Commonwealth income tax. (Sec. 603) Allows the Government of Guam to provide for the rebate or reduction of taxes in order to assist new industries or economic development. (Sec. 604) Grants Guam the power to determine the nature and amount of taxes imposed upon the income and property of persons within its jurisdiction. Repeals applicable U.S. tax laws one year after Guam has enacted a replacement comprehensive local income tax. (Sec. 605) Exempts all bonds or other obligations issued by Guam from taxation by Federal, State, or local governments of the United States. Title VII: Immigration - (Sec. 701) Applies the Immigration and Nationality Act and pertinent Federal regulations to Guam for two years from enactment of this Act. Directs Guam to enact a comprehensive law on immigration to become effective at the end of the two-year period. (Sec. 702) Authorizes U.S. consular officials to issue visas for travel only to Guam for any alien seeking to enter Guam as a non-immigrant in order to encourage investors and tourists to come to Guam. Title VIII: Labor - (Sec. 801) Grants preference to qualified residents of Guam in all Federal civil service vacancies occurring in Guam. (Sec. 802) Grants Guam the authority to enact and enforce all laws regulating or affecting employment in Guam. Title IX: Transportation and Telecommunications - (Sec. 901) Precludes application of any U.S. law barring the U.S. registration and use of any foreign-built vessel within the waters around Guam for any purpose. Exempts from the coastwise laws of the United States any shipment of fish or fish products from Guam to any U.S. coastwise destination. Directs the Commission to examine the applicability of such laws and to recommend their termination upon determining that such laws constrain Guam's economic development. (Sec. 902) Authorizes the Governor of Guam to sponsor any qualified air service carrier to come to Guam, subject to presidential consultation concerning U.S. foreign policy and security interests. Exempts Guam from all bilateral treaties between the United States and foreign states with respect to scheduling and technical specifications of aircraft, other than safety requirements. (Sec. 903) Defines Guam as "domestic" for Federal Communications Commission rate setting purposes. Title X: Land, Natural Resources and Utilities - (Sec. 1001) Grants the Government of Guam the power of eminent domain. (Secs. 1001, 1002) Sets limits on U.S. acquisition of real property on Guam. Exempts Guam from Federal regulations governing the transfer or sale of excess Federal real property. Provides for the transfer of all excess Federal property to Guam, with specified exceptions. (Sec. 1003) Provides for access and use by the residents of Guam of certain retained Federal property, subject to military security requirements. (Sec. 1004) Directs the United States to transfer ownership of island utilities to Guam. Title XI: United States Financial Assistance - (Secs. 1101, 1102) Provides for the return of U.S. revenues from taxes and fees collected in Guam to the Government of Guam. Makes U.S. laws providing Federal benefits and financial assistance which are applicable to the States equally applicable to Guam. (Sec. 1104) Directs the Governor of Guam, in preparing an annual budget, to identify the costs and benefits to Guam brought about by its role as one of the principal U.S. military bases. (Sec. 1105) Provides for assistance to aid Guam's transition to a Commonwealth. Title XII: Technical Amendments and Interpretation - (Sec. 1203) Makes technical and conforming amendments. (Sec. 1204) Requires this Act to be submitted to the registered voters of Guam for ratification after being passed by the Congress. Repeals the Organic Act of Guam.

Bill· HRH.R. 1440 (103rd)open

Site-Specific Agricultural Resource Management Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1993

Site-Specific Agricultural Resource Management Act of 1993 - Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Soil Conservation Service, to establish a program to develop site-specific resource management plans for agricultural land.

Bill· HRH.R. 1453 (103rd)referred

Equal Education Funding Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1993

Equal Education Funding Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the formula for determining the amount of grants to States under the chapter 1 title I program for educationally disadvantaged children. Adds definitions for such basic grant program, including an average per pupil effort factor based on State and national average per pupil expenditures and income factors.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 67 (103rd)open

Welcoming the XLVI Congress of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR), commending the Department of Defense and the Reserve Officers Association of the United States for hosting the XLVI Congress of the CIOR, and urging other departments and agencies of the Federal Government to cooperate with and assist the XLVI Congress of the CIOR to carry out its activities and programs.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1993

Welcomes the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (as association of reserve officers representing nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to the United States for its XLVI Congress at Washington, D.C., during August 1993. Urges and commends efforts of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Reserve Officers Association, and all Federal departments and agencies in hosting such Congress and carrying out appropriate activities and programs.

Bill· HRH.R. 1403 (103rd)open

Caribbean Basin Free Trade Agreements Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1993

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Relationship of NAFTA Implementation to the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Initiative Title II: Caribbean Basin Free Trade Agreements Caribbean Basin Free Trade Agreements Act - Title I: Relationship of NAFTA Implementation to the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Initiative - Amends the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (the Act) to accord certain textile and apparel articles and certain other articles from Caribbean beneficiary countries the same tariff and quota treatment accorded any such articles imported from Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Directs the President to: (1) monitor the effects, if any, that implementation of NAFTA has on the access of beneficiary countries to U.S. markets for sugars, syrups, and molasses; and (2) take or propose, after consulting with interested parties and appropriate congressional committees, any actions necessary to ameliorate any adverse effects such implementation may have on them. Title II: Caribbean Basin Free Trade Agreements - Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to determine the feasibility of any beneficiary countries either: (1) acceding to NAFTA and any supplemental agreements pertaining to environmental, labor, and import issues; or (2) entering into bilateral or multilateral agreements with the United States that contain provisions comparable to those contained in NAFTA, or which will achieve the objectives of the Act or the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. Authorizes the President to enter into trade agreements with beneficiary countries to provide for the elimination or reduction of any duty or trade barrier to, or other distortions to, trade with the United States. Requires the President to consult with the Congress before entering into such agreements. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to make congressional "fast track" procedures applicable to implementing bills submitted with respect to such trade agreements.

Bill· HRH.R. 1423 (103rd)referred

Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1993

Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the extra-label use of drugs in animals if such use is upon the order of licensed veterinarian, is in compliance with appropriate regulations, and is in the context of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship. Prohibits such use if it results in unacceptable residues of a drug in food.

Bill· HRH.R. 1323 (103rd)referred

National Economic Conversion and Environmental Restoration Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1993

National Economic Conversion and Environmental Restoration Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make demonstration grants to institutions of higher education to provide education and training in environmental restoration to dislocated defense workers and young adults. Sets forth consortium, application, reporting, and other program requirements. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1296 (103rd)open

Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1993

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1993

Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish birth defects prevention and research programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to provide for collection, analysis, and reporting of birth defects statistics from birth certificates, infant death certificates, hospital records, or other sources and to collect and disaggregate such statistics by gender and racial and ethnic group. Directs the Secretary to establish at least five regional birth defects monitoring and research programs to collect and analyze information on the number, incidence, correlation, and causes of birth defects. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to award grants or enter into cooperative agreements with specified entities to serve as Centers of Excellence for Birth Defects Prevention Research. Requires one of the Centers to focus on birth defects among ethnic minorities. Requires the CDC to establish a clearinghouse for the collection and storage of data generated from birth defects monitoring programs developed under this Act. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to provide for the evaluation, and implementation of prevention strategies designed to reduce the incidence and effects of birth defects. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee for Birth Defects Prevention. Requires the Secretary to report biennially to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources regarding birth defects. Authorizes appropriations.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 56 (103rd)referred

Expressing the sense of the Congress that access to basic health care services is a fundamental human right.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1993

Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that: (1) access to health care services is a fundamental human right; (2) all legislative proposals by the President and the Congress concerning national health care reform and any initiatives to improve the delivery of health care should be based upon recognition of such right; and (3) legislative proposals should be specifically developed which make policy changes necessary to protect and guarantee such right.