President Bush Issues Olmstead Act Executive Order

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On June 18, 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order for the swift implementation of the Olmstead Decision of 1999. The president wrote, "The Attorney General, the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, Labor and Housing and Urban Development, and the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration shall work cooperatively to ensure that the Olmstead decision is implemented in a timely manner. Specifically, the designated agencies should work with states to help them assess their . . .