Speaker. I rise to express my support for H.R. 2418. the Health Services Amendments of 1985. H.R. 2418 extends the authorization for community health and migrant health programs for fiscal year 1987 and fiscal year 1988 at fiscal year 1986 appropriation levels. The community health and migrant health programs are tne primary providers of care to persons who live in medically underserved areas and who belong to medically underserved population groups. Nearly 6 million people are currently served by these programs. Community and migrant health centers are obligated to serve all residents in the communities in which they are located. The grants authorized by this legislation are used to cover the costs of treating patients who are poor or without insurance. During fiscal year 1984. 60 percent of the patients using community health centers and 80 percent of the patients using migrant health centers were poor. This legislation also creates authority for a 3year program for the control of plague. The authorization for this program is $1 million per year.