This is really good news but what is so ironic is that it was the NIH that was the main opposition to the Udall Bill--they felt it threatened their sovereignty in how they spent the research money. They felt that if the Udall Bill succeeded then other organizations such as the American Cancer Society, etc. would then demand their own bills. Bruce * There are three kinds of people--those who can count and those who can't * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bruce G. Warr "Experience is what enables us to recognize Healthcare Informatics Lab a mistake the next time we make it." Information Systems Dept. University of Maryland Baltimore County http://umbc.edu/~warr/ (V) (410)455-3206 (F) (410)455-1073 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~