proposal 12020 Allow easy reuse of small pieces of text

The entry in our requirements document says:

Allow easy reuse of small pieces of text
Proposal 1:
Keywords in keywords (#2)
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/15522/IssueNumber02.ht
ml
Proposal 2:
text element
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200702/msg00064.html and
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/200702/msg00071.html

I have no idea what to make of that.  I am lost as to what
this proposal is and where it stands.

Can we clear this up?  Is there one proposal or two, and
what is it (are they)?

paul