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On November 8, 1978, the Public Health Service Act (Pub. L. 95-622) was amended, thereby creating the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. One of the charges of the Commission was to biennially report to the President, the Congress, and appropriate Federal agencies on the protection of human subjects of biomedical and behavioral research. In carrying out the above, the Commission was directed to include a review of the adequacy and uniformity (1) of the rules, policies, guidelines, and regulations of all Federal agencies regarding the protection of human subjects of biomedical or behavioral research which such agencies conduct or support, and (2) of the implementation of such rules, policies, guidelines, and regulations by such agencies, and may include such recommendations for legislation and administrative action as the Commission deems appropriate.