S 1067 · 103th Congress · International Affairs

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

Introduced 1993-05-28· Sponsored by Sen. Krueger, Robert C. [D-TX]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(1993-05-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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