[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 132 (Wednesday, October 9, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S10224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Kennedy):
  S. 3083. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the 
Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education; to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation with 
Senator Kennedy to extend the authorization time for an advisory 
council for graduate medical education. The Council on Graduate Medical 
Education, COGME, was created by Congress in 1986 to provide an ongoing 
assessment of physician workforce trends, training issues and financing 
policies, and to recommend appropriate Federal and private sector 
efforts to address identified needs. The legislation calls for COGME to 
advise and make recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, the Senate Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor and Pensions, and the House of Representatives 
Committee on Commerce. In 1998, when we re-autohrized Title 7 programs, 
we re-authorized the Council through September 30, 2002.
  Unfortunately, we have not been able to fully review all of the 
programs outlined in Title 7, including COGME. To give our Committee 
the additional time to review this council, I am introducing 
legislation today with Senator Kennedy to extend the time period for 
its authorization until the end of fiscal year 2003.
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