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The failure of the private sector to meet the quality goals established in The Action Plan and thus the failure to achieve the distribution goal of 75 percent of patients getting scientifically accurate information leaves only one option under Public Law 104-180: the Secretary [Department of Health and Human Services] shall seek public comment on other initiatives that may be carried out to meet such goals.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628