It now appears that the United States will fail to meet these health objectives with respect to the provision of prenatal care early in pregnancy and with respect to reducing the incidence of low birth weight births and of infant mortality. There is clear and convincing evidence that this inadequate care occurs most frequently among individuals who are poor and without health insurance. H.R. 1326 enables community and migrant health centers to provide health care to additional children. and women of childbearing age. who are poor or have inadequate health insurance. and to enhance the role of such programs in efforts to meet the 1990 health objectives. Included in this bill is the "frontier amendment." which I sponsored. that requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to "give special consideration to the unique needs of frontier areas" in the funding of community health centers. As you know. frontier areas include those areas having a population density of six or less persons per square mile.