The U.S. Congress declared that "it is the policy of this Nation, in fulfillment of its special responsibilities and legal obligation to the American Indian people, to meet the national goal of providing the highest possible health status to Indians and to provide existing Indian health services with all resources necessary to effect that policy". Therefore, the "Indian Health Care Improvement Act" (Public Law 94-437) was enacted to implement the Federal responsibility for the care and education of the Indian people by improving the services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encouraging maximum participation of Indians in such programs, and for other purposes. Consisting of seven titles, the Act covers: (1) Indian Health Manpower, (2) Health Services, (3) Health Facilities, (4) Access to Health Services, (5) Health Services for Urban Indians, (6) American Indian School of Medicine--Feasibility Study (to determine the need for, and the feasibility of, establishing a school of medicine to train Indians to provide health services for Indians), and (7) Miscellaneous (reports, regulations, implementation plan, leases with Indian tribes, and availability of funds). (NQ)