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SUBCHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec.
201. Definitions.

PART A - ADMINISTRATION
202. Administration and supervision of Service.
203. Organization of Service.
204. Commissioned corps; composition; appointment of
Regular and Reserve officers; appointment and
status of warrant officers.
205. Appointment and tenure of office of Surgeon
General; reversion in rank.
206. Assignment of officers.
(a) Deputy Surgeon General.
(b) Assistant Surgeons General.
(c) Creation of temporary positions as Assistant
Surgeons General.
(d) Designation of Assistant Surgeon General
with respect to absence, disability, or
vacancy in offices of Surgeon General and
Deputy Surgeon General.
207. Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps.
(a) Grades of commissioned officers.
(b) Titles of medical officers.
(c) Repealed.
(d) Maximum number in grade for each fiscal
year.
(e) Exception to grade limitations for officers
assigned to Department of Defense.
(f) Exception to maximum number limitations for
officers assigned to Department of Defense.
208. Repealed.
209. Appointment of personnel.
(a) Original appointments to Regular and Reserve
Corps; limitation on appointment and call
to active duty.
(b) Grade and number of original appointments.
(c) Issuance of commissions.
(d) Date of appointment; credit for service.
(e) Reappointment; credit for service.
(f) Special consultants.
(g) Designation for fellowships; duties; pay.
(h) Aliens.
(i) Civil service appointments by Secretary.
209a to
209c. Omitted or Repealed.
209d. Appointment of osteopaths as commissioned
officers.
210. Pay and allowances.
(a) Commissioned officers of Regular and Reserve
Corps; special pay for active duty;
incentive special pay for Public Health
Service nurses.
(b) Purchase of supplies.
(c) Members of national advisory or review
councils or committees.
(d) Field employees.
(e) Additional pay for service at Gillis W. Long
Hansen's Disease Center.
(f) Allowances included in fellowships.
(g) Positions in professional, scientific and
executive service; compensation;
appointment.
210-1. Annual and sick leave.
(a) Regulations.
(b), (c) Repealed.
(d) Definitions.
210a. Repealed.
210b. Professional categories.
(a) Division of corps; basis of categories.
(b) Assignment of officers.
(c) Maximum number of officers in each category.
(d) Vacancies in grade for purposes of
promotion.
(e) Absence of vacancy in grade as affecting
promotion.
(f) Vacancy in grade as affecting maximum number
for each category.
211. Promotion of commissioned officers.
(a) Permanent or temporary promotions;
examination.
(b) Promotion to certain grades only to fill
vacancies; regulations; "restricted grade"
defined.
(c) Examinations.
(d) Permanent promotions to qualified officers
on length of service.
(e) Promotion of professional category officers
to fill certain vacancies.
(f) Reexamination upon failure of promotion;
effective date of promotion.
(g) Separation from service upon failure of
promotion.
(h) Separation from service upon refusal to
stand examination.
(i) Review of record; separation from service.
(j) Determination of order of seniority.
(k) Temporary promotions; fill vacancy in higher
grade; war or national emergency; selection
of officers; termination of appointment.
(l) Determination of requirements of Service by
Secretary; assignment of Reserve Officers
to professional categories; temporary
promotions; termination of temporary
promotions.
(m) Acceptance of promotion; oath and affidavit.
211a, 211b. Repealed.
211c. Promotion credit for medical officers in assistant
grade.
212. Retirement of commissioned officers.
(a) Age; voluntariness; length of service;
computation of retired pay.
(b) Basic pay of highest temporary grade.
(c) Recall to active duty.
(d) "Active service" defined.
(e) Crediting of part of year.
(f) Retirement or separation for physical
disability.
212a, 212b. Repealed.
213. Military benefits.
(a) Rights, privileges, immunities, and benefits
accorded to commissioned officers or their
survivors.
(b) Award of decorations.
(c) Authority of Surgeon General.
(d) Active service deemed active military
service with respect to laws administered
by Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(e) Active service deemed active military
service with respect to Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act.
(f) Active service deemed active military
service with respect to anti-discrimination
laws.
213a. Rights, benefits, privileges, and immunities for
commissioned officers or beneficiaries; exercise
of authority by Secretary or designee.
214. Presentation of United States flag upon
retirement.
(a) Presentation of flag.
(b) Multiple presentations not authorized.
(c) No cost to recipient.
214a. Repealed.
215. Detail of Service personnel.
(a) Other Government departments.
(b) State health or mental health authorities.
(c) Congressional committees and nonprofit
educational, research, or other
institutions engaged in health activities
for special studies and dissemination of
information.
(d) Availability of funds; reimbursement by
State; detailed services deemed service for
computation of pay, promotion, etc.
216. Regulations.
(a) Prescription by President: appointments,
retirement, etc.
(b) Promulgation by Surgeon General;
administration of Service.
(c) Preference to school of medicine.
217. Use of Service in time of war or emergency.
217a. Advisory councils or committees.
(a) Appointment; purpose.
(b) Compensation and allowances of members not
full-time employees of United States.
(c) Delegation of functions.
217a-1. Advisory committees; prohibition of consideration
of political affiliations.
217b. Volunteer services.
218. National Advisory Councils on Migrant Health.
(a) Appointment; duties.
(b) Membership.
(c) Terms of office.
(d) Applicability of section 14(a) of Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
218a. Training of officers.
(a) In general.
(b) Voluntary separation within period
subsequent to attendance.
(c) Training in leave without pay status.
219 to 230. Transferred, Repealed, or Omitted.
231. Service and supply fund; uses; reimbursement.
232. National Institute of Mental Health; authorization
of appropriation; construction; location.
233. Civil actions or proceedings against commissioned
officers or employees.
(a) Exclusiveness of remedy.
(b) Attorney General to defend action or
proceeding; delivery of process to
designated official; furnishing of copies
of pleading and process to United States
attorney, Attorney General, and Secretary.
(c) Removal to United States district court;
procedure; proceeding upon removal deemed a
tort action against United States; hearing
on motion to remand to determine
availability of remedy against United
States; remand to State court or dismissal.
(d) Compromise or settlement of claim by
Attorney General.
(e) Assault or battery.
(f) Authority of Secretary or designee to hold
harmless or provide liability insurance for
assigned or detailed employees.
(g) Exclusivity of remedy against United States
for entities deemed Public Health Service
employees; coverage for services furnished
to individuals other than center patients;
application process; subrogation of medical
malpractice claims; applicable period;
entity and contractor defined.
(h) Qualifications for designation as Public
Health Service employee.
(i) Authority of Attorney General to exclude
health care professionals from coverage.
(j) Remedy for denial of hospital admitting
privileges to certain health care
providers.
(k) Estimate of annual claims by Attorney
General; criteria; establishment of fund;
transfer of funds to Treasury accounts.
(l) Timely response to filing of action or
proceeding.
(m) Application of coverage to managed care
plans.
(n) Report on risk exposure of covered entities.
(o) Volunteer services provided by health
professionals at free clinics.
(p) Administration of smallpox countermeasures
by health professionals.
234. Repealed.
235. Administration of grants in multigrant projects;
promulgation of regulations.
236. Orphan Products Board.
(a) Establishment; composition; chairman.
(b) Function.
(c) Duties with respect to drugs for rare
diseases or conditions.
(d) Consultation.
(e) Annual report; contents.
237. Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research
Service.
(a) Creation; number of members.
(b) Appointments; qualifications; provisions
inapplicable to members.
(c) Performance appraisal system.
(d) Pay of members.
(e) Contribution to retirement system of
institutions of higher education.
(f) Career and noncareer appointment of certain
individuals.
(g) Rules and regulations.

PART B - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
238. Gifts for benefit of Service.
(a) Acceptance by Secretary.
(b) Depository of funds; availability for
expenditure.
(c) Evidences of unconditional gifts of
intangible property.
(d) Real property or tangible personal property.
238a. Use of immigration station hospitals.
238b. Disposition of money collected for care of
patients.
238c. Transportation of remains of officers.
238d. Availability of appropriations for grants to
Federal institutions.
238e. Transfer of funds.
238f. Availability of appropriations.
238g. Wearing of uniforms.
238h. Biennial report.
238i. Memorials and other acknowledgments for
contributions to health of Nation.
238j. Evaluation of programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Report on evaluations.
238k. Contract authority.
238l. Recovery.
(a) Right of United States to recover base
amount plus interest.
(b) Notice of sale, transfer, or change.
(c) Base amount; interest.
(d) Waiver of recovery rights.
(e) Pre-judgment lien.
238m. Use of fiscal agents.
(a) Contracting authority.
(b) Contracting prerequisites.
(c) Advances under contracts.
(d) Applicable statutory provisions.
(e) "Fiscal agent" defined.
238n. Abortion-related discrimination in governmental
activities regarding training and licensing of
physicians.
(a) In general.
(b) Accreditation of postgraduate physician
training programs.
(c) Definitions.
238o. Restriction on use of funds for assisted suicide,
euthanasia, and mercy killing.
238p. Recommendations and guidelines regarding automated
external defibrillators for Federal buildings.
(a) Guidelines on placement.
(b) Related recommendations.
(c) Consultations; consideration of certain
recommendations.
(d) Date certain for establishing guidelines and
recommendations.
(e) Definitions.
238q. Liability regarding emergency use of automated
external defibrillators.
(a) Good Samaritan protections regarding AEDs.
(b) Inapplicability of immunity.
(c) Rules of construction.
(d) Federal jurisdiction.
(e) Definitions.

PART C - SMALLPOX EMERGENCY PERSONNEL PROTECTION
239. General provisions.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Voluntary program.
239a. Determination of eligibility and benefits.
(a) In general.
(b) Covered individuals.
(c) Criteria for reimbursement.
(d) Deadline for filing request.
(e) Structured settlements at Secretary's
option.
(f) Review of determination.
239b. Smallpox vaccine injury table.
(a) Smallpox vaccine injury table.
239c. Medical benefits.
(a) In general.
(b) Benefits secondary to other coverage.
239d. Compensation for lost employment income.
(a) In general.
(b) Amount of compensation.
(c) Limitations.
(d) Benefit in addition to medical benefits.
239e. Payment for death.
(a) Death benefit.
(b) Election in case of dependents.
(c) Benefit in addition to medical benefits.
239f. Administration.
(a) Administration by agreement with other
agency or agencies.
(b) Regulations.
239g. Authorization of appropriations.
239h. Relationship to other laws.

SUBCHAPTER II - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

PART A - RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONS
241. Research and investigations generally.
(a) Authority of Secretary.
(b) Testing for carcinogenicity, teratogenicity,
mutagenicity, and other harmful biological
effects; consultation.
(c) Diseases not significantly occurring in
United States.
(d) Protection of privacy of individuals who are
research subjects.
242. Studies and investigations on use and misuse of
narcotic drugs and other drugs; annual report to
Attorney General; cooperation with States.
242a. Repealed.
242b. General authority respecting research,
evaluations, and demonstrations in health
statistics, health services, and health care
technology.
(a) Scope of activities.
(b) Additional authority; scope of activities.
(c) Coordination of activities through units of
Department.
242c to
242j. Repealed or Transferred.
242k. National Center for Health Statistics.
(a) Establishment; appointment of Director;
statistical and epidemiological activities.
(b) Duties.
(c) Statistical and epidemiological compilations
and surveys.
(d) Technical aid to States and localities.
(e) Cooperative Health Statistics System.
(f) Federal-State cooperation.
(g) Collection of health data; data collection
forms.
(h) Registration area records.
(i) Technical assistance in effective use of
statistics.
(j) Coordination of health statistical and
epidemiological activities.
(k) National Committee on Vital and Health
Statistics; establishment; membership; term
of office; compensation; functions;
consultations of Secretary with Committee
and professional advisory groups.
(l) Data specific to particular ethnic and
racial populations.
(m) Grants for assembly and analysis of data on
ethnic and racial populations.
(n) Authorization of appropriations.
242l. International cooperation.
(a) Cooperative endeavors; statement of purpose.
(b) Authority of Secretary; building
construction prohibition.
(c) Benefits for overseas assignees.
(d) Strategies to improve injection safety.
242m. General provisions respecting effectiveness,
efficiency, and quality of health services.
(a) Reports to Congress and President;
preparation; review by Office of Management
and Budget.
(b) Grants or contracts; applications,
submittal; application peer review group,
findings and recommendations; necessity of
favorable recommendation; appointments.
(c) Development and dissemination of statistics.
(d) Information; publication restrictions.
(e) Payment procedures; advances or
reimbursement; installments; conditions;
reductions.
(f) Contracts without regard to section 3324 of
title 31 and section 5 of title 41.
242n. Repealed.
242o. Health conferences; publication of health
educational information.
242p. National disease prevention data profile.
242q. Task Force on Aging Research; establishment and
duties.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Duties.
(c) Provision of information to public.
242q-1. Membership.
(a) Composition.
(b) Chair.
(c) Quorum.
(d) Meetings.
(e) Compensation and expenses.
242q-2. Administrative staff and support.
242q-3. Reports.
(a) In general.
(b) Availability to public.
242q-4. Definitions.
242q-5. Authorization of appropriations.
242r. Improvement and publication of data on
food-related allergic responses.
(a) In general.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.

PART B - FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION
243. General grant of authority for cooperation.
(a) Enforcement of quarantine regulations;
prevention of communicable diseases.
(b) Comprehensive and continuing planning;
training of personnel for State and local
health work; fees.
(c) Development of plan to control epidemics and
meet emergencies or problems resulting from
disasters; cooperative planning; temporary
assistance; reimbursement of United States.
244. Public access defibrillation programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Preference.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Application.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
244-1, 244a.Repealed.
245. Public access defibrillation demonstration
projects.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Application.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
245a. Repealed.
246. Grants and services to States.
(a) Comprehensive health planning and services.
(b) Project grants for areawide health planning;
authorization of appropriations;
prerequisites for grants; application;
contents.
(c) Project grants for training, studies, and
demonstrations; authorization of
appropriations.
246a. Bureau of State Services management fund;
establishment; advancements; availability.
247. Omitted.
247a. Family support groups for Alzheimer's disease
patients.
(a) Establishment; priorities.
(b) National network to coordinate groups.
247b. Project grants for preventive health services.
(a) Grant authority.
(b) Application.
(c) Approval; annual project review.
(d) Amount of grant; payment.
(e) Reduction.
(f) Recordkeeping; audit authority.
(g) Use of grant funds; mandatory treatment
prohibited.
(h) Reports.
(i) Technical assistance.
(j) Authorization of appropriations.
(k) Additional grants to States, political
subdivisions, and other public and
nonprofit private entities.
247b-1. Screenings, referrals, and education regarding
lead poisoning.
(a) Authority for grants.
(b) Status as medicaid provider.
(c) Priority in making grants.
(d) Grant application.
(e) Relationship to services and activities
under other programs.
(f) Method and amount of payment.
(g) Supplies, equipment, and employee detail.
(h) Records.
(i) Audit and examination of records.
(j) Annual report.
(k) Indian tribes.
(l) Funding.
(m) Guidelines for standardized reporting.
247b-2. Repealed.
247b-3. Education, technology assessment, and epidemiology
regarding lead poisoning.
(a) Prevention.
(b) Technology assessment and epidemiology.
247b-3a. Training and reports by the Health Resources and
Services Administration.
(a) Training.
(b) Report.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-4. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities.
(a) In general.
(b) Grants and contracts.
(c) Biennial report.
(d) Applicability of privacy laws.
(e) Advisory committee.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-4a. Early detection, diagnosis, and interventions for
newborns and infants with hearing loss.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Purposes.
(c) Statewide newborn and infant hearing
screening, evaluation and intervention
programs and systems.
(d) Technical assistance, data management, and
applied research.
(e) Coordination and collaboration.
(f) Rule of construction.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-4b. Developmental disabilities surveillance and
research programs.
(a) National autism and pervasive developmental
disabilities surveillance program.
(b) Centers of excellence in autism and
pervasive developmental disabilities
epidemiology.
(c) Clearinghouse.
(d) Definition.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-4c. Information and education.
(a) In general.
(b) Stipends.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-4d. Inter-agency Autism Coordinating Committee.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Membership.
(c) Administrative support; terms of service;
other provisions.
247b-4e. Report to Congress.
247b-5. Preventive health measures with respect to
prostate cancer.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement of matching funds.
(c) Education on significance of early
detection.
(d) Requirement of provision of all services by
date certain.
(e) Additional required agreements.
(f) Reports to Secretary.
(g) Description of intended uses of grant.
(h) Requirement of submission of application.
(i) Method and amount of payment.
(j) Technical assistance and provision of
supplies and services in lieu of grant
funds.
(k) "Units of local government" defined.
(l) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-6. Preventive health services regarding tuberculosis.
(a) In general.
(b) Research, demonstration projects, education,
and training.
(c) Cooperation with providers of primary health
services.
(d) Application for grant.
(e) Supplies and services in lieu of grant
funds.
(f) Advisory Council.
(g) Funding.
247b-7. Loan repayment program.
(a) In general.
(b) Applicability of certain provisions.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
(d) Availability of appropriations.
247b-8. Fellowship and training programs.
247b-9. Diabetes in children and youth.
(a) Surveillance on juvenile diabetes.
(b) Type 2 diabetes in youth.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-10. Compilation of data on asthma.
(a) In general.
(b) Surveillance activities.
(c) Collaborative efforts.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-11. Effects of folic acid in prevention of birth
defects.
(a) In general.
(b) Consultations with States and private
entities.
(c) Technical assistance.
(d) Evaluations.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-12. Safe motherhood.
(a) Surveillance.
(b) Prevention research.
(c) Prevention programs.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-13. Prenatal and postnatal health.
(a) In general.
(b) Grants.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-14. Oral health promotion and disease prevention.
(a) Grants to increase resources for community
water fluoridation.
(b) Community water fluoridation.
(c) School-based dental sealant program.
(d) Definitions.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-14a. Identification of interventions that reduce the
burden and transmission of oral, dental, and
craniofacial diseases in high risk populations;
development of approaches for pediatric oral and
craniofacial assessment.
(a) In general.
(b) Compliance with State practice laws.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-15. Surveillance and education regarding hepatitis C
virus.
(a) In general.
(b) Laboratory procedures.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-16. Grants for lead poisoning related activities.
(a) Authority to make grants.
(b) Coordination with other children's programs.
(c) Performance measures.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-17. Human papillomavirus.
(a) Surveillance.
(b) Prevention activities; education program.
(c) HPV education and prevention.
247b-18. Surveillance and research regarding muscular
dystrophy.
(a) In general.
(b) National muscular dystrophy epidemiology
program.
(c) Coordination with centers of excellence.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-19. Information and education.
(a) In general.
(b) Stipends.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-20. Food safety grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.
247b-21. Mosquito-borne diseases; coordination grants to
States; assessment and control grants to
political subdivisions.
(a) Coordination grants to States; assessment
grants to political subdivisions.
(b) Prevention and control grants to political
subdivisions.
(c) Applications for grants.
(d) Technical assistance.
(e) Definition of political subdivision.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
247c. Sexually transmitted diseases; prevention and
control projects and programs.
(a) Technical assistance to public and nonprofit
private entities and scientific
institutions.
(b) Research, demonstration, and public
information and education projects.
(c) Project grants to States.
(d) Grants for innovative, interdisciplinary
approaches.
(e) Authorization of appropriations; terms and
conditions; payments; recordkeeping; audit;
grant reduction; information disclosure.
(f) Consent of individuals.
247c-1. Infertility and sexually transmitted diseases.
(a) In general.
(b) Authority regarding individual diseases.
(c) Authorized activities.
(d) Requirement of availability of all services
through each grantee.
(e) Required providers regarding certain
services.
(f) Quality assurance regarding screening for
diseases.
(g) Confidentiality.
(h) Limitation on imposition of fees for
services.
(i) Limitations on certain expenditures.
(j) Reports to Secretary.
(k) Maintenance of effort.
(l) Requirement of application.
(m) Duration of grant.
(n) Technical assistance, and supplies and
services in lieu of grant funds.
(o) Evaluations and reports by Secretary.
(p) Coordination of Federal programs.
(q) Authorization of appropriations.
(r) Separate grants for research on delivery of
services.
247c-2. Data collection regarding programs under
subchapter XXIV.
247d. Public health emergencies.
(a) Emergencies.
(b) Public Health Emergency Fund.
(c) Supplement not supplant.
(d) Data submittal and reporting deadlines.
247d-1. National needs to combat threats to public health.
(a) Capacities.
(b) Supplement not supplant.
(c) Technical assistance.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
247d-2. Assessment of public health needs.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Procedure.
(c) Report.
(d) Supplement not supplant.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
247d-3. Grants to improve State and local public health
agencies.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Report.
(e) Supplement not supplant.
247d-3a. Grants to improve State, local, and hospital
preparedness for and response to bioterrorism and
other public health emergencies.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Bioterrorism and Other Public Health
Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan.
(d) Use of funds.
(e) Priorities in use of grants.
(f) Certain activities.
(g) Coordination with local Medical Response
System.
(h) Coordination of Federal activities.
(i) Definition.
(j) Funding.
247d-3b. Partnerships for community and hospital
preparedness.
(a) Grants.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Regional coordination.
(d) Consistency of planned activities.
(e) Use of funds.
(f) Limitation on awards.
(g) Priorities in use of grants.
(h) Coordination with local Medical Response
System.
(i) Authorization of appropriations.
247d-4. Revitalizing the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
(a) Facilities; capacities.
(b) National communications and surveillance
networks.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
247d-5. Combating antimicrobial resistance.
(a) Task force.
(b) Research and development of new
antimicrobial drugs and diagnostics.
(c) Education of medical and public health
personnel.
(d) Grants.
(e) Grants for demonstration programs.
(f) Supplement not supplant.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
247d-6. Public health countermeasures to a bioterrorist
attack.
(a) Working group on bioterrorism and other
public health emergencies.
(b) Advice to the Federal Government.
(c) Strategy for communication of information
regarding bioterrorism and other public
health emergencies.
(d) Recommendation of Congress regarding
official Federal Internet site on
bioterrorism.
(e) Grants.
(f) Federal assistance.
(g) Education; training regarding pediatric
issues.
(h) Accelerated research and development on
priority pathogens and countermeasures.
(i) General Accounting Office report.
(j) Supplement not supplant.
247d-6a. Authority for use of certain procedures regarding
qualified countermeasure research and development
activities.
(a) In general.
(b) Expedited procurement authority.
(c) Authority to expedite peer review.
(d) Authority for personal services contracts.
(e) Streamlined personnel authority.
(f) Actions committed to agency discretion.
247d-6b. Strategic National Stockpile.
(a) Strategic National Stockpile.
(b) Smallpox vaccine development.
(c) Additional authority regarding procurement
of certain biomedical countermeasures;
availability of special reserve fund.
(d) Disclosures.
(e) Definition.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
247d-6c. Reports regarding authorities under this Act.
(a) Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(b) Government Accountability Office review.
(c) Report regarding biocontainment facilities.
(d) Designated congressional committees.
247d-6d. Targeted liability protections for pandemic and
epidemic products and security countermeasures.
(a) Liability protections.
(b) Declaration by Secretary.
(c) Definition of willful misconduct.
(d) Exception to immunity of covered persons.
(e) Procedures for suit.
(f) Actions by and against the United States.
(g) Severability.
(h) Rule of construction concerning National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
(i) Definitions.
247d-6e. Covered countermeasure process.
(a) Establishment of Fund.
(b) Payment of compensation.
(c) Voluntary program.
(d) Exhaustion; exclusivity; election.
(e) Definitions.
247d-7. Demonstration program to enhance bioterrorism
training, coordination, and readiness.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Specific criteria.
(d) Duration of award.
(e) Supplement not supplant.
(f) Government Accountability Office report.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
247d-7a. Grants regarding training and education of certain
health professionals.
(a) In general.
(b) Authority regarding non-Federal
contributions.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
247d-7b. Emergency system for advance registration of
health professions volunteers.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain criteria.
(c) Other assistance.
(d) Coordination among States.
(e) Rule of construction.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
247d-7c. Supplies and services in lieu of award funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Corresponding reduction in payments.
247d-7d. Security for countermeasure development and
production.
(a) In general.
(b) Guidelines.
247d-8. Coordinated program to improve pediatric oral
health.
(a) In general.
(b) Grants.
(c) Distribution.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - HOSPITALS, MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, AND MEDICAL CARE
247e. National Hansen's Disease Programs Center.
(a) Care and treatment.
(b) Additional sites authorized.
(c) Agency designated by Secretary.
(d) Payments to Board of Health of Hawaii.
248. Control and management of hospitals; furnishing
prosthetic and orthopedic devices; transfer of
patients; disposal of articles produced by
patients; disposal of money and effects of
deceased patients; payment of burial expenses.
248a. Closing or transfer of hospitals; reduction of
services; Congressional authorization required.
248b. Transfer or financial self-sufficiency of public
health service hospitals and clinics.
(a) Deadline for closure, transfer, or financial
self-sufficiency.
(b) Proposals for transfer or financial
self-sufficiency.
(c) Evaluation of proposals.
(d) Rejection or approval of proposal.
(e) Establishment of identifiable administrative
unit.
(f) Finding of financial self-sufficiency.
248c, 248d. Repealed.
249. Medical care and treatment of quarantined and
detained persons.
(a) Persons entitled to treatment.
(b) Temporary treatment in emergency cases.
(c) Authorization for outside treatment.
250. Medical care and treatment of Federal prisoners.
250a. Transfer of appropriations.
251. Medical examination and treatment of Federal
employees; medical care at remote stations.
252. Medical examination of aliens.
253. Medical services to Coast Guard, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health
Service.
(a) Persons entitled to medical services.
(b) Health care for involuntarily separated
officers and dependents.
(c) Examination of personnel of Service assigned
to Coast Guard or National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
253a. Medical services to retired personnel of National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(a) Eligibility.
(b) Treatment of dependents of personnel.
(c) Identification.
253b. Former Lighthouse Service employees; medical
service eligibility.
254. Interdepartmental work.
254a. Sharing of medical care facilities and resources.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Statement of purpose; agreements or
arrangements; reciprocity; reimbursement;
credits.

PART D - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

SUBPART I - HEALTH CENTERS
254b. Health centers.
(a) "Health center" defined.
(b) Definitions.
(c) Planning grants.
(d) Loan guarantee program.
(e) Operating grants.
(f) Infant mortality grants.
(g) Migratory and seasonal agricultural workers.
(h) Homeless population.
(i) Residents of public housing.
(j) Access grants.
(k) Applications.
(l) Technical assistance.
(m) Memorandum of agreement.
(n) Records.
(o) Delegation of authority.
(p) Special consideration.
(q) Audits.
(r) Authorization of appropriations.
254c. Rural health care services outreach, rural health
network development, and small health care
provider quality improvement grant programs.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Definitions.
(c) Program.
(d) Administration.
(e) Rural health care services outreach grants.
(f) Rural health network development grants.
(g) Small health care provider quality
improvement grants.
(h) General requirements.
(i) Report.
(j) Authorization of appropriations.
254c-1. Grants for health services for Pacific Islanders.
(a) Grants.
(b) Use of grants or contracts.
(c) Advisory Council.
(d) Advisory Council functions.
(e) Omitted.
(f) Authorization of appropriation.
254c-2. Special diabetes programs for type I diabetes.
(a) In general.
(b) Funding.
254c-3. Special diabetes programs for Indians.
(a) In general.
(b) Services through Indian health facilities.
(c) Funding.
254c-4. Centers for strategies on facilitating utilization
of preventive health services among various
populations.
(a) In general.
(b) Research and training.
(c) Priority regarding infants and children.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
254c-5. Epilepsy; seizure disorder.
(a) National public health campaign.
(b) Seizure disorder; demonstration projects in
medically underserved areas.
(c) Definitions.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
254c-6. Certain services for pregnant women.
(a) Infant adoption awareness.
(b) Application for grant.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
254c-7. Special needs adoption programs; public awareness
campaign and other activities.
(a) Special needs adoption awareness campaign.
(b) National resources program.
(c) Other programs.
(d) Application for grant.
(e) Funding.
254c-8. Healthy start for infants.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirements for making grants.
(c) Coordination.
(d) Rule of construction.
(e) Additional services for at-risk pregnant
women and infants.
(f) Funding.
254c-9. Establishment of program of grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Recipients of grants.
(c) Certain activities.
(d) Integration with other programs.
254c-10. Certain requirements.
254c-11. Technical assistance.
254c-12. Definitions.
254c-13. Authorization of appropriations.
254c-14. Telehealth network and telehealth resource centers
grant programs.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Programs.
(c) Administration.
(d) Grants.
(e) Grant periods.
(f) Eligible entities.
(g) Applications.
(h) Terms; conditions; maximum amount of
assistance.
(i) Preferences.
(j) Distribution of funds.
(k) Use of funds.
(l) Prohibited uses of funds.
(m) Collaboration.
(n) Coordination with other agencies.
(o) Outreach activities.
(p) Telehealth.
(q) Report.
(r) Regulations.
(s) Authorization of appropriations.
254c-15. Rural emergency medical service training and
equipment assistance program.
(a) Grants.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Preference.
(e) Matching requirement.
(f) Emergency medical services.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
254c-16. Mental health services delivered via telehealth.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Program authorized.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Equitable distribution.
(e) Application.
(f) Report.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
254c-17. Repealed.
254c-18. Telemedicine; incentive grants regarding
coordination among States.
(a) In general.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART II - NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM
254d. National Health Service Corps.
(a) Establishment; composition; purpose;
definitions.
(b) Recruitment and fellowship programs.
(c) Travel and moving expenses; persons
entitled; reimbursement; limitation.
(d) Monthly pay adjustments of members directly
engaged in delivery of health services in
health professional shortage area; "monthly
pay" defined; monthly pay adjustment of
member with service obligation incurred
under Scholarship Program or Loan Repayment
Program; personnel system applicable.
(e) Employment ceiling of Department not
affected by Corps members.
(f) Assignment of personnel provisions
inapplicable to members whose service
obligation incurred under Scholarship
Program or Loan Repayment Program.
(g) Conversion from Corps member to commissioned
officer; retirement credits.
(h) Effective administration of program.
(i) Demonstration projects; waivers.
(j) Definitions.
254e. Health professional shortage areas.
(a) Designation by Secretary; removal from areas
designated; "medical facility" defined.
(b) Criteria for designation of health
professional shortage areas; promulgation
of regulations.
(c) Considerations in determination of
designation.
(d) Designation; publication of descriptive
lists.
(e) Notice of proposed designation of areas and
facilities; time for comment.
(f) Notice of designation.
(g) Recommendations to Secretary.
(h) Public information programs in designated
areas.
(i) Dissemination.
(j) Regulations and report.
254f. Corps personnel.
(a) Conditions necessary for assignment of Corps
personnel to area; contents of application
for assignment; assignment to particular
facility; approval of applications.
(b) Corps member income assurances; grants
respecting sufficiency of financial
resources.
(c) Assignment of members without regard to
ability of area to pay for services.
(d) Entities entitled to aid; forms of
assistance; coordination of efforts;
agreements for assignment of Corps members;
qualified entity.
(e) Practice within State by Corps member.
254f-1. Priorities in assignment of Corps personnel.
(a) In general.
(b) Establishment of criteria for determining
priorities.
(c) Notifications regarding priorities.
(d) Limitation on number of entities offered as
assignment choices in Scholarship Program.
254g. Charges for services by entities using Corps
members.
(a) Availability of services regardless of
ability to pay or payment source.
(b) Charges for services.
254h. Provision of health services by Corps members.
(a) Means of delivery of services; cooperation
with other health care providers.
(b) Utilization of existing health facilities;
lease, acquisition, and use of equipment
and supplies; permanent and temporary
professional services.
(c) Loan; purposes; limitations.
(d) Property and equipment disposal; fair market
value; sale at less than full market value.
(e) Admitting privileges denied to Corps member
by hospital; notice and hearing; denial of
Federal funds for violation; "hospital"
defined.
254h-1. Facilitation of effective provision of Corps
services.
(a) Consideration of individual characteristics
of members in making assignments.
(b) Counseling on service in Corps.
(c) Grants regarding preparation of students for
practice.
(d) Assistance in establishing local
professional relationships.
(e) Temporary relief from Corps duties.
(f) Determinations regarding effective service.
254i. Annual report to Congress; contents.
254j. National Advisory Council on National Health
Service Corps.
(a) Establishment; appointment of members.
(b) Term of members; compensation; expenses.
(c) Termination.
254k. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART III - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
254l. National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Eligibility; application; written contract.
(c) Review and evaluation of information and
forms by prospective applicant.
(d) Factors considered in providing contracts;
priorities.
(e) Commencement of participation in Scholarship
Program; notice.
(f) Written contract; contents.
(g) Scholarship provisions; contract with
educational institution; increase in
monthly stipend.
(h) Employment ceiling of Department unaffected.
254l-1. National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment
Program.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Information to be included with application
and contract forms; understandability;
availability.
(d) Factors considered in providing contracts;
priorities.
(e) Approval required for participation.
(f) Contents of contracts.
(g) Payments.
(h) Employment ceiling.
254m. Obligated service under contract.
(a) Service in full-time clinical practice.
(b) Notice to individual; information for
informed decision; eligibility; notice to
Secretary; qualification and appointment as
commissioned officer; appointment as
civilian member; designation of non-United
States employee as member; deferment of
obligated service.
(c) Obligated service period; commencement.
(d) Assignment of personnel.
254n. Private practice.
(a) Application for release of obligations;
conditions.
(b) Written agreement; actions to ensure
compliance.
(c) Breach of service contract.
(d) Travel expenses.
(e) Sale of equipment and supplies.
(f) Malpractice insurance.
(g) Technical assistance.
254o. Breach of scholarship contract or loan repayment
contract.
(a) Failure to maintain academic standing;
dismissal from institution; voluntary
termination; liability; failure to accept
payment.
(b) Failure to commence or complete service
obligations; formula to determine
liability; payment to United States;
recovery of delinquent damages; disclosure
to credit reporting agencies.
(c) Failure to commence or complete service
obligations for other reasons;
determination of liability; payment to
United States; waiver of recovery for
extreme hardship or good cause shown.
(d) Cancellation of obligation upon death of
individual; waiver or suspension of
obligation for impossibility, hardship, or
unconscionability; release of debt by
discharge in bankruptcy, time limitations.
(e) Inapplicability of Federal and State statute
of limitations on actions for collection.
(f) Effective date.
254o-1. Fund regarding use of amounts recovered for
contract breach to replace services lost as
result of breach.
(a) Establishment of Fund.
(b) Authorization of appropriations to Fund.
(c) Use of Fund.
(d) Investment.
254p. Special loans for former Corps members to enter
private practice.
(a) Persons entitled; conditions.
(b) Amount of loan; maximum interest rate.
(c) Application for loan; submission and
approval; interest rates and repayment
terms.
(d) Breach of agreement; notice; determination
of liability.
254q. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Scholarships for new participants.
(c) Scholarships and loan repayments.
254q-1. Grants to States for loan repayment programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement of matching funds.
(c) Coordination with Federal program.
(d) Restrictions on use of funds.
(e) Reports.
(f) Requirement of application.
(g) Noncompliance.
(h) "State" defined.
(i) Authorization of appropriations.
254r. Grants to States for operation of offices of rural
health.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement of matching funds.
(c) Certain required activities.
(d) Requirement regarding annual budget for
office.
(e) Certain uses of funds.
(f) Reports.
(g) Requirement of application.
(h) Noncompliance.
(i) "State" defined.
(j) Authorization of appropriations.
(k) Termination of program.
254s. Native Hawaiian Health Scholarships.
(a) Eligibility.
(b) Terms and conditions.
(c) "Native Hawaiian" defined.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
254t. Demonstration project.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Procedure.
(c) Limitations.
(d) Designations.
(e) Rule of construction.
(f) Report.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART IV - HOME HEALTH SERVICES
255. Home health services.
(a) Purpose; authorization of grants and loans;
considerations; conditions on loans;
appropriations.
(b) Grants and contracts for training programs
for paraprofessionals; considerations;
applications; appropriations.
(c) Report to Congress with respect to grants
and loans and training of personnel.
(d) "Home health services" defined.

SUBPART V - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ACCESS PROGRAM
256. Grants to strengthen the effectiveness,
efficiency, and coordination of services for the
uninsured and underinsured.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Limitations.
(d) Priorities.
(e) Use of funds.
(f) Grantee requirements.
(g) Maintenance of effort.
(h) Technical assistance.
(i) Evaluation of program.
(j) Demonstration authority.
(k) Authorization of appropriations.
(l) Date certain for termination of program.
256a. Patient navigator grants.
(a) Grants.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Prohibitions.
(d) Grant period.
(e) Application.
(f) Uniform baseline measures.
(g) Preference.
(h) Duplication of services.
(i) Coordination with other programs.
(j) Study; reports.
(k) Rule of construction.
(l) Definitions.
(m) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART VII - DRUG PRICING AGREEMENTS
256b. Limitation on prices of drugs purchased by covered
entities.
(a) Requirements for agreement with Secretary.
(b) Other definitions.
(c) References to Social Security Act.
(d) Compliance with requirements.

SUBPART VIII - BULK PURCHASES OF VACCINES FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS
256c. Bulk purchases of vaccines for certain programs.
(a) Agreements for purchases.
(b) Negotiation of prices.
(c) Authority of Secretary.
(d) Rule of construction.
256d. Breast and cervical cancer information.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain authorities.
(c) Relevant entities.

SUBPART IX - SUPPORT OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN
CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS
256e. Program of payments to children's hospitals that
operate graduate medical education programs.
(a) Payments.
(b) Amount of payments.
(c) Amount of payment for direct graduate
medical education.
(d) Amount of payment for indirect medical
education.
(e) Making of payments.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
(g) Definitions.

SUBPART X - PRIMARY DENTAL PROGRAMS
256f. Designated dental health professional shortage
area.
256g. Grants for innovative programs.
(a) Grant program authorized.
(b) State activities.
(c) Application.
(d) Matching requirement.
(e) Report.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.

PART E - NARCOTIC ADDICTS AND OTHER DRUG ABUSERS
257 to 261a. Repealed or Transferred.

PART F - LICENSING OF BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND CLINICAL LABORATORIES

SUBPART 1 - BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS
262. Regulation of biological products.
(a) Biologics license.
(b) Falsely labeling or marking package or
container; altering label or mark.
(c) Inspection of establishment for propagation
and preparation.
(d) Recall of product presenting imminent
hazard; violations.
(e) Interference with officers.
(f) Penalties for offenses.
(g) Construction with other laws.
(h) Exportation of partially processed
biological products.
(i) "Biological product" defined.
(j) Application of Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act.
262a. Enhanced control of dangerous biological agents
and toxins.
(a) Regulatory control of certain biological
agents and toxins.
(b) Regulation of transfers of listed agents and
toxins.
(c) Possession and use of listed agents and
toxins.
(d) Registration; identification; database.
(e) Safeguard and security requirements for
registered persons.
(f) Inspections.
(g) Exemptions.
(h) Disclosure of information.
(i) Civil money penalty.
(j) Notification in event of release.
(k) Reports.
(l) Definitions.
(m) Authorization of appropriations.
263. Preparation of biological products by Service.

SUBPART 2 - CLINICAL LABORATORIES
263a. Certification of laboratories.
(a) "Laboratory" or "clinical laboratory"
defined.
(b) Certificate requirement.
(c) Issuance and renewal of certificates.
(d) Requirements for certificates.
(e) Accreditation.
(f) Standards.
(g) Inspections.
(h) Intermediate sanctions.
(i) Suspension, revocation, and limitation.
(j) Injunctions.
(k) Judicial review.
(l) Sanctions.
(m) Fees.
(n) Information.
(o) Delegation.
(p) State laws.
(q) Consultations.
263a-1. Assisted reproductive technology programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Pregnancy success rates.
(c) Consultation.
263a-2. Certification of embryo laboratories.
(a) In general.
(b) Distribution.
(c) Requirements.
(d) Standards.
(e) Certification under State programs.
(f) Use of accreditation organizations.
(g) Inspections.
(h) Validation inspections.
(i) Limitation.
(j) Term.
263a-3. Accreditation organizations.
(a) Approval of accreditation organizations.
(b) Criteria and procedures.
(c) Evaluations.
(d) Transition.
263a-4. Certification revocation and suspension.
(a) In general.
(b) Effect.
263a-5. Publication.
263a-6. Fees.
263a-7. Definitions.

SUBPART 3 - MAMMOGRAPHY FACILITIES
263b. Certification of mammography facilities.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Certificate requirement.
(c) Issuance and renewal of certificates.
(d) Application for certificate.
(e) Accreditation.
(f) Quality standards.
(g) Inspections.
(h) Sanctions.
(i) Suspension and revocation.
(j) Injunctions.
(k) Judicial review.
(l) Information.
(m) State laws.
(n) National Advisory Committee.
(o) Consultations.
(p) Breast cancer screening surveillance
research grants.
(q) State program.
(r) Funding.

PART G - QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION
264. Regulations to control communicable diseases.
(a) Promulgation and enforcement by Surgeon
General.
(b) Apprehension, detention, or conditional
release of individuals.
(c) Application of regulations to persons
entering from foreign countries.
(d) Apprehension and examination of persons
reasonably believed to be infected.
(e) Preemption.
265. Suspension of entries and imports from designated
places to prevent spread of communicable
diseases.
266. Special quarantine powers in time of war.
267. Quarantine stations, grounds, and anchorages.
(a) Control and management.
(b) Hours of inspection.
(c) Overtime pay for employees of Service.
(d) Payment of extra compensation to United
States; bond or deposit to assure payment;
deposit of moneys to credit of
appropriation.
268. Quarantine duties of consular and other officers.
269. Bills of health.
(a) Detail of medical officer; conditions
precedent to issuance; consular officer to
receive fees.
(b) Collectors of customs to receive originals;
duplicate copies as part of ship's papers.
(c) Regulations to secure sanitary conditions of
vessels.
(d) Vessels from ports near frontier.
(e) Compliance with regulations.
270. Quarantine regulations governing civil air
navigation and civil aircraft.
271. Penalties for violation of quarantine laws.
(a) Penalties for persons violating quarantine
laws.
(b) Penalties for vessels violating quarantine
laws.
(c) Remittance or mitigation of forfeitures.
272. Administration of oaths by quarantine officers.

PART H - ORGAN TRANSPLANTS
273. Organ procurement organizations.
(a) Grant authority of Secretary.
(b) Qualified organizations.
(c) Pancreata islet cell transplantation or
research.
273a. National living donor mechanisms.
274. Organ procurement and transplantation network.
(a) Contract authority of Secretary; limitation;
available appropriations.
(b) Functions.
(c) Consideration of critical comments.
274a. Scientific registry.
274b. General provisions respecting grants and
contracts.
(a) Application requirement.
(b) Special considerations and priority;
planning and establishment grants.
(c) Determination of grant amount; terms of
payment; recordkeeping; access for purposes
of audits and examination of records.
(d) "Transplant center" and "organ" defined.
274c. Administration.
274d. Report.
274e. Prohibition of organ purchases.
(a) Prohibition.
(b) Penalties.
(c) Definitions.
274f. Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses
incurred toward living organ donation.
(a) In general.
(b) Preference.
(c) Certain circumstances.
(d) Relationship to payments under other
programs.
(e) Definitions.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
274f-1. Public awareness; studies and demonstrations.
(a) Organ donation public awareness program.
(b) Studies and demonstrations.
(c) Grants to States.
(d) Educational activities.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
274f-2. Grants regarding hospital organ donation
coordinators.
(a) Authority.
(b) Administration of coordination program.
(c) Requirements.
(d) Rule of construction.
(e) Evaluations.
(f) Matching requirement.
(g) Funding.
274f-3. Studies relating to organ donation and the
recovery, preservation, and transportation of
organs.
(a) Development of supportive information.
(b) Activities.
(c) Research and dissemination.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
274f-4. Report relating to organ donation and the
recovery, preservation, and transportation of
organs.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Initial report requirements.
274g. Authorization of appropriations.

PART I - C.W. BILL YOUNG CELL TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM
274k. National Program.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Accreditation.
(c) Informed consent.
(d) Functions.
(e) Bone marrow recruitment; priorities;
information and education.
(f) Bone marrow criteria, standards, and
procedures.
(g) Cord blood recruitment; priorities;
information and education.
(h) Patient advocacy and case management for
bone marrow and cord blood.
(i) Comment procedures.
(j) Consultation.
(k) Contracts.
(l) Eligibility.
(m) Records.
(n) Penalties for disclosure.
274l. Stem cell therapeutic outcomes database.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Information.
(c) Annual report on patient outcomes.
(d) Publicly available data.
274l-1. Definitions.
274m. Authorization of appropriations.
275 to
280a-1. Repealed.

PART J - PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INJURIES
280b. Research.
280b-1. Prevention and control activities.
280b-1a. Interpersonal violence within families and among
acquaintances.
280b-1b. Prevention of traumatic brain injury.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain activities.
(c) Coordination of activities.
(d) "Traumatic brain injury" defined.
280b-1c. Use of allotments for rape prevention education.
(a) Permitted use.
(b) Collection and dissemination of information
on sexual assault.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
(d) Limitations.
280b-1d. National program for traumatic brain injury
registries.
280b-2. General provisions.
(a) Advisory committee.
(b) Technical assistance.
(c) Biennial report.
280b-3. Authorization of appropriations.
280b-4. Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
(a) Purposes.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.

PART K - HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE HOME

SUBPART I - GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
280c. Establishment of program.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement with respect to age of
recipients of services.
(c) Relationship to items and services under
other programs.
280c-1. Limitation on duration of grant and requirement of
matching funds.
(a) Limitation on duration of grant.
(b) Requirement of matching funds.
(c) Determination of amount of non-Federal
contribution.
280c-2. General provisions.
(a) Limitation on administrative expenses.
(b) Description of intended use of grant.
(c) Requirement of application.
(d) Evaluations and report by Secretary.
(e) Authorizations of appropriations.

SUBPART II - GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
280c-3. Establishment of program.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement with respect to certain
expenditures.
(c) Relationship to items and services under
other programs.
280c-4. Requirement of matching funds.
(a) Requirement of matching funds.
(b) Determination of amount of non-Federal
contribution.
280c-5. General provisions.
(a) Limitation on administrative expenses.
(b) Description of intended use of grant.
(c) Requirement of application.
(d) Evaluations and report by Secretary.
(e) Authorizations of appropriations.

SUBPART III - GRANTS FOR HOME VISITING SERVICES FOR AT-RISK
FAMILIES
280c-6. Projects to improve maternal, infant, and child
health.
(a) In general.
(b) Home visiting services for eligible
families.
(c) Considerations in making grants.
(d) Federal share.
(e) Rule of construction regarding at-risk
births.
(f) Delivery of services and case management.
(g) Outreach.
(h) Confidentiality.
(i) Certain assurances.
(j) Submission to Secretary of certain
information.
(k) Limitation regarding administrative
expenses.
(l) Restrictions on use of grant.
(m) Reports to Secretary.
(n) Requirement of application.
(o) Peer review.
(p) Evaluations.
(q) Definitions.
(r) Authorization of appropriations.

PART L - [REPEALED]
280d. Transferred.
280d-11. Transferred.

PART M - NATIONAL PROGRAM OF CANCER REGISTRIES
280e. National program of cancer registries.
(a) In general.
(b) Matching funds.
(c) Eligibility for grants.
(d) Relationship to certain programs.
(e) Requirement regarding certain study on
breast cancer.
280e-1. Planning grants regarding registries.
(a) In general.
(b) Application.
280e-2. Technical assistance in operations of statewide
cancer registries.
280e-3. Study in certain States to determine factors
contributing to elevated breast cancer mortality
rates.
(a) In general.
(b) Relevant States.
(c) Cooperation of State.
(d) Planning, commencement, and duration.
(e) Report.
280e-4. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) Registries.
(b) Breast cancer study.

PART N - NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION
280e-11. Establishment and duties of Foundation.
(a) In general.
(b) Purpose of Foundation.
(c) Endowment fund.
(d) Certain activities of Foundation.
(e) General structure of Foundation; nonprofit
status.
(f) Board of directors.
(g) Certain responsibilities of executive
director.
(h) General provisions.
(i) Federal funding.
(j) Committee for establishment of Foundation.

PART O - FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME PREVENTION AND SERVICES PROGRAM
280f. Establishment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention
and services program.
(a) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention,
intervention, and services delivery
program.
(b) Grants and technical assistance.
(c) Dissemination of criteria.
(d) National Task Force.
280f-1. Eligibility.
280f-2. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) In general.
(b) Task Force.
280f-3. Sunset provision.

PART P - ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
280g. Children's asthma treatment grants program.
(a) Authority to make grants.
(b) Coordination with other children's programs.
(c) Evaluation.
(d) Preference for States that allow students to
self-administer medication to treat asthma
and anaphylaxis.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
280g-1. Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment
regarding hearing loss in infants.
(a) Statewide newborn and infant hearing
screening, evaluation and intervention
programs and systems.
(b) Technical assistance, data management, and
applied research.
(c) Coordination and collaboration.
(d) Rule of construction; religious
accommodation.
(e) Definitions.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
280g-2. Childhood malignancies.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain activities.
(c) Coordination of activities.
(d) Definition.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
280g-3. .Controlled substance monitoring program.
(a) Grants.
(b) Development of minimum requirements.
(c) Application approval process.
(d) Reporting requirements.
(e) Database.
(f) Use and disclosure of information.
(g) Limitations.
(h) Electronic format.
(i) Rules of construction.
(j) Studies and reports.
(k) Preference.
(l) Advisory council.
(m) Definitions.
(n) Authorization of appropriations.
280g-4. Grants to foster public health responses to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking.
(a) Authority to award grants.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Allocation of funds.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

PART Q - PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN
280h. Grants to promote childhood nutrition and physical
activity.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Technical assistance.
(e) Limitation on administrative costs.
(f) Term.
(g) Definition.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
280h-1. Applied research program.
(a) In general.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.
280h-2. Education campaign.
(a) In general.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.
280h-3. Health professional education and training.
(a) In general.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBCHAPTER III - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES

PART A - NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
281. Organization of National Institutes of Health.
(a) Agency of Public Health Service.
(b) Agencies within.
(c) Establishment of additional national
research institutes; reorganization or
abolition of institutes.
(d) "National research institute" defined.
282. Director of National Institutes of Health.
(a) Appointment.
(b) Duties and authority.
(c) Availability of substances and organisms for
research.
(d) Services of experts or consultants; number;
payment of expenses, conditions, recovery.
(e) Dissemination of research information.
(f) Associate Director for Prevention;
functions.
(g) Enhancing competitiveness of certain
entities in obtaining research funds.
(h) Increased participation of women and
disadvantaged individuals in biomedical and
behavioral research.
(i) Discretionary fund; uses; report to
Congressional committees; authorization of
appropriations.
(j) Data bank of information on clinical trials
for drugs for serious or life-threatening
diseases and conditions.
(k) Day care for children of employees.
(l) Interagency research on trauma.
283. Biennial report of Director to President and
Congress; contents.
283a. Establishment of program regarding DES.
(a) In general.
(b) Education programs.
(c) Longitudinal studies.
(d) Exposure to DES in utero.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
283b. Repealed.
283c. Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research.
283d. Children's Vaccine Initiative.
(a) Development of new vaccines.
(b) Report.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
283e. Plan for use of animals in research.
(a) Preparation.
(b) Submission to Congressional committees.
(c) Periodic review and revision.
(d) Dissemination of information.
(e) Interagency Coordinating Committee on the
Use of Animals in Research.
283f. Requirements regarding surveys of sexual behavior.
283g. Muscular dystrophy; initiative through Director of
National Institutes of Health.
(a) Expansion, intensification, and coordination
of activities.
(b) Centers of excellence.
(c) Facilitation of research.
(d) Coordinating Committee.
(e) Plan for HHS activities.
(f) Reports to Congress.
(g) Public input.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
283h. Office of Rare Diseases.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Duties.
(c) Definition.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
283i. Rare disease regional centers of excellence.
(a) Cooperative agreements and grants.
(b) Coordination with other institutes.
(c) Uses for Federal payments under cooperative
agreements or grants.
(d) Period of support; additional periods.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.

PART B - GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
284. Directors of national research institutes.
(a) Appointment.
(b) Duties and authority; grants, contracts, and
cooperative agreements.
(c) Coordination with other public and private
entities; cooperation with other national
research institutes; appointment of
additional peer review groups.
284a. Advisory councils.
(a) Establishment; acceptance of conditional
gifts; functions.
(b) Membership; compensation.
(c) Term of office; reappointment; vacancy.
(d) Chairman; term of office.
(e) Meetings.
(f) Appointment of executive secretary; training
and orientation for new members.
(g) Comments and recommendations for inclusion
in biennial report; additional reports.
(h) Advisory councils in existence; application
of section to National Cancer Advisory
Board and advisory council to National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
284b. Biennial report.
284c. Certain uses of funds.
284d. Definitions.
(a) Health service research.
(b) Clinical research.
284e. Research on osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and
related bone disorders.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Coordination.
(c) Information clearinghouse.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
284f. Parkinson's disease.
(a) In general.
(b) Inter-institute coordination.
(c) Morris K. Udall research centers.
(d) Morris K. Udall Awards for Excellence in
Parkinson's Disease Research.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
284g. Expansion, intensification, and coordination of
activities of National Institutes of Health with
respect to research on autism.
(a) In general.
(b) Centers of excellence.
(c) Facilitation of research.
(d) Public input.
(e) Funding.
284h. Pediatric Research Initiative.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Duties.
(d) Authorization.
(e) Transfer of funds.
284i. Autoimmune diseases.
(a) Expansion, intensification, and coordination
of activities.
(b) Coordinating Committee.
(c) Plan for NIH activities.
(d) Reports to Congress.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
284j. Muscular dystrophy research.
(a) Coordination of activities.
(b) Administration of program; collaboration
among agencies.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
284k. Clinical research.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Support for the diverse needs of clinical
research.
(d) Peer review.
284l. Enhancement awards.
(a) Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career
Development Awards.
(b) Mid-Career Investigator Awards in
Patient-Oriented Research.
(c) Graduate Training in Clinical Investigation
Award.
(d) Clinical Research Curriculum Awards.
284m. Program for pediatric studies of drugs.
(a) List of drugs for which pediatric studies
are needed.
(b) Contracts for pediatric studies.
(c) Process for contracts and labeling changes.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS RESPECTING NATIONAL RESEARCH
INSTITUTES

SUBPART 1 - NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
285. Purpose of Institute.
285a. National Cancer Program.
285a-1. Cancer control programs.
285a-2. Special authorities of Director.
(a) Information and education program.
(b) National Cancer Program.
(c) Pre-clinical models to evaluate promising
pediatric cancer therapies.
285a-3. National cancer research and demonstration
centers.
(a) Cooperative agreements and grants for
establishing and supporting.
(b) Uses for Federal payments under cooperative
agreements or grants.
(c) Period of support; additional periods.
285a-4. President's Cancer Panel; establishment,
membership, etc., functions.
285a-5. Associate Director for Prevention; appointment;
function.
285a-6. Breast and gynecological cancers.
(a) Expansion and coordination of activities.
(b) Coordination with other institutes.
(c) Programs for breast cancer.
(d) Other cancers.
(e) Report.
285a-7. Prostate cancer.
(a) Expansion and coordination of activities.
(b) Coordination with other institutes.
(c) Programs.
285a-8. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) Activities generally.
(b) Breast cancer and gynecological cancers.
(c) Prostate cancer.
(d) Allocation regarding cancer control.
285a-9. Grants for education, prevention, and early
detection of radiogenic cancers and diseases.
(a) Definition.
(b) In general.
(c) Indian Health Service.
(d) Grant and contract authority.
(e) Health coverage unaffected.
(f) Report to Congress.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
285a-10. Research, information, and education with respect
to blood cancer.
(a) Joe Moakley Research Excellence Program.
(b) Geraldine Ferraro Cancer Education Program.

SUBPART 2 - NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
285b. Purpose of Institute.
285b-1. Heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood disease
prevention and control programs.
285b-2. Information and education.
285b-3. National Heart, Blood Vessel, Lung, and Blood
Diseases and Blood Resources Program;
administrative provisions.
285b-4. National research and demonstration centers.
(a) Heart, blood vessel, lung, blood diseases,
and blood resources; utilization of centers
for prevention programs.
(b) Sickle cell anemia.
(c) Cooperative agreements and grants for
establishing and supporting; uses for
Federal payments; period of support,
additional periods.
285b-5. Repealed.
285b-6. Associate Director for Prevention; appointment;
function.
285b-7. National Center on Sleep Disorders Research.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board.
(d) Development of comprehensive research plan;
revision.
(e) Collection and dissemination of information.
285b-7a. Heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular
diseases in women.
(a) In general.
(b) Coordination with other institutes.
(c) Certain programs.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
285b-7b. Coordination of Federal asthma activities.
(a) In general.
(b) Representation of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
285b-8. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 3 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY
DISEASES
285c. Purpose of Institute.
285c-1. Data systems and information clearinghouses.
(a) National Diabetes Data System and National
Diabetes Clearinghouse.
(b) National Digestive Diseases Data System and
National Digestive Diseases Information
Clearinghouse.
(c) National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Data
System and National Kidney and Urologic
Diseases Information Clearinghouse.
285c-2. Division Directors for Diabetes, Endocrinology,
and Metabolic Diseases, Digestive Diseases and
Nutrition, and Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic
Diseases; functions.
285c-3. Interagency coordinating committees.
(a) Establishment and purpose.
(b) Membership; chairman; meetings.
(c) Annual report.
(d) Annual assessment on pancreatic islet cell
transplantation.
285c-4. Advisory boards.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Membership; ex officio members.
(c) Compensation.
(d) Term of office; vacancy.
(e) Chairman.
(f) Executive director; professional and
clerical staff; administrative support
services and facilities.
(g) Meetings.
(h) Functions of National Diabetes Advisory
Board and National Digestive Diseases
Advisory Board.
(i) Subcommittees; establishment and membership.
(j) Termination of predecessor boards; time
within which to appoint members.
285c-5. Research and training centers; development or
expansion.
(a) Diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and
metabolic diseases.
(b) Digestive diseases and related functional,
congenital, metabolic disorders, and normal
development of digestive tract.
(c) Kidney and urologic diseases.
(d) Nutritional disorders.
(e) Geographic distribution; period of support,
additional periods.
285c-6. Advisory council subcommittees.
285c-7. Biennial report.
285c-8. Nutritional disorders program.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Support of activities.
(c) Dissemination of information.
285c-9. Juvenile diabetes.
(a) Long-term epidemiology studies.
(b) Clinical trial infrastructure/innovative
treatments for juvenile diabetes.
(c) Prevention of type 1 diabetes.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 4 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND
SKIN DISEASES
285d. Purpose of Institute.
285d-1. National arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin
diseases program.
(a) Plan to expand, intensify, and coordinate
activities; submission; periodic review and
revision.
(b) Coordination of activities with other
national research institutes; minimum
activities under program.
(c) Program to be carried out in accordance with
plan.
285d-2. Research and training.
285d-3. Data system and information clearinghouse.
285d-4. Interagency coordinating committees.
(a) Establishment and purpose.
(b) Membership; chairman; meetings.
285d-5. Arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases
demonstration projects.
(a) Grants for establishment and support.
(b) Programs included.
(c) Standardization of patient data and
recordkeeping.
285d-6. Multipurpose arthritis and musculoskeletal
diseases centers.
(a) Development, modernization, and operation.
(b) Duties and functions.
(c) Optional programs.
(d) Geographical distribution.
(e) Period of support; additional periods.
(f) Treatment and rehabilitation of children.
285d-6a. Lupus.
(a) In general.
(b) Coordination with other institutes.
(c) Programs for lupus.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
285d-7. Advisory Board.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Membership; ex officio members.
(c) Compensation.
(d) Term of office; vacancy.
(e) Chairman.
(f) Executive director, professional and
clerical staff; administrative support
services and facilities.
(g) Meetings.
(h) Duties and functions.
(i) Subcommittees; establishment and membership.
(j) Annual report.
(k) Termination of predecessor board; time
within which to appoint members.
285d-8. Juvenile arthritis and related conditions.
(a) Expansion and coordination of activities.
(b) Coordination.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 5 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
285e. Purpose of Institute.
285e-1. Special functions.
(a) Education and training of adequate numbers
of personnel.
(b) Scientific studies.
(c) Public information and education programs.
(d) Grants for research relating to Alzheimer's
Disease.
285e-2. Alzheimer's Disease centers.
(a) Cooperative agreements and grants for
establishing and supporting.
(b) Use of Federal payments under cooperative
agreement or grant.
(c) Support period; additional periods.
285e-3. Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence
Centers.
(a) Development and expansion of centers.
(b) Functions of centers.
(c) Geographic distribution of centers.
(d) "Independence" defined.
285e-4. Awards for leadership and excellence in
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
(a) Senior researchers in biomedical research.
(b) Eligible centers.
(c) Required recommendation.
(d) Selection procedures.
(e) Term of award; renewal.
285e-5. Research relevant to appropriate services for
individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related
dementias and their families.
(a) Grants for research.
(b) Preparation of plan; contents; revision.
(c) Consultation for preparation and revision of
plan.
(d) Grants for promoting independence and
preventing secondary disabilities.
(e) "Council on Alzheimer's Disease" defined.
285e-6. Dissemination of research results.
285e-7. Clearinghouse on Alzheimer's Disease.
(a) Establishment; purpose; duties; publication
of summary.
(b) Fee for information.
(c) Summaries of research findings from other
agencies.
285e-8. Dissemination project.
(a) Grant or contract for establishment.
(b) Project activities.
(c) Fees for information; exception.
(d) Application for grant or contract; contents.
285e-9. Alzheimer's disease registry.
(a) In general.
(b) Qualifications.
285e-10. Aging processes regarding women.
285e-10a. Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards.
(a) In general.
(b) Support of promising clinicians.
(c) Excellence in certain fields.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
285e-11. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 6 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
285f. Purpose of Institute.
285f-1. Research centers regarding chronic fatigue
syndrome.
285f-2. Research and research training regarding
tuberculosis.
285f-3. Sexually transmitted disease clinical research and
training awards.
(a) In general.
(b) Support of promising clinicians.
(c) Excellence in certain fields.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 7 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
285g. Purpose of Institute.
285g-1. Sudden infant death syndrome research.
285g-2. Mental retardation research.
285g-3. Associate Director for Prevention; appointment;
function.
285g-4. National Center for Medical Rehabilitation
Research.
(a) Establishment of Center.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Authority of Director.
(d) Research Plan.
(e) Medical Rehabilitation Coordinating
Committee.
(f) National Advisory Board on Medical
Rehabilitation Research.
285g-5. Research centers with respect to contraception and
infertility.
(a) Grants and contracts.
(b) Number of centers.
(c) Duties.
(d) Coordination of information.
(e) Facilities.
(f) Period of support.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
285g-6. Program regarding obstetrics and gynecology.
285g-7. Child health research centers.
285g-8. Prospective longitudinal study on adolescent
health.
(a) In general.
(b) Design of study.
(c) Coordination with Women's Health Initiative.
285g-9. Fragile X.
(a) Expansion and coordination of research
activities.
(b) Research centers.
285g-10. Investment in tomorrow's pediatric researchers.
(a) Enhanced support.
(b) Authorization.

SUBPART 8 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL RESEARCH
285h. Purpose of Institute.

SUBPART 9 - NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
285i. Purpose of Institute.
285i-1. Clinical research on eye care and diabetes.
(a) Program of grants.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Authorized expenditures.

SUBPART 10 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND
STROKE
285j. Purpose of Institute.
285j-1. Spinal cord regeneration research.
285j-2. Bioengineering research.
285j-3. Research on multiple sclerosis.

SUBPART 11 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
285k. Purpose of Institute.

SUBPART 12 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
285l. Purpose of Institute.
285l-1. Applied Toxicological Research and Testing
Program.
285l-2. Definitions.
285l-3. Interagency Coordinating Committee on the
Validation of Alternative Methods.
(a) In general.
(b) Purposes.
(c) Composition.
(d) Scientific Advisory Committee.
(e) Duties.
285l-4. Federal agency action.
(a) Identification of tests.
(b) Alternatives.
(c) Test method validation.
(d) Review.
(e) Recommendation adoption.
285l-5. Application.
(a) Application.
(b) Use of test methods.
(c) Limitation.
(d) Submission of tests and data.
285l-6. Methods of controlling certain insect and vermin
populations.

SUBPART 13 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION
DISORDERS
285m. Purpose of Institute.
285m-1. National Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders Program.
285m-2. Data System and Information Clearinghouse.
285m-3. Multipurpose deafness and other communication
disorders center.
(a) Development, modernization and operation;
"modernization" defined.
(b) Use of facilities; qualifications.
(c) Requisite programs.
(d) Stipends.
(e) Discretionary programs.
(f) Equitable geographical distribution; needs
of elderly and children.
(g) Period of support; recommended extensions of
peer review group.
285m-4. National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders Advisory Board.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Composition; qualifications; appointed and
ex officio members.
(c) Compensation.
(d) Term of office; vacancies.
(e) Chairman.
(f) Personnel; executive director; professional
and clerical staff members; consultants;
information and administrative support
services and facilities.
(g) Meetings.
(h) Functions.
(i) Subcommittee activities; workshops and
conferences; collection of data.
(j) Annual report.
(k) Commencement of existence.
285m-5. Interagency Coordinating Committee.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Functions.
(c) Composition.
(d) Chairman; meetings.
(e) Annual report; recipients of report.
285m-6. Limitation on administrative expenses.

SUBPART 14 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
285n. Purpose of Institute.
(a) In general.
(b) Research program.
(c) Collaboration.
(d) Funding.
285n-1. Associate Director for Prevention.
(a) In general.
(b) Biennial report.
285n-2. National Alcohol Research Centers; mandatory grant
for research of effects of alcohol on elderly.
(a) Designation; procedures applicable for
approval of applications.
(b) Annual grants; amount; limitation on uses.

SUBPART 15 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
285o. Purpose of Institute.
(a) In general.
(b) Research program.
(c) Collaboration.
(d) Funding.
285o-1. Associate Director for Prevention.
(a) In general.
(b) Report.
285o-2. Drug Abuse Research Centers.
(a) Authority.
(b) Grants.
(c) Drug abuse and addiction research.
285o-3. Office on AIDS.
285o-4. Medication Development Program.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Duties.
(c) Report.
(d) "Pharmacotherapeutics" defined.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 16 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
285p. Purpose of Institute.
(a) In general.
(b) Research program.
(c) Collaboration.
(d) Information with respect to suicide.
(e) Associate Director for Special Populations.
(f) Funding.
285p-1. Associate Director for Prevention.
(a) In general.
(b) Report.
285p-2. Office of Rural Mental Health Research.
(a) In general.
(b) Coordination of activities.
(c) Research, demonstrations, evaluations, and
dissemination.
(d) Authority regarding grants and contracts.
(e) Report to Congress.
285p-3. Office on AIDS.

SUBPART 17 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH
285q. Purpose of Institute.
285q-1. Specific authorities.
285q-2. Advisory council.
(a) Appointment; functions and duties;
acceptance of conditional gifts;
subcommittees.
(b) Membership; ex officio members;
compensation.
(c) Term of office; vacancy; reappointment.
(d) Chairman; selection; term of office.
(e) Meetings.
(f) Executive secretary; staff; orientation and
training for new members.
(g) Material for inclusion in biennial report;
additional reports.
285q-3. Biennial report.

SUBPART 18 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND
BIOENGINEERING
285r. Purpose of the Institute.
(a) In general.
(b) National Biomedical Imaging and
Bioengineering Program.
(c) Membership.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

PART D - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

SUBPART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
286. National Library of Medicine.
(a) Purpose and establishment.
(b) Functions.
(c) Exchange, destruction, or disposal of
materials not needed.
(d) Availability of publications, materials,
facilities, or services; prescription of
rules.
(e) Regional medical libraries; establishment.
(f) Acceptance and administration of gifts;
memorials.
(g) "Medicine" and "medical" defined.
286a. Board of Regents.
(a) Membership; ex officio members.
(b) Recommendations on matters of policy;
recommendations included in annual report;
use of services of members by Secretary.
(c) Term of office; vacancy; reappointment.
286a-1. Library facilities.
286a-2. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 2 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
286b. Repealed.
286b-1. Definitions.
286b-2. National Medical Libraries Assistance Advisory
Board.
(a) Board of Regents of National Library of
Medicine to serve as.
(b) Functions.
(c) Use of services of members by Secretary.
(d) Compensation.
286b-3. Grants for training in medical library sciences.
286b-4. Assistance for projects in sciences related to
health, for research and development in medical
library science, and for development of education
technologies.
(a) Compilation of existing and original
writings on health.
(b) Medical library science and related
activities.
(c) Development of education technologies.
286b-5. Grants for establishing, expanding, and improving
basic resources of medical libraries and related
instrumentalities.
286b-6. Grants and contracts for establishment of regional
medical libraries.
(a) Existing public or private nonprofit medical
libraries.
(b) Uses for grants and contracts.
(c) Conditions.
(d) Basic resources materials; limitation on
grant or contract.
286b-7. Financial support of biomedical scientific
publications.
286b-8. Grant payments, records, and audit.

SUBPART 3 - NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
286c. Purpose, establishment, functions, and funding of
National Center for Biotechnology Information.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Functions.

SUBPART 4 - NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER ON HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
AND HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY
286d. National Information Center.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Electronic, convenient format; criteria for
inclusion.
(d) Coordination with Director of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality.

PART E - OTHER AGENCIES OF NIH

SUBPART 1 - NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES
287. General purpose.
287a. Advisory council.
(a) Appointment; functions and duties;
acceptance of conditional gifts;
subcommittees.
(b) Membership; ex officio members;
compensation.
(c) Term of office; vacancy; reappointment.
(d) Chairman; selection; term of office.
(e) Meetings.
(f) Executive secretary; staff; orientation and
training for new members.
(g) Material for inclusion in biennial report;
additional reports.
(h) Advisory council in existence on November
20, 1985.
287a-1. Biennial report.
287a-2. Biomedical and behavioral research facilities.
(a) Modernization and construction of
facilities.
(b) Scientific and technical review boards for
merit-based review of proposals.
(c) Requirements for grants.
(d) Requirement of application.
(e) Amount of grant; payments.
(f) Recapture of payments.
(g) Guidelines.
(h) Report to Congress.
(i) Authorization of appropriations.
287a-3. Construction of regional centers for research on
primates.
287a-3a. Sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees.
(a) In general.
(b) Administration of sanctuary system.
(c) Acceptance of chimpanzees into system.
(d) Standards for permanent retirement of
surplus chimpanzees.
(e) Award of contract for operation of system.
(f) Definitions.
(g) Funding.
287a-4. General clinical research centers.
(a) Grants.
(b) Activities.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 2 - JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY
IN HEALTH SCIENCES
287b. General purpose.

SUBPART 3 - NATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH
287c. Purpose of Center.
(a) General purpose.
(b) Research training.
(c) Amount available for ethical and legal
issues.

SUBPART 4 - OFFICE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
287c-11. Dietary supplements.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Duties.
(d) "Dietary supplement" defined.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 5 - NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINE
287c-21. Purpose of Center.
(a) In general.
(b) Advisory council.
(c) Complement to conventional medicine.
(d) Appropriate scientific expertise and
coordination with institutes and Federal
agencies.
(e) Evaluation of various disciplines and
systems.
(f) Ensuring high quality, rigorous scientific
review.
(g) Data system; information clearinghouse.
(h) Research centers.
(i) Availability of resources.
(j) Availability of appropriations.

SUBPART 6 - NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH
DISPARITIES
287c-31. Purpose of Center.
(a) In general.
(b) Priorities.
(c) Minority health disparities research.
(d) Health disparity populations.
(e) Coordination of activities.
(f) Collaborative comprehensive plan and budget.
(g) Participation in clinical research.
(h) Research endowments.
(i) Certain activities.
(j) Advisory council.
(k) Annual report.
(l) Authorization of appropriations.
287c-32. Centers of excellence for research education and
training.
(a) In general.
(b) Required use of funds.
(c) Centers of excellence.
(d) Duration of grant.
(e) Maintenance of effort.
(f) Certain expenditures.
(g) Definitions.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
287c-33. Loan repayment program for minority health
disparities research.
(a) In general.
(b) Service provisions.
(c) Requirement regarding health disparity
populations.
(d) Priority.
(e) Funding.
287c-34. General provisions regarding the Center.
(a) Administrative support for Center.
(b) Evaluation and report.

PART F - RESEARCH ON WOMEN'S HEALTH
287d. Office of Research on Women's Health.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Purpose.
(c) Coordinating Committee.
(d) Advisory Committee.
(e) Representation of women among researchers.
(f) Definitions.
287d-1. National data system and clearinghouse on research
on women's health.
(a) Data system.
(b) Clearinghouse.
287d-2. Biennial report.
(a) In general.
(b) Inclusion in biennial report of Director of
NIH.

PART G - AWARDS AND TRAINING
288. Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service
Awards.
(a) Biomedical and behavioral research and
research training; programs and
institutions included; restriction; special
consideration.
(b) Prerequisites for Award; review and approval
by appropriate advisory councils; Award
period; uses for Award; payments to
non-Federal public or nonprofit private
institutions.
(c) Health research or teaching; service period;
recovery upon noncompliance with service
requirement, formula; cancellation or
waiver of obligation.
(d) Authorization of appropriations;
apportionment.
288-1. Loan repayment program for research with respect
to acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(a) In general.
(b) Applicability of certain provisions.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
288-2. Loan repayment program for research with respect
to contraception and infertility.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Contracts, obligated service, breach of
contract.
(c) Availability of funds.
288-3. Loan repayment program for research generally.
(a) In general.
(b) Applicability of certain provisions.
288-4. Undergraduate scholarship program regarding
professions needed by National Research
Institutes.
(a) Establishment of program.
(b) Facilitation of interest of students in
careers at National Institutes of Health.
(c) Period of obligated service.
(d) Provisions regarding scholarship.
(e) Penalties for breach of scholarship
contract.
(f) Requirement of application.
(g) Availability of authorization of
appropriations.
288-5. Loan repayment program regarding clinical
researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds.
(a) Implementation of program.
(b) Availability of authorization of
appropriations.
288-5a. Loan repayment program regarding clinical
researchers.
(a) In general.
(b) Application of provisions.
(c) Funding.
288-6. Pediatric research loan repayment program.
(a) In general.
(b) Application of other provisions.
(c) Funding.
288a. Visiting Scientist Awards.
288b. Studies respecting biomedical and behavioral
research personnel.
(a) Scope of undertaking.
(b) Arrangement with National Academy of
Sciences or other nonprofit private groups
or associations.

PART H - GENERAL PROVISIONS
289. Institutional review boards; ethics guidance
program.
289a. Peer review requirements.
(a) Applications for biomedical and behavioral
research grants, cooperative agreements,
and contracts; regulations.
(b) Periodic review of research at National
Institutes of Health.
(c) Compliance with requirements for inclusion
of women and minorities in clinical
research.
289a-1. Certain provisions regarding review and approval
of proposals for research.
(a) Review as precondition to research.
(b) Ethical review of research.
289a-2. Inclusion of women and minorities in clinical
research.
(a) Requirement of inclusion.
(b) Inapplicability of requirement.
(c) Design of clinical trials.
(d) Guidelines.
(e) Date certain for guidelines; applicability.
(f) Reports by advisory councils.
(g) Definitions.
289b. Office of Research Integrity.
(a) In general.
(b) Existence of administrative processes as
condition of funding for research.
(c) Process for response of Director.
(d) Monitoring by Director.
(e) Protection of whistleblowers.
289b-1. Protection against financial conflicts of interest
in certain projects of research.
(a) Issuance of regulations.
(b) Relevant projects.
(c) Identifying and reporting to Secretary.
(d) Monitoring of process.
(e) Response.
(f) Definitions.
289c. Research on public health emergencies; report to
Congressional committees.
289c-1. Collaborative use of certain health services
research funds.
289d. Animals in research.
(a) Establishment of guidelines.
(b) Animal care committees; establishment;
membership; functions.
(c) Assurances required in application or
contract proposal; reasons for use of
animals; notice and comment requirements
for promulgation of regulations.
(d) Failure to meet guidelines; suspension or
revocation of grant or contract.
(e) Disclosure of trade secrets or privileged or
confidential information.
289e. Use of appropriations.
289f. Gifts and donations; memorials.
289g. Fetal research.
(a) Conduct or support by Secretary;
restrictions.
(b) Risk standard for fetuses intended to be
aborted and fetuses intended to be carried
to term to be same.
289g-1. Research on transplantation of fetal tissue.
(a) Establishment of program.
(b) Informed consent of donor.
(c) Informed consent of researcher and donee.
(d) Availability of statements for audit.
(e) Applicability of State and local law.
(f) Report.
(g) "Human fetal tissue" defined.
289g-2. Prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue.
(a) Purchase of tissue.
(b) Solicitation or acceptance of tissue as
directed donation for use in
transplantation.
(c) Criminal penalties for violations.
(d) Definitions.
289g-3. Breast implant research.
(a) In general.
(b) Definition.
289h. Repealed.
290. National Institutes of Health Management Fund;
establishment; advancements; availability; final
adjustments of advances.
290a. Victims of fire.
(a) Research on burns, burn injuries, and
rehabilitation.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.

PART I - FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
290b. Establishment and duties of Foundation.
(a) In general.
(b) Purpose of Foundation.
(c) Certain activities of Foundation.
(d) Board of Directors.
(e) Incorporation.
(f) Nonprofit status.
(g) Executive Director.
(h) Powers.
(i) Administrative control.
(j) General provisions.
(k) Duties of Director.
(l) Funding.

SUBCHAPTER III-A - SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION

PART A - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL AUTHORITIES
290aa. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Agencies.
(c) Administrator and Deputy Administrator.
(d) Authorities.
(e) Associate Administrator for Alcohol
Prevention and Treatment Policy.
(f) Associate Administrator for Women's
Services.
(g) Services of experts.
(h) Peer review groups.
(i) Voluntary services.
(j) Administration.
(k) Report concerning activities and progress.
(l) Applications for grants and contracts.
(m) Emergency response.
(n) Limitation on the use of certain
information.
(o) Authorization of appropriations.
290aa-1. Advisory councils.
(a) Appointment.
(b) Membership.
(c) Terms of office.
(d) Chair.
(e) Meetings.
(f) Executive Secretary and staff.
290aa-2. Omitted.
290aa-2a. Report on individuals with co-occurring mental
illness and substance abuse disorders.
(a) In general.
(b) Report content.
(c) Funds for report.
290aa-3. Peer review.
(a) In general.
(b) Members.
(c) Advisory council review.
(d) Conditions.
290aa-3a. Transferred.
290aa-4. Data collection.
(a) Requirement of annual collection of data on
mental illness and substance abuse.
(b) Requisite areas of data collection on mental
health.
(c) Requisite areas of data collection on
substance abuse.
(d) Development of uniform criteria for data
collection.
290aa-5. Grants for the benefit of homeless individuals.
(a) In general.
(b) Preferences.
(c) Services for certain individuals.
(d) Term of the awards.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
290aa-5a. Alcohol and drug prevention or treatment services
for Indians and Native Alaskans.
(a) In general.
(b) Priority.
(c) Duration.
(d) Application.
(e) Evaluation.
(f) Report.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
290aa-5b. Grants for ecstasy and other club drugs abuse
prevention.
(a) Authority.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Allocation and report.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
290aa-6 to 290aa-14. Transferred or Repealed.

PART B - CENTERS AND PROGRAMS

SUBPART 1 - CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
290bb. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Duties.
(c) Grants and contracts.
290bb-1. Residential treatment programs for pregnant and
postpartum women.
(a) In general.
(b) Availability of services for each
participant.
(c) Individualized plan of services.
(d) Required supplemental services.
(e) Minimum qualifications for receipt of award.
(f) Requirement of matching funds.
(g) Outreach.
(h) Accessibility of program; cultural context
of services.
(i) Continuing education.
(j) Imposition of charges.
(k) Reports to Director.
(l) Requirement of application.
(m) Equitable allocation of awards.
(n) Duration of award.
(o) Evaluations; dissemination of findings.
(p) Reports to Congress.
(q) Definitions.
(r) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-1a. Transferred.
290bb-2. Priority substance abuse treatment needs of
regional and national significance.
(a) Projects.
(b) Priority substance abuse treatment needs.
(c) Requirements.
(d) Evaluation.
(e) Information and education.
(f) Authorization of appropriation.
290bb-2a. Medical treatment of narcotics addiction; report
to Congress.
290bb-3 to 290bb-5. Repealed.
290bb-6. Action by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and
States concerning military facilities.
(a) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.
(b) States.
(c) Reservation of space.
290bb-7. Substance abuse treatment services for children
and adolescents.
(a) In general.
(b) Priority.
(c) Duration of grants.
(d) Application.
(e) Evaluation.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-8. Early intervention services for children and
adolescents.
(a) In general.
(b) Priority.
(c) Condition.
(d) Duration of grants.
(e) Application.
(f) Evaluation.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-9. Methamphetamine and amphetamine treatment
initiative.
(a) Grants.
(b) Geographic distribution.
(c) Additional activities.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 2 - CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
290bb-21. Office for Substance Abuse Prevention.
(a) Establishment; Director.
(b) Duties of Director.
(c) Grants, contracts and cooperative
agreements.
(d) National data base.
290bb-22. Priority substance abuse prevention needs of
regional and national significance.
(a) Projects.
(b) Priority substance abuse prevention needs.
(c) Requirements.
(d) Evaluation.
(e) Information and education.
(f) Authorization of appropriation.
290bb-23. Prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation model
projects for high risk youth.
(a) Grants to public and nonprofit private
entities.
(b) Priority of projects.
(c) Strategies for reducing use.
(d) Regionally equal distribution of grants.
(e) Application for grants.
(f) Evaluation of projects.
(g) "High risk youth" defined.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-24. Repealed.
290bb-25. Grants for services for children of substance
abusers.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Services for children of substance abusers.
(c) Services for affected families.
(d) Training for providers of services to
children and families.
(e) Eligible entities.
(f) Federal share.
(g) Restrictions on use of grant.
(h) Submission to Secretary of certain
information.
(i) Reports to Secretary.
(j) Requirement of application.
(k) Evaluations.
(l) Report to Congress.
(m) Data collection.
(n) Definitions.
(o) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-25a. Grants for strengthening families.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Priority.
(c) Duration of grants.
(d) Use of funds.
(e) Application.
(f) Matching funding.
(g) Report to Secretary.
(h) Evaluations.
(i) High-risk families.
(j) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-25b. Programs to reduce underage drinking.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligibility requirements.
(c) Evaluation.
(d) Geographical distribution.
(e) Duration of award.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-25c. Services for individuals with fetal alcohol
syndrome.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Requirements.
(d) Relationship to payments under other
programs.
(e) Duration of awards.
(f) Evaluation.
(g) Funding.
290bb-25d. Centers of excellence on services for individuals
with fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-related
birth defects and treatment for individuals with
such conditions and their families.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Report.
(d) Duration of awards.
(e) Evaluation.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-25e. Prevention of methamphetamine and inhalant abuse
and addiction.
(a) Grants.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Prevention programs and activities.
(d) Analyses and evaluation.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-25f. Prevention and education programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 3 - CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
290bb-31. Center for Mental Health Services.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Duties.
(c) Grants and contracts.
290bb-32. Priority mental health needs of regional and
national significance.
(a) Projects.
(b) Priority mental health needs.
(c) Requirements.
(d) Evaluation.
(e) Information and education.
(f) Authorization of appropriation.
290bb-33. Repealed.
290bb-34. Youth interagency research, training, and
technical assistance centers.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Application.
(c) Authorized activities.
(d) Additional center.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-35. Services for youth offenders.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Application.
(d) Report.
(e) Definitions.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-36. Youth suicide early intervention and prevention
strategies.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible entity.
(c) Preference.
(d) Requirement for direct services.
(e) Coordination and collaboration.
(f) Rule of construction; religious and moral
accommodation.
(g) Evaluations and report.
(h) Rule of construction; student medication.
(i) Prohibition.
(j) Parental consent.
(k) Relation to education provisions.
(l) Definitions.
(m) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-36a. Suicide prevention for youth.
(a) In general.
(b) Collaboration.
(c) Requirements.
(d) Use of funds.
(e) Condition.
(f) Special populations.
(g) Application.
(h) Distribution of awards.
(i) Evaluation.
(j) Dissemination and education.
(k) Duration of projects.
(l) Study.
(m) Definitions.
(n) Authorization of appropriation.
290bb-36b. Mental and behavioral health services on campus.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Eligible grant recipients.
(d) Application.
(e) Requirement of matching funds.
(f) Reports.
(g) Definition.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-37. Grants for emergency mental health centers.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Health center.
(c) Distribution of awards.
(d) Application.
(e) Use of funds.
(f) Evaluation.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-38. Grants for jail diversion programs.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Administration.
(c) Applications.
(d) Use of funds.
(e) Federal share.
(f) Geographic distribution.
(g) Training and technical assistance.
(h) Evaluations.
(i) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-39. Improving outcomes for children and adolescents
through services integration between child
welfare and mental health services.
(a) In general.
(b) Duration.
(c) Application.
(d) Use of funds.
(e) Distribution of awards.
(f) Evaluation.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
290bb-40. Grants for the integrated treatment of serious
mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse.
(a) In general.
(b) Priority.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Condition.
(e) Distribution of awards.
(f) Duration.
(g) Application.
(h) Evaluation.
(i) Authorization of appropriation.
290bb-41. Training grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Mental illness awareness training grants.
290cc to 290cc-13. Repealed or Transferred.

PART C - PROJECTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS
290cc-21. Formula grants to States.
290cc-22. Purpose of grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Specification of services.
(c) Coordination.
(d) Special consideration regarding veterans.
(e) Special rules.
(f) Administrative expenses.
(g) Maintenance of effort.
(h) Restrictions on use of funds.
(i) Waiver for territories.
290cc-23. Requirement of matching funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Determination of amount.
(c) Limitation regarding grants by States.
290cc-24. Determination of amount of allotment.
(a) Minimum allotment.
(b) Determination under formula.
290cc-25. Conversion to categorical program in event of
failure of State regarding expenditure of grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Specification of funds.
(c) Requirement of provision of services in
State involved.
290cc-26. Provision of certain information from State.
290cc-27. Description of intended expenditures of grant.
(a) In general.
(b) Opportunity for public comment.
(c) Relationship to State comprehensive mental
health services plan.
290cc-28. Requirement of reports by States.
(a) In general.
(b) Availability to public of reports.
(c) Evaluations.
290cc-29. Requirement of application.
290cc-30. Technical assistance.
290cc-31. Failure to comply with agreements.
(a) Repayment of payments.
(b) Withholding of payments.
(c) Opportunity for hearing.
(d) Rule of construction.
290cc-32. Prohibition against certain false statements.
(a) In general.
(b) Criminal penalty for violation of
prohibition.
290cc-33. Nondiscrimination.
(a) In general.
(b) Enforcement.
290cc-34. Definitions.
290cc-35. Funding.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Effect of insufficient appropriations for
minimum allotments.

PART D - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND
MENTAL HEALTH
290dd. Substance abuse among government and other
employees.
(a) Programs and services.
(b) Deprivation of employment.
(c) Construction.
290dd-1. Admission of substance abusers to private and
public hospitals and outpatient facilities.
(a) Nondiscrimination.
(b) Regulations.
290dd-2. Confidentiality of records.
(a) Requirement.
(b) Permitted disclosure.
(c) Use of records in criminal proceedings.
(d) Application.
(e) Nonapplicability.
(f) Penalties.
(g) Regulations.
(h) Application to Department of Veterans
Affairs.
290dd-3 to 290ee-3. Omitted.

PART E - CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES
290ff. Comprehensive community mental health services for
children with serious emotional disturbances.
(a) Grants to certain public entities.
(b) Considerations in making grants.
(c) Matching funds.
290ff-1. Requirements with respect to carrying out purpose
of grants.
(a) Systems of comprehensive care.
(b) Limitation on age of children provided
access to system.
(c) Required mental health services of system.
(d) Required arrangements regarding other
appropriate services.
(e) General provisions regarding services of
system.
(f) Restrictions on use of grant.
(g) Waivers.
290ff-2. Individualized plan for services.
(a) In general.
(b) Multidisciplinary team.
(c) Coordination with services under Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act.
(d) Contents of plan.
290ff-3. Additional provisions.
(a) Optional services.
(b) Comprehensive plan.
(c) Limitation on imposition of fees for
services.
(d) Relationship to items and services under
other programs.
(e) Limitation on administrative expenses.
(f) Reports to Secretary.
(g) Description of intended uses of grant.
(h) Requirement of application.
290ff-4. General provisions.
(a) Duration of support.
(b) Technical assistance.
(c) Evaluations and reports by Secretary.
(d) Definitions.
(e) Rule of construction.
(f) Funding.

PART F - MODEL COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
290gg. Repealed.

PART G - PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE
290hh. Children and violence.
(a) In general.
(b) Activities.
(c) Requirements.
(d) Geographical distribution.
(e) Duration of awards.
(f) Evaluation.
(g) Information and education.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
290hh-1. Grants to address the problems of persons who
experience violence related stress.
(a) In general.
(b) Priorities.
(c) Geographical distribution.
(d) Evaluation.
(e) Duration of awards.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
(g) Short title.

PART H - REQUIREMENT RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN
FACILITIES
290ii. Requirement relating to the rights of residents of
certain facilities.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Current law.
(d) Definitions.
290ii-1. Reporting requirement.
(a) In general.
(b) Facility.
290ii-2. Regulations and enforcement.
(a) Training.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Enforcement.

PART I - REQUIREMENT RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN
NON-MEDICAL, COMMUNITY-BASED FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
290jj. Requirement relating to the rights of residents of
certain non-medical, community-based facilities
for children and youth.
(a) Protection of rights.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Rule of construction.
(d) Definitions.
290jj-1. Reporting requirement.
290jj-2. Regulations and enforcement.
(a) Training.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Enforcement.

PART J - SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
290kk. Applicability to designated programs.
(a) Designated programs.
(b) Limitation.
(c) Definitions.
290kk-1. Religious organizations as program participants.
(a) In general.
(b) Religious organizations.
(c) Nondiscrimination against religious
organizations.
(d) Religious character and freedom.
(e) Employment practices.
(f) Rights of program beneficiaries.
(g) Fiscal accountability.
(h) Compliance.
290kk-2. Limitations on use of funds for certain purposes.
290kk-3. Educational requirements for personnel in drug
treatment programs.
(a) Findings.
(b) Nondiscrimination.

SUBCHAPTER IV - CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION OF HOSPITALS AND
OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES
291. Congressional declaration of purpose.

PART A - GRANTS AND LOANS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION OF
HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES
291a. Authorization of appropriations.
291b. State allotments.
(a) Computation for individual States; formulas
for both new construction and
modernization.
(b) Minimum allotments.
(c) Allotment percentages; definitions;
determination.
(d) Availability of allotments in subsequent
years.
(e) Transfer of allotments.
(f) Request by State to transfer portion of
allotment.
291c. General regulations.
(a) Priority of projects; determination.
(b) Standards of construction and equipment.
(c) Criteria for determining needs for beds,
hospitals and other facilities; plans for
distribution of beds and facilities.
(d) Criteria for determining need for
modernization.
(e) State plan requirements; assurances
necessary for approval of application.
291d. State plans.
(a) Submission; requirements.
(b) Approval by Surgeon General; hearing after
disapproval.
291e. Projects for construction or modernization.
(a) Application; contents.
(b) Approval by Surgeon General; requisites;
additional approval by Secretary of Health
and Human Services.
(c) Opportunity for hearing required prior to
disapproval.
(d) Amendments subject to same approval as
original applications.
(e) Outpatient facilities; requirements of
applicants.
291f. Payments for construction or modernization.
(a) Certification of work by Surgeon General;
conditions affecting payments.
(b) Additional payments in cases of amended
applications.
(c) Administration expenses; use of portion of
allotments to defray; manner of payment.
291g. Withholding of payments; noncompliance with
requirements.
291h. Judicial review.
(a) Refusal to approve application; procedure;
jurisdiction of court of appeals.
(b) Conclusiveness of Surgeon General's
findings; remand; new or modified findings.
(c) Review by Supreme Court; stay of Surgeon
General's action.
291i. Recovery of expenditures under certain conditions.
(a) Persons liable.
(b) Notice to Secretary.
(c) Amount of recovery; interest; interest
period.
(d) Waiver.
(e) Lien.
291j. Loans.
(a) Authorization; conditions.
(b) Approval; payments to applicants.
(c) Terms.
(d) Funds; miscellaneous receipts.

PART B - LOAN GUARANTEES AND LOANS FOR MODERNIZATION AND
CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES
291j-1. Loan guarantees and loans.
(a) Authority of Secretary.
(b) Cost limitations.
(c) Administrative assistance.
291j-2. Allocation among States.
(a) Allotment regulations.
(b) Reallotment.
(c) Time of availability of amounts for
subsequent allotment.
(d) Modernization or construction commenced on
or after January 1, 1968.
291j-3. Applications and conditions.
(a) Contents of applications.
(b) Conditions for approval.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Amendment of approved applications.
(e) Recovery rights; terms and conditions.
(f) Incontestable guarantee.
291j-4. Payment of interest on guaranteed loans.
291j-5. Limitation on amounts of loans guaranteed or
directly made.
291j-6. Loan guarantee and loan fund.
291j-7. Loans to public facilities.
(a) Interest rates; security; equitable
geographical distribution.
(b) Sale.
(c) Agreements.
(d) Right of recovery; waiver.
(e) Interest and interest subsidies as gross
income under Internal Revenue Code.
(f) Sales proceeds; deposit and use.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - CONSTRUCTION OR MODERNIZATION OF EMERGENCY ROOMS
291j-8. Authorization of appropriations.
291j-9. Eligibility for grants.
291j-10. Payments.

PART D - GENERAL PROVISIONS
291k. Federal Hospital Council.
(a) Membership; qualifications.
(b) Term of membership.
(c) Meetings; annual or by call of Surgeon
General.
(d) Advisory or technical committees.
291l. Conference of State agencies.
291m. State control of operations.
291m-1. Loans for certain hospital experimentation
projects.
(a) Other public or private sources unavailable
for alleviation of hardship due to
increased construction costs.
(b) Application; form; information.
(c) Interest; repayment period.
(d) Authorization of appropriation.
291n,
291n-1. Repealed or Omitted.
291o. Definitions.
291o-1. Financial statements.

SUBCHAPTER V - HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION

PART A - STUDENT LOANS

SUBPART I-INSURED HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS TO GRADUATE
STUDENTS
292. Statement of purpose.
292a. Scope and duration of loan insurance program.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain limitations and priorities.
(c) Authority of Student Loan Marketing
Association.
292b. Limitations on individual insured loans and on
loan insurance.
(a) In general.
(b) Extent of insurance liability.
292c. Sources of funds.
292d. Eligibility of borrowers and terms of insured
loans.
(a) In general.
(b) Limitation on rate of interest.
(c) Minimum annual payment by borrower.
(d) Applicability of certain laws on rate or
amount of interest.
(e) Determination regarding forbearance.
(f) Loan repayment schedule.
(g) Rule of construction regarding determination
of need of students.
(h) Definitions.
292e. Certificate of loan insurance; effective date of
insurance.
(a) In general.
(b) Authority regarding comprehensive insurance
coverage.
(c) Assignment of insurance rights.
(d) Effect of refinancing or consolidation of
obligations.
(e) Rule of construction regarding consolidation
of debts and refinancing.
292f. Default of borrower.
(a) Conditions for payment to beneficiary.
(b) Subrogation.
(c) Forbearance.
(d) Reasonable care and diligence regarding
loans.
(e) Definitions.
(f) Reductions in Federal reimbursements or
payments for defaulting borrowers.
(g) Conditions for discharge of debt in
bankruptcy.
(h) Requirement regarding actions for default.
(i) Inapplicability of Federal and State statute
of limitations on actions for loan
collection.
(j) School collection assistance.
292g. Risk-based premiums.
(a) Authority.
(b) Assessment of premium.
(c) Reduction of risk-based premium.
(d) Administrative waivers.
(e) Payoff to reduce risk category.
292h. Office for Health Education Assistance Loan
Default Reduction.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Purpose and functions.
(c) Additional duties.
(d) Allocation of funds for Office.
292i. Insurance account.
(a) In general.
(b) Contingent authority for issuance of notes
or other obligations.
292j. Powers and responsibilities of Secretary.
(a) In general.
(b) Annual budget; accounts.
292k. Participation by Federal credit unions in Federal,
State, and private student loan insurance
programs.
292l. Determination of eligible students.
292m. Repayment by Secretary of loans of deceased or
disabled borrowers.
292n. Additional requirements for institutions and
lenders.
(a) In general.
(b) Recording by institution of information on
students.
(c) Workshop for student borrowers.
292o. Definitions.
292p. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) In general.
(b) Availability of sums.

SUBPART II - FEDERALLY-SUPPORTED STUDENT LOAN FUNDS
292q. Agreements for operation of school loan funds.
(a) Fund agreements.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Failure of school to collect loans.
292r. Loan provisions.
(a) Amount of loan.
(b) Terms and conditions.
(c) Repayment; exclusions from repayment period.
(d) Cancellation of liability.
(e) Rate of interest.
(f) Security or endorsement.
(g) Transferring and assigning loans.
(h) Charge with respect to insurance for certain
cancellations.
(i) Charge with respect to late payments.
(j) Authority of schools regarding rate of
payment.
(k) Authority regarding repayments by Secretary.
(l) Collection efforts by Secretary.
(m) Elimination of statute of limitation for
loan collections.
292s. Medical schools and primary health care.
(a) Requirements for students.
(b) Requirements for schools.
(c) Definitions.
292t. Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
(a) Fund agreements regarding certain amounts.
(b) Minimum qualifications for schools.
(c) Certain agreements regarding education of
students; date certain for compliance.
(d) Availability of other amounts.
(e) "Disadvantaged" defined.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
292u. Administrative provisions.
292v. Provision by schools of information to students.
(a) In general.
(b) Statement regarding loan.
292w. Procedures for appeal of termination of
agreements.
292x. Distribution of assets from loan funds.
(a) Distribution after termination of fund.
(b) Payment of proportionate share to Secretary.
292y. General provisions.
(a) Date certain for applications.
(b) Contingent reduction in allotments.
(c) Allotment of excess funds.
(d) Payment of installments to schools.
(e) Disposition of funds returned to Secretary.
(f) Funding for certain medical schools.

PART B - HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING FOR DIVERSITY
293. Centers of excellence.
(a) In general.
(b) Required use of funds.
(c) Centers of excellence.
(d) Designation as center of excellence.
(e) Authority regarding Native American centers
of excellence.
(f) Duration of grant.
(g) Definitions.
(h) Funding.
293a. Scholarships for disadvantaged students.
(a) In general.
(b) Preference in providing scholarships.
(c) Amount of award.
(d) Definitions.
293b. Loan repayments and fellowships regarding faculty
positions.
(a) Loan repayments.
(b) Fellowships.
293c. Educational assistance in the health professions
regarding individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirements for awards.
(c) Equitable allocation of financial
assistance.
(d) Matching requirements.
293d. Authorization of appropriation.
(a) Scholarships.
(b) Loan repayments and fellowships.
(c) Educational assistance in health professions
regarding individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds.
(d) Report.
293e. Grants for health professions education.
(a) Grants for health professions education in
health disparities and cultural competency.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - TRAINING IN FAMILY MEDICINE, GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE,
GENERAL PEDIATRICS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, GENERAL DENTISTRY, AND
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
293j. Repealed.
293k. Family medicine, general internal medicine,
general pediatrics, general dentistry, pediatric
dentistry, and physician assistants.
(a) Training generally.
(b) Academic administrative units.
(c) Priority.
(d) Duration of award.
(e) Funding.
293l. Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care
Medicine and Dentistry.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Composition.
(c) Terms.
(d) Duties.
(e) Meetings and documents.
(f) Compensation and expenses.
(g) FACA.
293m to
293p. Repealed.

PART D - INTERDISCIPLINARY, COMMUNITY-BASED LINKAGES
294. General provisions.
(a) Collaboration.
(b) Activities.
294a. Area health education centers.
(a) Authority for provision of financial
assistance.
(b) Requirements for centers.
(c) Certain provisions regarding funding.
294b. Health education and training centers.
(a) In general.
(b) Allocation of funds.
294c. Education and training relating to geriatrics.
(a) Geriatric education centers.
(b) Geriatric training regarding physicians and
dentists.
(c) Geriatric faculty fellowships.
294d. Quentin N. Burdick program for rural
interdisciplinary training.
(a) Grants.
(b) Use of amounts.
(c) Applications.
(d) Definitions.
294e. Allied health and other disciplines.
(a) In general.
(b) Activities.
294f. Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary,
Community-Based Linkages.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Composition.
(c) Terms.
(d) Duties.
(e) Meetings and documents.
(f) Compensation and expenses.
(g) FACA.
294g. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) In general.
(b) Allocation.
(c) Obligation of certain amounts.
294h. Interdisciplinary training and education on
domestic violence and other types of violence and
abuse.
(a) Grants.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Requirements of grantees.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.

PART E - HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE

SUBPART 1 - HEALTH PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS
294n. Health professions workforce information and
analysis.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Grants or contracts.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
294o. Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education.
(a) Establishment; duties.
(b) Composition.
(c) Terms of appointed members.
(d) Chair.
(e) Quorum.
(f) Vacancies.
(g) Compensation.
(h) Certain authorities and duties.
(i) Requirement regarding reports.
(j) Final report.
(k) Termination.
(l) Funding.
294p. Pediatric rheumatology.
(a) In general.
(b) Report to Congress.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART 2 - PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE
295. General provisions.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Preference.
(d) Activities.
(e) Traineeships.
295a. Public health training centers.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Certain requirements.
295b. Public health traineeships.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain requirements.
295c. Preventive medicine; dental public health.
(a) In general.
(b) Administration.
295d. Health administration traineeships and special
projects.
(a) In general.
(b) Relevant programs.
(c) Preference in making grants.
(d) Certain provisions regarding traineeships.
295e. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) In general.
(b) Limitation regarding certain program.

PART F - GENERAL PROVISIONS
295j. Preferences and required information in certain
programs.
(a) Preferences in making awards.
(b) "Graduate" defined.
(c) Exceptions for new programs.
295k. Health professions data.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain authorities and requirements.
(d) Reports to Congress.
(e) Requirements regarding personal data.
(g) Technical assistance.
(h) Grants and contracts regarding nonprofit
entities.
295l. Repealed.
295m. Prohibition against discrimination on basis of
sex.
295n. Repealed.
295n-1. Application.
(a) In general.
(b) Plan.
(c) Performance outcome standards.
(d) Linkages.
295n-2. Use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Maintenance of effort.
295o. Matching requirement.
295o-1. Generally applicable provisions.
(a) Awarding of grants and contracts.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Information requirements.
(d) Training programs.
(e) Duration of assistance.
(f) Peer review regarding certain programs.
(g) Preference or priority considerations.
(h) Analytic activities.
(i) Osteopathic schools.
295o-2. Technical assistance.
295p. Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER VI - NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

PART A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
296. Definitions.
296a. Application.
(a) In general.
(b) Plan.
(c) Performance outcome standards.
(d) Linkages.
296b. Use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Maintenance of effort.
296c. Matching requirement.
296d. Preference.
296e. Generally applicable provisions.
(a) Awarding of grants and contracts.
(b) Information requirements.
(c) Training programs.
(d) Duration of assistance.
(e) Peer review regarding certain programs.
(f) Analytic activities.
(g) State and regional priorities.
(h) Filing of applications.
296e-1. Grants for health professions education.
(a) Grants for health professions education in
health disparities and cultural competency.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.
296f. Technical assistance.
296g. Prohibition against discrimination by schools on
basis of sex.

PART B - NURSE PRACTITIONERS, NURSE MIDWIVES, NURSE ANESTHETISTS,
AND OTHER ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSES
296j. Advanced education nursing grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Definition of advanced education nurses.
(c) Authorized nurse practitioner and nurse
midwifery programs.
(d) Authorized nurse anesthesia programs.
(e) Other authorized educational programs.
(f) Traineeships.

PART C - INCREASING NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
296m. Workforce diversity grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Guidance.
(c) Required information and conditions for
award recipients.

PART D - STRENGTHENING CAPACITY FOR BASIC NURSE EDUCATION AND
PRACTICE
296p. Nurse education, practice, and retention grants.
(a) Education priority areas.
(b) Practice priority areas.
(c) Retention priority areas.
(d) Other priority areas.
(e) Preference.
(f) Report.
(g) Eligible entity.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.

PART E - STUDENT LOANS
297a. Student loan fund.
(a) Agreements to establish and operate fund
authorized.
(b) Provisions of agreements.
(c) Regulatory standards applicable to
collection of loans.
297b. Loan provisions.
(a) Maximum amount per individual per year;
preference to first year students.
(b) Terms and conditions.
(c) Cancellation.
(d) Installments.
(e) Availability to eligible students in need.
(f) Penalty for late payment.
(g) Minimum monthly repayment.
(h) Loan cancellation.
(i) Loan repayment.
(j) Collection by Secretary of loan in default;
preconditions and procedures applicable.
(k) Redesignated (j).
(l) Elimination of statute of limitation for
loan collections.
297c,
297c-1. Repealed.
297d. Allotments and payments of Federal capital
contributions.
(a) Application for allotment; reduction or
adjustment of amount requested in
application; reallotment; continued
availability of funds.
(b) Installment payment of allotments.
(c) Manner of payment.
297e. Distribution of assets from loan funds.
(a) Capital distribution of balance of loan
fund.
(b) Payment of principal or interest on loans.
(c) Payment of balance of loan fund.
297f. Repealed.
297g. Modification of agreements; compromise, waiver or
release.
297h. Repealed.
297i. Procedures for appeal of terminations.
297n. Loan repayment and scholarship programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Manner of payments.
(c) Payment by due date.
(d) Scholarship program.
(e) Preferences regarding participants.
(f) Condition of agreement.
(g) Breach of agreement.
(h) Reports.
(i) Funding.
297n-1. Nurse faculty loan program.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Agreements.
(c) Loan provisions.
(d) Payment of proportionate share.
(e) Review by Secretary.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.

PART F - FUNDING
297q. Funding.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Allocations for fiscal years 1998 through
2002.
(c) Allocations after fiscal year 2002.
(d) Use of methodology before fiscal year 2003.
(e) Authority for use of additional factors in
methodology.

PART G - NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON NURSE EDUCATION AND PRACTICE
297t. National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and
Practice.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Composition.
(c) Vacancies.
(d) Duties.
(e) Meetings and documents.
(f) Compensation and expenses.
(g) Funding.
(h) FACA.

PART H - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
297w. Public service announcements.
(a) In general.
(b) Method.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
297x. State and local public service announcements.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Limitation.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

PART I - COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC EDUCATION
298. Comprehensive geriatric education.
(a) Program authorized.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Application.
(d) Eligible entity.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBCHAPTER VII - AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

PART A - ESTABLISHMENT AND GENERAL DUTIES
299. Mission and duties.
(a) In general.
(b) Mission.
(c) Requirements with respect to rural and
inner-city areas and priority populations.
299a. General authorities.
(a) In general.
(b) Health services training grants.
(c) Multidisciplinary centers.
(d) Relation to certain authorities regarding
social security.
(e) Disclaimer.
(f) Rule of construction.
299a-1. Research on health disparities.
(a) In general.
(b) Research and demonstration projects.
(c) Quality measurement development.
(d) Definition.

PART B - HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH
299b. Health care outcome improvement research.
(a) Evidence rating systems.
(b) Health care improvement research centers and
provider-based research networks.
299b-1. Private-public partnerships to improve
organization and delivery.
(a) Support for efforts to develop information
on quality.
(b) Centers for education and research on
therapeutics.
(c) Reducing errors in medicine.
299b-2. Information on quality and cost of care.
(a) In general.
(b) Quality and outcomes information.
299b-3. Information systems for health care improvement.
(a) In general.
(b) Demonstration.
(c) Facilitating public access to information.
299b-4. Research supporting primary care and access in
underserved areas.
(a) Preventive Services Task Force.
(b) Primary care research.
299b-4a. Studies on preventive interventions in primary
care for older Americans.
(a) Studies.
(b) Mission statement.
(c) Report.
299b-5. Health care practice and technology innovation.
(a) In general.
(b) Specification of process.
(c) Specific assessments.
(d) Medical examination of certain victims.
299b-6. Coordination of Federal Government quality
improvement efforts.
(a) Requirement.
(b) Study by the Institute of Medicine.
299b-7. Research on outcomes of health care items and
services.
(a) Research, demonstrations, and evaluations.
(b) Recommendations.
(c) Research with respect to dissemination.
(d) Limitation on CMS.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - PATIENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
299b-21. Definitions.
299b-22. Privilege and confidentiality protections.
(a) Privilege.
(b) Confidentiality of patient safety work
product.
(c) Exceptions.
(d) Continued protection of information after
disclosure.
(e) Reporter protection.
(f) Enforcement.
(g) Rule of construction.
(h) Clarification.
(i) Clarification of application of HIPAA
confidentiality regulations to patient
safety organizations.
(j) Reports on strategies to improve patient
safety.
299b-23. Network of patient safety databases.
(a) In general.
(b) Data standards.
(c) Use of information.
299b-24. Patient safety organization certification and
listing.
(a) Certification.
(b) Criteria.
(c) Review of certification.
(d) Listing.
(e) Revocation of acceptance of certification.
(f) Status of data after removal from listing.
(g) Disposition of work product and data.
299b-25. Technical assistance.
299b-26. Severability.

PART D - GENERAL PROVISIONS
299c. Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and
Quality.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Duties.
(c) Membership.
(d) Terms.
(e) Vacancies.
(f) Chair.
(g) Meetings.
(h) Compensation and reimbursement of expenses.
(i) Staff.
(j) Duration.
299c-1. Peer review with respect to grants and contracts.
(a) Requirement of review.
(b) Approval as precondition of awards.
(c) Establishment of peer review groups.
(d) Authority for procedural adjustments in
certain cases.
(e) Regulations.
299c-2. Certain provisions with respect to development,
collection, and dissemination of data.
(a) Standards with respect to utility of data.
(b) Statistics and analyses.
(c) Authority regarding certain requests.
299c-3. Dissemination of information.
(a) In general.
(b) Prohibition against restrictions.
(c) Limitation on use of certain information.
(d) Penalty.
299c-4. Additional provisions with respect to grants and
contracts.
(a) Financial conflicts of interest.
(b) Requirement of application.
(c) Provision of supplies and services in lieu
of funds.
(d) Applicability of certain provisions with
respect to contracts.
299c-5. Certain administrative authorities.
(a) Deputy director and other officers and
employees.
(b) Facilities.
(c) Provision of financial assistance.
(d) Utilization of certain personnel and
resources.
(e) Consultants.
(f) Experts.
(g) Voluntary and uncompensated services.
299c-6. Funding.
(a) Intent.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.
(c) Evaluations.
(d) Health disparities research.
(e) Patient safety and quality improvement.
299c-7. Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER VIII - POPULATION RESEARCH AND VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING
PROGRAMS
300. Project grants and contracts for family planning
services.
(a) Authority of Secretary.
(b) Factors determining awards; establishment
and preservation of rights of local and
regional entities.
(c) Reduction of grant amount.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
300a. Formula grants to States for family planning
services.
(a) Authority of Secretary; prerequisites.
(b) Factors determining amount of State
allotments.
(c) "State" defined.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
300a-1. Training grants and contracts; authorization of
appropriations.
300a-2. Conduct, etc., of research activities.
300a-3. Informational and educational materials
development grants and contracts; authorization
of appropriations.
300a-4. Grants and contracts.
(a) Promulgation of regulations governing
execution; amount of grants.
(b) Payment of grants.
(c) Prerequisites; "low-income family" defined.
(d) Suitability of informational or educational
materials.
300a-5. Voluntary participation by individuals;
participation not prerequisite for eligibility or
receipt of other services and information.
300a-6. Prohibition against funding programs using
abortion as family planning method.
300a-6a. Repealed.
300a-7. Sterilization or abortion.
(a) Omitted.
(b) Prohibition of public officials and public
authorities from imposition of certain
requirements contrary to religious beliefs
or moral convictions.
(c) Discrimination prohibition.
(d) Individual rights respecting certain
requirements contrary to religious beliefs
or moral convictions.
(e) Prohibition on entities receiving Federal
grant, etc., from discriminating against
applicants for training or study because of
refusal of applicant to participate on
religious or moral grounds.
300a-8. Penalty for United States, etc., officer or
employee coercing or endeavoring to coerce
procedure upon beneficiary of Federal program.

SUBCHAPTER VIII-A - ADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES

PART A - GRANT PROGRAM
300a-21 to 300a-29. Repealed or Omitted.

PART B - IMPROVING COORDINATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS
300a-41. Repealed.

SUBCHAPTER IX - GENETIC DISEASES, HEMOPHILIA PROGRAMS, AND SUDDEN
INFANT DEATH SYNDROME

PART A - GENETIC DISEASES
300b. Repealed.
300b-1. Research project grants and contracts.
300b-2. Voluntary participation by individuals.
300b-3. Application; special consideration to prior sickle
cell anemia grant recipients.
(a) Manner of submission; contents.
(b) Considerations for grants and contracts
under section 300b-1 of this title.
300b-4. Public Health Service facilities.
300b-5. Repealed.
300b-6. Applied technology.
300b-7. Tourette Syndrome.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain activities.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
300b-8. Improved newborn and child screening for heritable
disorders.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Eligible entities.
(d) Limitation.
(e) Voluntary participation.
(f) Supplement not supplant.
(g) Publication.
(h) Technical assistance.
(i) Authorization of appropriations.
300b-9. Evaluating the effectiveness of newborn and child
screening programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Demonstration programs.
(c) Eligible entities.
300b-10. Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in
Newborns and Children.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Duties.
(c) Membership.

PART B - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
300c-11. Repealed.
300c-12. Sudden infant death syndrome research and research
reports.
(a) Adequate amounts for identification and
prevention progress.
(b) Reports to Congressional committees;
contents: data as to applications and funds
for specific and general research, summary
of findings and plan for taking advantage
of research leads and findings.
(c) Reports to Congressional committees; current
and past estimates for research.

PART C - HEMOPHILIA PROGRAMS
300c-21. Repealed.
300c-22. Blood-separation centers.
(a) Grants and contracts with public and
nonprofit private entities for projects to
develop and expand existing facilities;
definitions.
(b) Grants for alleviation of insufficient
supplies of blood fractions.
(c) Approval of application as prerequisite for
grant or contract; form, manner of
submission, and contents of application.
(d) Nonapplicability of statutory provisions to
contracts.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBCHAPTER X - TRAUMA CARE

PART A - GENERAL AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY
300d. Establishment.
(a) In general.
(b) Grants, cooperative agreements, and
contracts.
(c) Administration.
300d-1. Repealed.
300d-2. Clearinghouse on Trauma Care and Emergency Medical
Services.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Duties.
(c) Fees and assessments.
300d-3. Establishment of programs for improving trauma
care in rural areas.
(a) In general.
(b) Special consideration for certain rural
areas.
(c) Requirement of application.
300d-4. Emergency medical services.

PART B - FORMULA GRANTS WITH RESPECT TO MODIFICATIONS OF STATE
PLANS
300d-11. Establishment of program.
(a) Requirement of allotments for States.
(b) Purpose.
300d-12. Requirement of matching funds for fiscal years
subsequent to first fiscal year of payments.
(a) Non-Federal contributions.
(b) Determination of amount of non-Federal
contribution.
300d-13. Requirements with respect to carrying out purpose
of allotments.
(a) Trauma care modifications to State plan for
emergency medical services.
(b) Certain standards with respect to trauma
care centers and systems.
(c) Model trauma care plan.
(d) Rule of construction with respect to number
of designated trauma centers.
300d-14. Requirement of submission to Secretary of trauma
plan and certain information.
(a) Trauma plan.
(b) Information received by State reporting and
analysis system.
(c) Availability of emergency medical services
in rural areas.
300d-15. Restrictions on use of payments.
(a) In general.
(b) Exception.
300d-16. Requirement of reports by States.
(a) In general.
(b) Availability to public of reports.
(c) Evaluations by Comptroller General.
300d-17. Requirement of submission of application
containing certain agreements and assurances.
300d-18. Determination of amount of allotment.
(a) Minimum allotment.
(b) Determination under formula.
(c) Disposition of certain funds appropriated
for allotments.
300d-19. Failure to comply with agreements.
(a) Repayment of payments.
(b) Opportunity for hearing.
300d-20. Prohibition against certain false statements.
(a) In general.
(b) Criminal penalty for violation of
prohibition.
300d-21. Technical assistance and provision by Secretary of
supplies and services in lieu of grant funds.
(a) Technical assistance.
(b) Provision by Secretary of supplies and
services in lieu of grant funds.
300d-22. Report by Secretary.

PART C - GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING PARTS A AND B
300d-31. Definitions.
300d-32. Funding.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Allocation of funds by Secretary.
(c) Effect of insufficient appropriations for
minimum allotments.
300d-33. Repealed.

PART D - TRAUMA CENTERS OPERATING IN AREAS SEVERELY AFFECTED BY
DRUG-RELATED VIOLENCE
300d-41. Grants for certain trauma centers.
(a) In general.
(b) Minimum qualifications of centers.
300d-42. Preferences in making grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Further preference for certain applications.
300d-43. Certain agreements.
(a) Commitment regarding continued participation
in trauma care system.
(b) Maintenance of financial support.
(c) Trauma care registry.
300d-44. General provisions.
(a) Application.
(b) Limitation on duration of support.
(c) Limitation on amount of grant.
300d-45. Authorization of appropriations.

PART E - MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS
300d-51. Residency training programs in emergency medicine.
(a) In general.
(b) Identification and referral of domestic
violence.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
300d-52. State grants for projects regarding traumatic
brain injury.
(a) In general.
(b) State advisory board.
(c) Matching funds.
(d) Application for grant.
(e) Continuation of previously awarded
demonstration projects.
(f) Use of State grants.
(g) Coordination of activities.
(h) Report.
(i) "Traumatic brain injury" defined.
(j) Authorization of appropriations.
300d-53. State grants for protection and advocacy services.
(a) In general.
(b) Services provided.
(c) Application.
(d) Appropriations less than $2,700,000.
(e) Appropriations of $2,700,000 or more.
(f) Carryover.
(g) Direct payment.
(h) Annual report.
(i) Authorization of appropriations.
(j) Definitions.

PART F - INTERAGENCY PROGRAM FOR TRAUMA RESEARCH
300d-61. Establishment of Program.
(a) In general.
(b) Plan for Program.
(c) Participating agencies; coordination and
collaboration.
(d) Certain activities of Program.
(e) Mechanisms of support.
(f) Resources.
(g) Coordinating Committee.
(h) Definitions.
(i) Authorization of appropriations.

PART G - POISON CONTROL
300d-71. Maintenance of a national toll-free number.
(a) In general.
(b) Rule of construction.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
300d-72. Nationwide media campaign to promote poison
control center utilization.
(a) In general.
(b) Contract with entity.
(c) Evaluation.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
300d-73. Maintenance of the poison control center grant
program.
(a) Regional poison control centers.
(b) Other improvements.
(c) Certification.
(d) Waiver of certification requirements.
(e) Supplement not supplant.
(f) Maintenance of effort.
(g) Matching requirement.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
300d-74. Rule of construction.

SUBCHAPTER XI - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS
300e. Requirements of health maintenance organizations.
(a) "Health maintenance organization" defined.
(b) Manner of supplying basic and supplemental
health services to members.
(c) Organizational requirements.
(d) Application of rules by certain health
maintenance organizations.
300e-1. Definitions.
300e-2,
300e-3. Repealed.
300e-4. Loans and loan guarantees for initial operation
costs.
(a) Authority.
(b) Limitations.
(c) Source of loan funds.
(d) Time limit on loans and loan guarantees.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Medically underserved populations.
300e-4a. Repealed.
300e-5. Application requirements.
(a) Submission to and approval by Secretary
required for making loans and loan
guarantees.
(b) Application contents.
(c) Regulations.
300e-6. Administration of assistance programs.
(a) Recordkeeping; audit and examination.
(b) Report upon expiration of period.
(c) Repealed.
(d) Other entities considered health maintenance
organizations.
300e-7. General provisions relating to loan guarantees and
loans.
(a) Conditions.
(b) Application requirements.
(c) Sale of loans.
(d) Loan guarantee fund.
(e) Loan fund.
(f) Actions to protect interest of United States
in event of default.
300e-8. Authorization of appropriations.
300e-9. Employees' health benefits plans.
(a) Regulations; membership option.
(b) Nondiscriminatory contributions for
services; payroll deductions; effect on
costs.
(c) "Qualified health maintenance organization"
defined.
(d) Civil penalty; notice and presentation of
views; review.
(e) "Employer" defined.
(f) Termination of payment for failure to
comply.
300e-10. Restrictive State laws and practices.
(a) Entities operating as health maintenance
organizations.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Digest of State laws, regulations, and
practices; legal consultative assistance.
300e-11. Continued regulation of health maintenance
organizations.
(a) Determination of deficiency.
(b) Action by Secretary upon determination.
300e-12. Limitation on source of funding for health
maintenance organizations.
300e-13. Repealed.
300e-14. Annual report.
300e-14a. Health services for Indians and domestic
agricultural migratory and seasonal workers.
300e-15. Repealed.
300e-16. Training and technical assistance.
(a) National Health Maintenance Organization
Intern Program.
(b) Technical assistance.
(c) Amounts provided in advance in appropriation
acts.
300e-17. Financial disclosure.
(a) Financial information reported to Secretary.
(b) "Party in interest" defined.
(c) Information availability.
(d) Evaluation of transactions.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Rates.
(g) Annual financial statement.
(h) Penalties.

SUBCHAPTER XII - SAFETY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS

PART A - DEFINITIONS
300f. Definitions.

PART B - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
300g. Coverage.
300g-1. National drinking water regulations.
(a) National primary drinking water regulations;
maximum contaminant level goals;
simultaneous publication of regulations and
goals.
(b) Standards.
(c) Secondary regulations; publication of
proposed regulations; promulgation;
amendments.
(d) Regulations; public hearings; administrative
consultations.
(e) Science Advisory Board comments.
300g-2. State primary enforcement responsibility.
(a) In general.
(b) Regulations.
(c) Interim primary enforcement authority.
300g-3. Enforcement of drinking water regulations.
(a) Notice to State and public water system;
issuance of administrative order; civil
action.
(b) Judicial determinations in appropriate
Federal district courts; civil penalties;
separate violations.
(c) Notice to persons served.
(d) Notice of noncompliance with secondary
drinking water regulations.
(e) State authority to adopt or enforce laws or
regulations respecting drinking water
regulations or public water systems
unaffected.
(f) Notice and public hearing; availability of
recommendations transmitted to State and
public water system.
(g) Administrative order requiring compliance;
notice and hearing; civil penalty; civil
actions.
(h) Consolidation incentive.
(i) "Applicable requirement" defined.
300g-4. Variances.
(a) Characteristics of raw water sources;
specific treatment technique; notice to
Administrator, reasons for variance;
compliance, enforcement; approval or
revision of schedules and revocation of
variances; review of variances and
schedules; publication in Federal Register,
notice and results of review; notice to
State; considerations respecting abuse of
discretion in granting variances or failing
to prescribe schedules; State corrective
action; authority of Administrator in a
State without primary enforcement
responsibility; alternative treatment
techniques.
(b) Enforcement of schedule or other
requirement.
(c) Applications for variances; regulations:
reasonable time for acting.
(d) "Treatment technique requirement" defined.
(e) Small system variances.
300g-5. Exemptions.
(a) Requisite findings.
(b) Compliance schedule and implementation of
control measures; notice and hearing; dates
for compliance with schedule; compliance,
enforcement; approval or revision of
schedules and revocation of exemptions.
(c) Notice to Administrator; reasons for
exemption.
(d) Review of exemptions and schedules;
publication in Federal Register, notice and
results of review; notice to State;
considerations respecting abuse of
discretion in granting exemptions or
failing to prescribe schedules; State
corrective action.
(e) "Treatment technique requirement" defined.
(f) Authority of Administrator in a State
without primary enforcement responsibility.
(g) Applications for exemptions; regulations;
reasonable time for acting.
300g-6. Prohibition on use of lead pipes, solder, and
flux.
(a) In general.
(b) State enforcement.
(c) Penalties.
(d) "Lead free" defined.
(e) Plumbing fittings and fixtures.
300g-7. Monitoring of contaminants.
(a) Interim monitoring relief authority.
(b) Permanent monitoring relief authority.
(c) Treatment as NPDWR.
(d) Other monitoring relief.
300g-8. Operator certification.
(a) Guidelines.
(b) State programs.
(c) Existing programs.
(d) Expense reimbursement.
300g-9. Capacity development.
(a) State authority for new systems.
(b) Systems in significant noncompliance.
(c) Capacity development strategy.
(d) Federal assistance.
(e) Variances and exemptions.
(f) Small public water systems technology
assistance centers.
(g) Environmental finance centers.

PART C - PROTECTION OF UNDERGROUND SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER
300h. Regulations for State programs.
(a) Publication of proposed regulations;
promulgation; amendments; public hearings;
administrative consultations.
(b) Minimum requirements; restrictions.
(c) Temporary permits; notice and hearing.
(d) "Underground injection" defined; underground
injection endangerment of drinking water
sources.
300h-1. State primary enforcement responsibility.
(a) List of States in need of a control program;
amendment of list.
(b) State applications; notice to Administrator
of compliance with revised or added
requirements; approval or disapproval by
Administrator; duration of State primary
enforcement responsibility; public hearing.
(c) Program by Administrator for State without
primary enforcement responsibility;
restrictions.
(d) "Applicable underground injection control
program" defined.
(e) Primary enforcement responsibility by Indian
Tribe.
300h-2. Enforcement of program.
(a) Notice to State and violator; issuance of
administrative order; civil action.
(b) Civil and criminal actions.
(c) Administrative orders.
(d) State authority to adopt or enforce laws or
regulations respecting underground
injection unaffected.
300h-3. Interim regulation of underground injections.
(a) Necessity for well operation permit;
designation of one aquifer areas.
(b) Well operation permits; publication in
Federal Register; notice and hearing;
issuance or denial; conditions for
issuance.
(c) Civil penalties; separate violations;
penalties for willful violations; temporary
restraining order or injunction.
(d) "New underground injection well" defined.
(e) Areas with one aquifer; publication in
Federal Register; commitments for Federal
financial assistance.
300h-4. Optional demonstration by States relating to oil
or natural gas.
(a) Approval of State underground injection
control program; alternative showing of
effectiveness of program by State.
(b) Revision or amendment of requirements of
regulation; showing of effectiveness of
program by State.
(c) Primary enforcement responsibility of State;
voiding by Administrator under duly
promulgated rule.
300h-5. Regulation of State programs.
300h-6. Sole source aquifer demonstration program.
(a) Purpose.
(b) "Critical aquifer protection area" defined.
(c) Application.
(d) Criteria.
(e) Contents of application.
(f) Comprehensive plan.
(g) Plans under section 208 of Clean Water Act.
(h) Consultation and hearings.
(i) Approval or disapproval.
(j) Grants and reimbursement.
(k) Activities funded under other law.
(l) Savings provision.
(m) Authorization of appropriations.
300h-7. State programs to establish wellhead protection
areas.
(a) State programs.
(b) Public participation.
(c) Disapproval.
(d) Federal assistance.
(e) "Wellhead protection area" defined.
(f) Prohibitions.
(g) Implementation.
(h) Federal agencies.
(i) Additional requirement.
(j) Coordination with other laws.
(k) Authorization of appropriations.
300h-8. State ground water protection grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Guidance.
(c) Conditions of grants.
(d) Amount of grants.
(e) Evaluations and reports.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.

PART D - EMERGENCY POWERS
300i. Emergency powers.
(a) Actions authorized against imminent and
substantial endangerment to health.
(b) Penalties for violations; separate offenses.
300i-1. Tampering with public water systems.
(a) Tampering.
(b) Attempt or threat.
(c) Civil penalty.
(d) "Tamper" defined.
300i-2. Terrorist and other intentional acts.
(a) Vulnerability assessments.
(b) Emergency response plan.
(c) Record maintenance.
(d) Guidance to small public water systems.
(e) Funding.
300i-3. Contaminant prevention, detection and response.
(a) In general.
(b) Funding.
300i-4. Supply disruption prevention, detection and
response.
(a) Disruption of supply or safety.
(b) Alternative sources.
(c) Requirements and considerations.
(d) Information sharing.
(e) Funding.

PART E - GENERAL PROVISIONS
300j. Assurances of availability of adequate supplies of
chemicals necessary for treatment of water.
(a) Certification of need application.
(b) Application requirements; publication in
Federal Register; waiver; certification,
issuance or denial.
(c) Certification of need; issuance; executive
orders; implementation of orders; equitable
apportionment of orders; factors
considered.
(d) Breach of contracts; defense.
(e) Penalties for noncompliance with orders;
temporary restraining orders and
preliminary or permanent injunctions.
(f) Termination date.
300j-1. Research, technical assistance, information,
training of personnel.
(a) Specific powers and duties of Administrator.
(b) Emergency situations.
(c) Establishment of training programs and
grants for training; training fees.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
(e) Technical assistance.
300j-2. Grants for State programs.
(a) Public water systems supervision programs;
applications for grants; allotment of sums;
waiver of grant restrictions; notice of
approval or disapproval of application;
authorization of appropriations.
(b) Underground water source protection
programs; applications for grants;
allotment of sums; authorization of
appropriations.
(c) Definitions.
(d) New York City watershed protection program.
300j-3. Special project grants and guaranteed loans.
(a) Special study and demonstration project
grants.
(b) Limitations.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
(d) Loan guarantees to public water systems;
conditions; indebtedness limitation;
regulations.
300j-3a. Grants to public sector agencies.
(a) Assistance for development and demonstration
projects.
(b) Limitations.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
300j-3b. Contaminant standards or treatment technique
guidelines.
300j-3c. National assistance program for water
infrastructure and watersheds.
(a) Technical and financial assistance.
(b) Limitation.
(c) Condition.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
(e) Acquisition of lands.
(f) Federal share.
(g) Definitions.
300j-4. Records and inspections.
(a) Provision of information to Administrator;
monitoring program for unregulated
contaminants.
(b) Entry of establishments, facilities, or
other property; inspections; conduct of
certain tests; audit and examination of
records; entry restrictions; prohibition
against informing of a proposed entry.
(c) Penalty.
(d) Confidential information; trade secrets and
secret processes; information disclosure;
"information required under this section"
defined.
(e) "Grantee" and "person" defined.
(f) Information regarding drinking water
coolers.
(g) Occurrence data base.
(h) Availability of information on small system
technologies.
(i) Screening methods.
300j-5. National Drinking Water Advisory Council.
(a) Establishment; membership; representation of
interests; term of office, vacancies;
reappointment.
(b) Functions.
(c) Compensation and allowances; travel
expenses.
(d) Advisory committee termination provision
inapplicable.
300j-6. Federal agencies.
(a) In general.
(b) Administrative penalty orders.
(c) Limitation on State use of funds collected
from Federal Government.
(d) Indian rights and sovereignty as unaffected;
"Federal agency" defined.
(e) Washington Aqueduct.
300j-7. Judicial review.
(a) Courts of appeals; petition for review:
actions respecting regulations; filing
period; grounds arising after expiration of
filing period; exclusiveness of remedy.
(b) District courts; petition for review:
actions respecting variances or exemptions;
filing period; grounds arising after
expiration of filing period; exclusiveness
of remedy.
(c) Judicial order for additional evidence
before Administrator; modified or new
findings; recommendation for modification
or setting aside of original determination.
300j-8. Citizen's civil action.
(a) Persons subject to civil action;
jurisdiction of enforcement proceedings.
(b) Conditions for commencement of civil action;
notice.
(c) Intervention of right.
(d) Costs; attorney fees; expert witness fees;
filing of bond.
(e) Availability of other relief.
300j-9. General provisions.
(a) Regulations; delegation of functions.
(b) Utilization of officers and employees of
Federal agencies.
(c) Assignment of Agency personnel to State or
interstate agencies.
(d) Payments of grants; adjustments; advances;
reimbursement; installments; conditions;
eligibility for grants; "nonprofit agency
or institution" defined.
(e) Labor standards.
(f) Appearance and representation of
Administrator through Attorney General or
attorney appointees.
(g) Authority of Administrator under other
provisions unaffected.
(h) Reports to Congressional committees; review
by Office of Management and Budget:
submittal of comments to Congressional
committees.
(i) Discrimination prohibition; filing of
complaint; investigation; orders of
Secretary; notice and hearing; settlements;
attorneys' fees; judicial review; filing of
petition; procedural requirements; stay of
orders; exclusiveness of remedy; civil
actions for enforcement of orders;
appropriate relief; mandamus proceedings;
prohibition inapplicable to undirected but
deliberate violations.
300j-10. Appointment of scientific, etc., personnel by
Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency
for implementation of responsibilities;
compensation.
300j-11. Indian Tribes.
(a) In general.
(b) EPA regulations.
300j-12. State revolving loan funds.
(a) General authority.
(b) Intended use plans.
(c) Fund management.
(d) Assistance for disadvantaged communities.
(e) State contribution.
(f) Types of assistance.
(g) Administration of State loan funds.
(h) Needs survey.
(i) Indian Tribes.
(j) Other areas.
(k) Other authorized activities.
(l) Savings.
(m) Authorization of appropriations.
(n) Health effects studies.
(o) Monitoring for unregulated contaminants.
(p) Demonstration project for State of Virginia.
(q) Small system technical assistance.
(r) Evaluation.
300j-13. Source water quality assessment.
(a) Source water assessment.
(b) Approval and disapproval.
300j-14. Source water petition program.
(a) Petition program.
(b) Approval or disapproval of petitions.
(c) Grants to support State programs.
(d) Guidance.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
(f) Statutory construction.
300j-15. Water conservation plan.
(a) Guidelines.
(b) Loans or grants.
300j-16. Assistance to colonias.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Grants to alleviate health risks.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Cost sharing.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
300j-17. Estrogenic substances screening program.
300j-18. Drinking water studies.
(a) Subpopulations at greater risk.
(b) Biological mechanisms.
(c) Studies on harmful substances in drinking
water.
(d) Waterborne disease occurrence study.

PART F - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO REGULATE SAFETY OF DRINKING
WATER
300j-21. Definitions.
300j-22. Recall of drinking water coolers with lead-lined
tanks.
300j-23. Drinking water coolers containing lead.
(a) Publication of lists.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) Criminal penalty.
(d) Civil penalty.
300j-24. Lead contamination in school drinking water.
(a) Distribution of drinking water cooler list.
(b) Guidance document and testing protocol.
(c) Dissemination to schools, etc.
(d) Remedial action program.
300j-25. Federal assistance for State programs regarding
lead contamination in school drinking water.
(a) School drinking water programs.
(b) Limits.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
300j-26. Certification of testing laboratories.

SUBCHAPTER XIII - PREVENTIVE HEALTH MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO BREAST
AND CERVICAL CANCERS
300k. Establishment of program of grants to States.
(a) In general.
(b) Grant and contract authority of States.
(c) Special consideration for certain States.
(d) Coordinating committee regarding year 2000
health objectives.
300l. Requirement of matching funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Determination of amount of non-Federal
contribution.
300l-1. Requirement regarding medicaid.
300m. Requirements with respect to type and quality of
services.
(a) Requirement of provision of all services by
date certain.
(b) Use of improved screening procedures.
(c) Quality assurance regarding screening
procedures.
300n. Additional required agreements.
(a) Priority for low-income women.
(b) Limitation on imposition of fees for
services.
(c) Statewide provision of services.
(d) Relationship to items and services under
other programs.
(e) Coordination with other breast and cervical
cancer programs.
(f) Limitation on administrative expenses.
(g) Restrictions on use of grant.
(h) Records and audits.
(i) Reports to Secretary.
300n-1. Description of intended uses of grant.
300n-2. Requirement of submission of application.
300n-3. Technical assistance and provision of supplies and
services in lieu of grant funds.
(a) Technical assistance.
(b) Provision of supplies and services in lieu
of grant funds.
300n-4. Evaluations and reports.
(a) Evaluations.
(b) Report to Congress.
300n-4a. Supplemental grants for additional preventive
health services.
(a) Demonstration projects.
(b) Status as participant in program regarding
breast and cervical cancer.
(c) Applicability of provisions of general
program.
(d) Funding.
300n-5. Funding for general program.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Set-aside for technical assistance and
provision of supplies and services.

SUBCHAPTER XIV - HEALTH RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
300o to
300p-3. Repealed.

PART A - LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES
300q. Loan and loan guarantee authority.
(a) Covered projects: duration; payment of
principal and interest on loans for covered
projects: duration; payments for reduction
of interest rate.
(b) Amount of loans for medical facilities
projects and such projects in urban or
rural poverty areas.
(c) Limitation on cumulative total of principal
of outstanding loans.
(d) Administrative assistance of Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
300q-1. Repealed.
300q-2. General provisions.
(a) Loan guarantees; criteria for approval;
recovery of payments by United States;
modification, etc., of terms and
conditions; incontestability.
(b) Loans; criteria for approval; terms and
conditions; waiver of recovery of payments
by United States.
(c) Sale of loans; authority; amount; agreements
with purchasers; deposit of proceeds.
(d) Loan and loan guarantee fund; establishment;
amounts authorized to be appropriated;
issuance, purchase, and sale of notes,
obligations, etc.; interest rates; public
debt transactions.
(e) Transfers to and additional capitalization
of loan and loan guarantee fund.
(f) Default prevention measures; terms and
conditions; implementation of reforms;
foreclosures; protection of Federal
interest on default.

PART B - PROJECT GRANTS
300r. Grants for construction or modernization projects.
(a) Authority; objectives; eligible grantees;
maximum amounts; authorization of
appropriations; availability of unobligated
funds.
(b) Projects for medically underserved
populations; eligible grantees; maximum
amounts; authorization of appropriations.

PART C - GENERAL PROVISIONS
300s. General regulations.
300s-1. Medical facility project applications.
(a) Submissions.
(b) Form; required provisions; waiver; projects
subject to requirements.
300s-1a. Recovery of expenditures under certain conditions.
(a) Persons liable.
(b) Notice to Secretary.
(c) Amount of recovery; interest; interest
period.
(d) Waiver.
(e) Lien.
300s-2. State supervision or control of operations of
facilities receiving funds.
300s-3. Definitions.
300s-4. Reporting and audit requirements for recipients.
(a) Filing of financial statement with
appropriate State Agency; form and
contents.
(b) Maintenance of records; access to books,
etc., for audit and examination.
(c) Filing of financial statement with
Secretary; form and contents.
300s-5. Availability of technical and other nonfinancial
assistance to eligible applicants.
300s-6. Enforcement of assurances.

PART D - AREA HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
300t. Development grants for health systems agencies.
(a) Eligible recipients; purpose of grants.
(b) Determination of amounts; maximum amounts.
(c) Applications; submission and approval as
prerequisite; form and contents.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

PART E - PROGRAM TO ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCE
OF UNNEEDED HOSPITAL SERVICES AND CONVERSION OF UNNEEDED HOSPITAL
SERVICES TO OTHER HEALTH SERVICES NEEDED BY COMMUNITY
300t-11. Grants and assistance for establishment of
program.
300t-12. Grants for discontinuance and conversion.
(a) Terms and conditions; determination of
amount; authorized uses.
(b) Application; submission and approval; form;
required provisions; review by health
systems agency; basis of State Agency's
recommendations; urban or rural poverty
population considerations; approval by
Secretary: restrictions and special
considerations.
(c) Certification of protective arrangements for
employment benefits and interests;
guidelines; satisfactory arrangement
determinations.
(d) Records and audits requirements.
(e) "Hospital" defined.
300t-13. Grants to States for reduction of excess hospital
capacity.
(a) "Excess hospital capacity" defined;
particular activities.
(b) Terms and conditions.
300t-14. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBCHAPTER XV - HEALTH INFORMATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
300u. General authority of Secretary.
(a) Development, support, and implementation of
programs, activities, etc.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.
(c) Application; submission and approval as
prerequisite; form and content.
300u-1. Grants and contracts for research programs;
authority of Secretary; review of applications;
additional functions; periodic public survey.
300u-2. Grants and contracts for community health
programs.
(a) Authority of Secretary; particular
activities.
(b) Grants to States and other public and
nonprofit private entities; costs of
demonstrating and evaluating programs;
development of models.
(c) Private nonprofit entities; limitation on
amount of grant or contract.
300u-3. Grants and contracts for information programs;
authority of Secretary; particular activities.
300u-4. Status reports to President and Congress; study of
health education and preventive health services
with respect to insurance coverage.
300u-5. Centers for research and demonstration of health
promotion and disease prevention.
(a) Establishment; grants; contracts; research
and demonstration projects.
(b) Location; types of research and projects.
(c) Equitable geographic distribution of
centers; procedures.
(d) "Academic health center" defined.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
300u-6. Office of Minority Health.
(a) In general.
(b) Duties.
(c) Advisory Committee.
(d) Certain requirements regarding duties.
(e) Grants and contracts regarding duties.
(f) Reports.
(g) Definitions.
(h) Funding.
300u-7. Office of Adolescent Health.
(a) In general.
(b) Duties.
(c) Certain demonstration projects.
(d) Information clearinghouse.
(e) National plan.
(f) Adolescent health.
300u-8. Biennial report regarding nutrition and health.
(a) Biennial report.
(b) Submission to Congress.
300u-9. Education regarding DES.
(a) In general.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBCHAPTER XVI - PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF ETHICAL
PROBLEMS IN MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
300v. Commission.
(a) Establishment; composition; appointment of
members; vacancies.
(b) Terms of members.
(c) Chairman.
(d) Meetings.
(e) Compensation; travel expenses, etc.
300v-1. Duties of Commission.
(a) Studies and investigations; priority and
order; report to President and Congress.
(b) Recommendations to agencies; subsequent
administrative requirements.
(c) Report on protection of human subjects;
scope; submission to President, etc.
(d) Annual report; scope; submission to
President, etc.
(e) Publication and dissemination of reports.
(f) Definitions.
300v-2. Administrative provisions.
(a) Hearings.
(b) Appointment and compensation of staff
personnel; procurement and compensation of
temporary and intermittent services; detail
of personnel from other Federal agencies.
(c) Contracting authority.
(d) Informational requirements and prohibitions.
(e) Support services from Administrator of
General Services.
300v-3. Authorization of appropriations; termination of
Commission.

SUBCHAPTER XVII - BLOCK GRANTS

PART A - PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS
300w. Authorization of appropriations.
300w-1. Allotments.
(a) Availability based upon prior year
distributions.
(b) Population.
(c) Distribution of appropriated funds not
allotted.
(d) Distributions to Indian tribes.
(e) Report on equitable distribution of
available funds.
300w-2. Payments under allotments to States.
300w-3. Use of allotments.
(a) Preventive health services, comprehensive
public health services, emergency medical
services, etc.
(b) Prohibited uses.
(c) Transfer of funds.
(d) Limitation on administrative costs.
300w-4. Application for payments; State plan.
(a) In general.
(b) State plan.
(c) State certification.
(d) State Advisory Committee.
300w-5. Reports, data, and audits.
(a) Annual reports; contents; data collection;
copies.
(b) Fiscal control; accounting procedures;
annual audits; repayments and offsets;
public inspection; Comptroller General
evaluations; report to Congress.
(c) Inapplicability of title XVII of Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981.
300w-6. Withholding of funds.
(a) Prerequisites.
(b) Investigations.
(c) Availability of books, documents, papers,
and records.
(d) Information not readily available.
300w-7. Nondiscrimination provisions.
(a) Programs and activities receiving Federal
financial assistance.
(b) Failure to comply.
(c) Civil actions by Attorney General.
300w-8. Criminal penalty for false statements.
300w-9. Emergency medical services for children.
(a) Grant authority.
(b) Renewals.
(c) Definitions.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
300w-10. Repealed.

PART B - BLOCK GRANTS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

SUBPART I - BLOCK GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
300x. Formula grants to States.
(a) In general.
(b) Purpose of grants.
300x-1. State plan for comprehensive community mental
health services for certain individuals.
(a) In general.
(b) Criteria for plan.
(c) Definitions regarding mental illness and
emotional disturbance; methods for estimate
of incidence and prevalence.
(d) Requirement of implementation of plan.
300x-2. Certain agreements.
(a) Allocation for systems of integrated
services for children.
(b) Providers of services.
(c) Criteria for mental health centers.
300x-3. State mental health planning council.
(a) In general.
(b) Duties.
(c) Membership.
(d) "Council" defined.
300x-4. Additional provisions.
(a) Review of State plan by mental health
planning council.
(b) Maintenance of effort regarding State
expenditures for mental health.
300x-5. Restrictions on use of payments.
(a) In general.
(b) Limitation on administrative expenses.
300x-6. Application for grant.
(a) In general.
(b) Waivers regarding certain territories.
300x-7. Determination of amount of allotment.
(a) States.
(b) Minimum allotments for States.
(c) Territories.
300x-8. Definitions.
300x-9. Funding.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Allocations for technical assistance, data
collection, and program evaluation.

SUBPART II - BLOCK GRANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
300x-21. Formula grants to States.
(a) In general.
(b) Authorized activities.
300x-22. Certain allocations.
(a) Allocation regarding primary prevention
programs.
(b) Allocations regarding women.
300x-23. Intravenous substance abuse.
(a) Capacity of treatment programs.
(b) Outreach regarding intravenous substance
abuse.
300x-24. Requirements regarding tuberculosis and human
immunodeficiency virus.
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Human immunodeficiency virus.
(c) Expenditure of grant for compliance with
agreements.
(d) Maintenance of effort.
(e) Applicability of certain provision.
300x-25. Group homes for recovering substance abusers.
(a) State revolving funds for establishment of
homes.
(b) Issuance by Secretary of guidelines.
(c) Applicability to territories.
300x-26. State law regarding sale of tobacco products to
individuals under age of 18.
(a) Relevant law.
(b) Enforcement.
(c) Noncompliance of State.
(d) "First applicable fiscal year" defined.
300x-27. Treatment services for pregnant women.
(a) In general.
(b) Referrals regarding States.
300x-28. Additional agreements.
(a) Improvement of process for appropriate
referrals for treatment.
(b) Continuing education.
(c) Coordination of various activities and
services.
(d) Waiver of requirement.
300x-29. Submission to Secretary of statewide assessment of
needs.
300x-30. Maintenance of effort regarding State
expenditures.
(a) In general.
(b) Exclusion of certain funds.
(c) Waiver.
(d) Noncompliance by State.
300x-31. Restrictions on expenditure of grant.
(a) In general.
(b) Exception regarding inpatient hospital
services.
(c) Waiver regarding construction of facilities.
300x-32. Application for grant; approval of State plan.
(a) In general.
(b) State plan.
(c) Waivers regarding certain territories.
(d) Issuance of regulations; precondition to
making grants.
(e) Waiver authority for certain requirements.
300x-33. Determination of amount of allotment.
(a) States.
(b) Minimum allotments for States.
(c) Territories.
(d) Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
300x-34. Definitions.
300x-35. Funding.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Allocations for technical assistance,
national data base, data collection, and
program evaluations.

SUBPART III - GENERAL PROVISIONS
300x-51. Opportunity for public comment on State plans.
300x-52. Requirement of reports and audits by States.
(a) Report.
(b) Audits.
(c) Availability to public.
300x-53. Additional requirements.
(a) In general.
(b) Patient records.
300x-54. Disposition of certain funds appropriated for
allotments.
(a) In general.
(b) Specification of amounts.
300x-55. Failure to comply with agreements.
(a) Suspension or termination of payments.
(b) Repayment of payments.
(c) Withholding of payments.
(d) Applicability of remedies to certain
violations.
(e) Opportunity for hearing.
(f) Requirement of hearing in certain
circumstances.
(g) Certain investigations.
300x-56. Prohibitions regarding receipt of funds.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Criminal penalty for violation of
prohibition.
300x-57. Nondiscrimination.
(a) In general.
(b) Enforcement.
300x-58. Technical assistance and provision of supplies and
services in lieu of grant funds.
(a) Technical assistance.
(b) Provision of supplies and services in lieu
of grant funds.
300x-59. Plans for performance partnerships.
(a) Development.
(b) Submission.
(c) Information.
(d) Participants.
300x-60. Rule of construction regarding delegation of
authority to States.
300x-61. Solicitation of views of certain entities.
300x-62. Availability to States of grant payments.
300x-63. Continuation of certain programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Expenditure of amounts.
(c) Definitions.
300x-64. Definitions.
(a) Definitions for this subpart.
(b) Definitions for this part.
300x-65. Services provided by nongovernmental
organizations.
(a) Purposes.
(b) Religious organizations included as
nongovernmental providers.
(c) Religious character and independence.
(d) Employment practices.
(e) Rights of beneficiaries of assistance.
(f) Nondiscrimination against beneficiaries.
(g) Fiscal accountability.
(h) Compliance.
(i) Limitations on use of funds for certain
purposes.
(j) Effect on State and local funds.
(k) Treatment of intermediate contractors.
300x-66. Services for individuals with co-occurring
disorders.

PART C - CERTAIN PROGRAMS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE

SUBPART I - DATA INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
300y. Data infrastructure development.
(a) In general.
(b) Projects.
(c) Condition of receipt of funds.
(d) Matching requirement.
(e) Duration of support.
(f) Authorization of appropriation.

SUBPART II - INTERIM MAINTENANCE TREATMENT OF NARCOTICS DEPENDENCE
300y-11. Interim maintenance treatment.
(a) Requirement regarding Secretary.
(b) Inapplicability of requirement in certain
circumstances.
(c) Conditions for obtaining authorization from
Secretary.
(d) Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER XVIII - ADOLESCENT FAMILY LIFE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
300z. Findings and purposes.
300z-1. Definitions; regulations applicable.
300z-2. Demonstration projects; grant authorization, etc.
300z-3. Uses of grants for demonstration projects for
services.
(a) Covered projects.
(b) Family planning services; availability in
community.
(c) Fees for services: criteria.
300z-4. Grants for demonstration projects for services.
(a) Priorities.
(b) Factors to be considered in making grants;
special needs of rural areas.
(c) Duration; Federal share.
300z-5. Requirements for applications.
(a) Form, content, and assurances.
(b) Evaluations: amount, conduct, and technical
assistance.
(c) Reports.
(d) Notification of parents; "adult" defined.
(e) Submission of applications to Governor;
comments by Governor.
(f) Availability of core services.
300z-6. Coordination of programs.
300z-7. Research.
(a) Grants and contracts; duration; renewal;
amount.
(b) Scope of permissible activities.
(c) Applications.
(d) Coordination with National Institutes of
Health.
(e) Review of applications for grants and
contracts; establishment of review panel.
(f) Reports.
300z-8. Evaluation and administration.
300z-9. Authorization of appropriations.
300z-10. Restrictions.

SUBCHAPTER XIX - VACCINES

PART 1 - NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM
300aa-1. Establishment.
300aa-2. Program responsibilities.
300aa-3. Plan.
300aa-4. Repealed.
300aa-5. National Vaccine Advisory Committee.
300aa-6. Authorization of appropriations.

PART 2 - NATIONAL VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM

SUBPART A - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
300aa-10. Establishment of program.
(a) Program established.
(b) Attorney's obligation.
(c) Publicity.
300aa-11. Petitions for compensation.
(a) General rule.
(b) Petitioners.
(c) Petition content.
(d) Additional information.
(e) Schedule.
300aa-12. Court jurisdiction.
(a) General rule.
(b) Parties.
(c) United States Court of Federal Claims
special masters.
(d) Special masters.
(e) Action by United States Court of Federal
Claims.
(f) Appeals.
(g) Notice.
300aa-13. Determination of eligibility and compensation.
(a) General rule.
(b) Matters to be considered.
(c) "Record" defined.
300aa-14. Vaccine Injury Table.
(a) Initial table.
(b) Qualifications and aids to interpretation.
(c) Administrative revision of table.
(d) Role of Commission.
(e) Additional vaccines.
300aa-15. Compensation.
(a) General rule.
(b) Vaccines administered before effective date.
(c) Residential and custodial care and service.
(d) Types of compensation prohibited.
(e) Attorneys' fees.
(f) Payment of compensation.
(g) Program not primarily liable.
(h) Liability of health insurance carriers,
prepaid health plans, and benefit
providers.
(i) Source of compensation.
(j) Authorization.
300aa-16. Limitations of actions.
(a) General rule.
(b) Effect of revised table.
(c) State limitations of actions.
300aa-17. Subrogation.
(a) General rule.
(b) Disposition of amounts recovered.
300aa-18. Repealed.
300aa-19. Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Term of office.
(c) Meetings.
(d) Compensation.
(e) Staff.
(f) Functions.

SUBPART B - ADDITIONAL REMEDIES
300aa-21. Authority to bring actions.
(a) Election.
(b) Continuance or withdrawal of petition.
(c) Limitations of actions.
300aa-22. Standards of responsibility.
(a) General rule.
(b) Unavoidable adverse side effects; warnings.
(c) Direct warnings.
(d) Construction.
(e) Preemption.
300aa-23. Trial.
(a) General rule.
(b) Liability.
(c) General damages.
(d) Punitive damages.
(e) Evidence.

SUBPART C - ASSURING A SAFER CHILDHOOD VACCINATION PROGRAM IN
UNITED STATES
300aa-25. Recording and reporting of information.
(a) General rule.
(b) Reporting.
(c) Release of information.
300aa-26. Vaccine information.
(a) General rule.
(b) Development and revision of materials.
(c) Information requirements.
(d) Health care provider duties.
300aa-27. Mandate for safer childhood vaccines.
(a) General rule.
(b) Task force.
(c) Report.
300aa-28. Manufacturer recordkeeping and reporting.
(a) General rule.
(b) Sanction.

SUBPART D - GENERAL PROVISIONS
300aa-31. Citizen's actions.
(a) General rule.
(b) Notice.
(c) Costs of litigation.
300aa-32. Judicial review.
300aa-33. Definitions.
300aa-34. Termination of program.
(a) Reviews.
(b) Report.

SUBCHAPTER XX - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN GROUP HEALTH PLANS FOR
CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES
300bb-1. State and local governmental group health plans
must provide continuation coverage to certain
individuals.
(a) In general.
(b) Exception for certain plans.
300bb-2. Continuation coverage.
300bb-3. Qualifying event.
300bb-4. Applicable premium.
300bb-5. Election.
(a) In general.
(b) Temporary extension of COBRA election period
for certain individuals.
300bb-6. Notice requirements.
300bb-7. Enforcement.
300bb-8. Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER XXI - RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO ACQUIRED IMMUNE
DEFICIENCY SYNDROME

PART A - ADMINISTRATION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS
300cc. Requirement of annual comprehensive report on all
expenditures by Secretary with respect to
acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(a) In general.
(b) Inclusion of certain information.
300cc-1. Requirement of expediting awards of grants and
contracts for research.
(a) In general.
(b) Time limitations with respect to certain
applications.
(c) Requirements with respect to adjustments in
time limitations.
(d) Annual reports to Congress.
(e) Quarterly reports for fiscal year 1989.
300cc-2. Requirements with respect to processing of
requests for personnel and administrative
support.
(a) In general.
(b) Notice to Secretary and to Assistant
Secretary for Health.
(c) "Priority request" defined.
300cc-3. Establishment of Research Advisory Committee.
(a) In general.
(b) Composition.
(c) Duties.

PART B - RESEARCH AUTHORITY
300cc-11. Clinical evaluation units at National Institutes
of Health.
(a) In general.
(b) Personnel and administrative support.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
300cc-12. Use of investigational new drugs with respect to
acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(a) Encouragement of applications with respect
to clinical trials.
(b) Encouragement of applications with respect
to treatment use in circumstances other
than clinical trials.
(c) Technical assistance with respect to
treatment use.
(d) "New drug" defined.
300cc-13. Terry Beirn Community-Based AIDS Research
Initiative.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement of certain projects.
(c) Participation of private industry, schools
of medicine and primary providers.
(d) Requirement of application.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
300cc-14. Evaluation of certain treatments.
(a) Establishment of program.
(b) Authority with respect to grants and
contracts.
(c) Scientific and ethical guidelines.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
300cc-15. Support of international efforts.
(a) Grants and contracts for research.
(b) Grants and contracts for additional
purposes.
(c) Special Programme of World Health
Organization.
(d) Preferences.
(e) Requirement of application.
(f) Authorization of appropriations.
300cc-16. Research centers.
(a) In general.
(b) Use of financial assistance.
(c) Duration of support.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
300cc-17. Information services.
(a) Establishment of program.
(b) Toll-free telephone communications for
health care entities.
(c) Data bank on research information.
(d) Data bank on clinical trials and treatments.
(e) Requirements with respect to data bank on
clinical trials and treatments.
300cc-18. Development of model protocols for clinical care
of infected individuals.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement of provision of certain
services.
(c) Limitation on imposition of charges for
services.
(d) Evaluation and reports.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
300cc-19. National blood resource education program.
300cc-20. Additional authority with respect to research.
(a) Data collection with respect to national
prevalence.
(b) Epidemiological and demographic data.
(c) Long-term research.
(d) Social sciences research.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - RESEARCH TRAINING
300cc-31. Fellowships and training.
(a) In general.
(b) Programs conducted by National Institute of
Mental Health.
(c) Relationship to limitation on number of
employees.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

PART D - OFFICE OF AIDS RESEARCH

SUBPART I - INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES
300cc-40. Establishment of Office.
(a) In general.
(b) Duties.
300cc-40a. Advisory Council; coordinating committees.
(a) Advisory Council.
(b) Individual coordinating committees regarding
research disciplines.
300cc-40b. Comprehensive plan for expenditure of
appropriations.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain components of plan.
(c) Budget estimates.
(d) Funding.
300cc-41. Additional authorities.
(a) In general.
(b) Report to Secretary.
(c) Projects for cooperation among public and
private health entities.

SUBPART II - EMERGENCY DISCRETIONARY FUND
300cc-43. Emergency Discretionary Fund.
(a) In general.
(b) Peer review.
(c) Limitations on use of Fund.
(d) Applicability of limitation regarding number
of employees.
(e) Report to Congress.
(f) Definitions.
(g) Funding.

SUBPART III - GENERAL PROVISIONS
300cc-45. General provisions regarding Office.
(a) Administrative support for Office.
(b) Evaluation and report.
(c) Definitions.

PART E - GENERAL PROVISIONS
300cc-51. Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER XXII - HEALTH SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO ACQUIRED IMMUNE
DEFICIENCY SYNDROME

PART A - FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED
HEALTH SERVICES
300dd to 300dd-14. Repealed.

PART B - SUBACUTE CARE
300dd-21. Demonstration projects.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Authorization to conduct three projects.
(c) Services.
(d) Time and place.
(e) Evaluation and report.
(f) Other research.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
(h) Services to veterans.

PART C - OTHER HEALTH SERVICES
300dd-31. Grants for anonymous testing.
300dd-32. Requirement of provision of certain counseling
services.
(a) Counseling before testing.
(b) Counseling of individuals with negative test
results.
(c) Counseling of individuals with positive test
results.
(d) Rule of construction with respect to
counseling without testing.
(e) Use of funds.
300dd-33. Funding.
300dd-41. Transferred.

SUBCHAPTER XXIII - PREVENTION OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
300ee. Use of funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Contents of programs.
(c) Limitation.
(d) Construction.
300ee-1. Establishment of office with respect to minority
health and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
300ee-2. Information for health and public safety workers.
(a) Development and dissemination of guidelines.
(b) Use in occupational standards.
(c) Development and dissemination of model
curriculum for emergency response
employees.
300ee-3. Continuing education for health care providers.
(a) In general.
(b) Limitation.
(c) Requirement of matching funds.
(d) Requirement of application.
(e) Authorization of appropriations.
300ee-4. Technical assistance.
300ee-5. Use of funds to supply hypodermic needles or
syringes for illegal drug use; prohibition.
300ee-6. Transferred.

PART A - FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES
300ee-11. Establishment of program.
(a) Allotments for States.
(b) Purpose of grants.
300ee-12. Provisions with respect to carrying out purpose of
grants.
300ee-13. Requirement of submission of application
containing certain agreements and assurances.
(a) In general.
(b) Opportunity for public comment.
300ee-14. Restrictions on use of grant.
(a) In general.
(b) Limitation on administrative expenses.
300ee-15. Requirement of reports and audits by States.
(a) Reports.
(b) Audits.
(c) Availability to public.
(d) Evaluations by Comptroller General.
300ee-16. Additional required agreements.
(a) In general.
(b) "Significant percentage" defined.
300ee-17. Determination of amount of allotments for States.
(a) Minimum allotment.
(b) Determination of minimum allotment.
(c) Determination under formula.
(d) Disposition of certain funds appropriated
for allotments.
300ee-18. Failure to comply with agreements.
(a) Repayment of payments.
(b) Withholding of payments.
(c) Opportunity for hearing.
(d) Prompt response to serious allegations.
(e) Investigations.
300ee-19. Prohibition against certain false statements.
(a) In general.
(b) Criminal penalty for violation of
prohibition.
300ee-20. Technical assistance and provision by Secretary of
supplies and services in lieu of grant funds.
(a) Technical assistance.
(b) Provision by Secretary of supplies and
services in lieu of grant funds.
300ee-21. Evaluations.
300ee-22. Report by Secretary.
300ee-23. Definition.
300ee-24. Funding.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Availability to States.

PART B - NATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
300ee-31. Availability of information to general public.
(a) Comprehensive information plan.
(b) Clearinghouse.
(c) Toll-free telephone communications.
300ee-32. Public information campaigns.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement of application.
300ee-33. Provision of information to underserved
populations.
(a) In general.
(b) Preferences in making grants.
300ee-34. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) In general.
(b) Allocations.

SUBCHAPTER XXIV - HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM
300ff. Purpose.
300ff-1. Prohibition on use of funds.

PART A - EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR AREAS WITH SUBSTANTIAL NEED FOR
SERVICES
300ff-11. Establishment of program of grants.
(a) Eligible areas.
(b) Requirement regarding confirmation of cases.
(c) Requirements regarding population.
(d) Continued status as eligible area.
300ff-12. Administration and planning council.
(a) Administration.
(b) HIV health services planning council.
(c) Grievance procedures.
(d) Process for establishing allocation
priorities.
(e) Training guidance and materials.
300ff-13. Type and distribution of grants.
(a) Grants based on relative need of area.
(b) Supplemental grants.
(c) Compliance with priorities of HIV planning
council.
300ff-14. Use of amounts.
(a) Requirements.
(b) Primary purposes.
(c) Quality management.
(d) Limited expenditures for personnel needs.
(e) Requirement of status as medicaid provider.
(f) Administration.
(g) Construction.
300ff-15. Application.
(a) In general.
(b) Application.
(c) Single application and grant award.
(d) Date certain for submission.
(e) Requirements regarding imposition of charges
for services.
300ff-16. Technical assistance.
300ff-17. Definitions.
300ff-18. Repealed.

PART B - CARE GRANT PROGRAM

SUBPART I - GENERAL GRANT PROVISIONS
300ff-21. Grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Priority for women, infants, and children.
300ff-22. General use of grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Support services; outreach.
(c) Early intervention services.
(d) Quality management.
300ff-23. Grants to establish HIV care consortia.
(a) Consortia.
(b) Assurances.
(c) Application.
(d) "Family centered care" defined.
(e) Priority.
300ff-24. Grants for home- and community-based care.
(a) Uses.
(b) Priority.
(c) "Home- and community-based health services"
defined.
300ff-25. Continuum of health insurance coverage.
(a) In general.
(b) Limitations.
300ff-26. Provision of treatments.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligible individual.
(c) State duties.
(d) Duties of Secretary.
(e) Use of health insurance and plans.
300ff-27. State application.
(a) In general.
(b) Description of intended uses and agreements.
(c) Requirements regarding imposition of charges
for services.
(d) Requirement of matching funds regarding
State allotments.
300ff-27a. Spousal notification.
(a) In general.
(b) Definitions.
300ff-28. Distribution of funds.
(a) Amount of grant to State.
(b) Allocation of assistance by States.
(c) Expedited distribution.
(d) Reallocation.
300ff-29. Technical assistance.
300ff-30. Supplemental grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Eligibility.
(c) Reporting requirements.
(d) Definition of emerging community.
(e) Funding.
300ff-31. Repealed.

SUBPART II - PROVISIONS CONCERNING PREGNANCY AND PERINATAL
TRANSMISSION OF HIV
300ff-33. CDC guidelines for pregnant women.
(a) Requirement.
(b) Noncompliance.
(c) Additional funds regarding women and
infants.
300ff-34. Perinatal transmission of HIV disease; contingent
requirement regarding State grants under this
part.
(a) Annual determination of reported cases.
(b) Causes of perinatal transmission.
(c) CDC reporting system.
300ff-35, 300ff-36. Repealed.
300ff-37. State HIV testing programs established prior to or
after May 20, 1996.
300ff-37a. Recommendations for reducing incidence of
perinatal transmission.
(a) Study by Institute of Medicine.
(b) Progress toward recommendations.
(c) Submission of reports to Congress.

SUBPART III - CERTAIN PARTNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS
300ff-38. Grants for partner notification programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Description of compliant State programs.
(c) Reporting system for cases of HIV disease;
preference in making grants.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.

PART C - EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
300ff-41 to 300ff-50. Repealed.

SUBPART I - CATEGORICAL GRANTS
300ff-51. Establishment of program.
(a) In general.
(b) Purposes of grants.
(c) Participation in certain consortium.
300ff-52. Minimum qualifications of grantees.
(a) In general.
(b) Status as medicaid provider.
300ff-53. Preferences in making grants.
(a) In general.
(b) Specification of factors.
(c) Equitable allocations.
(d) Certain areas.
300ff-54. Miscellaneous provisions.
(a) Services for individuals with hemophilia.
(b) Technical assistance.
(c) Planning and development grants.
300ff-55. Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART II - GENERAL PROVISIONS
300ff-61. Confidentiality and informed consent.
(a) Confidentiality.
(b) Informed consent.
300ff-62. Provision of certain counseling services.
(a) Counseling before testing.
(b) Counseling of individuals with negative test
results.
(c) Counseling of individuals with positive test
results.
(d) Additional requirements regarding
appropriate counseling.
(e) Counseling of emergency response employees.
(f) Rule of construction regarding counseling
without testing.
300ff-63. Applicability of requirements regarding
confidentiality, informed consent, and
counseling.
300ff-64. Additional required agreements.
(a) Reports to Secretary.
(b) Provision of opportunities for anonymous
counseling and testing.
(c) Prohibition against requiring testing as
condition of receiving other health
services.
(d) Maintenance of support.
(e) Requirements regarding imposition of charges
for services.
(f) Relationship to items and services under
other programs.
(g) Administration of grant.
300ff-65. Requirement of submission of application
containing certain agreements and assurances.
300ff-66. Provision by Secretary of supplies and services in
lieu of grant funds.
(a) In general.
(b) Limitation.
300ff-67. Use of funds.

PART D - GENERAL PROVISIONS
300ff-71. Grants for coordinated services and access to
research for women, infants, children, and youth.
(a) In general.
(b) Provisions regarding participation in
research.
(c) Provisions regarding conduct of research.
(d) Additional services for patients and
families.
(e) Coordination with other entities.
(f) Administration.
(g) Coordination with National Institutes of
Health.
(h) Annual review of programs; evaluations.
(i) Limitation on administrative expenses.
(j) Training and technical assistance.
(k) Authorization of appropriations.
300ff-72. Provisions relating to blood banks.
(a) Informational and training programs.
(b) Updates.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
300ff-73. Research, evaluation, and assessment program.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Report.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
300ff-74. Evaluations and reports.
(a) Evaluations.
(b) Report to Congress.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
(d) Allocation of funds.
300ff-75. Coordination.
(a) Requirement.
(b) Report.
(c) Integration by State.
(d) Integration by local or private entities.
(e) Recommendations regarding release of
prisoners.
300ff-75a. Audits.
300ff-75b. Administrative simplification regarding parts A
and B.
(a) Coordinated disbursement.
(b) Biennial applications.
(c) Application simplification.
300ff-76. Definitions.
300ff-77. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) Part A.
(b) Part B.
300ff-78. Prohibition on promotion of certain activities.

PART E - EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEES

SUBPART I - GUIDELINES AND MODEL CURRICULUM
300ff-80. Grants for implementation.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement of application.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBPART II - NOTIFICATIONS OF POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
300ff-81. Infectious diseases and circumstances relevant to
notification requirements.
(a) In general.
(b) Specification of airborne infectious
diseases.
(c) Dissemination.
300ff-82. Routine notifications with respect to airborne
infectious diseases in victims assisted.
(a) Routine notification of designated officer.
(b) Requirement of prompt notification.
300ff-83. Request for notifications with respect to victims
assisted.
(a) Initiation of process by employee.
(b) Initial determination by designated officer.
(c) Submission of request to medical facility.
(d) Evaluation and response regarding request to
medical facility.
(e) Time for making response.
(f) Death of victim of emergency.
(g) Assistance of public health officer.
300ff-84. Procedures for notification of exposure.
(a) Contents of notification to officer.
(b) Manner of notification.
300ff-85. Notification of employee.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain contents of notification to
employee.
(c) Responses other than notification of
exposure.
300ff-86. Selection of designated officers.
(a) In general.
(b) Preference in making designations.
300ff-87. Limitations with respect to duties of medical
facilities.
300ff-88. Rules of construction.
(a) Liability of medical facilities and
designated officers.
(b) Testing.
(c) Confidentiality.
(d) Failure to provide emergency services.
300ff-89. Injunctions regarding violation of prohibition.
(a) In general.
(b) Facilitation of information on violations.
300ff-90. Applicability of subpart.

PART F - DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING

SUBPART I - SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
300ff-101. Special projects of national significance.
(a) In general.
(b) Grants.
(c) Special projects.
(d) Special populations.
(e) Service development grants.
(f) Coordination.
(g) Replication.

SUBPART II - AIDS EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTERS
300ff-111. HIV/AIDS communities, schools, and centers.
(a) Schools; centers.
(b) Dental schools.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.

SUBCHAPTER XXV - REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE

PART A - GROUP MARKET REFORMS

SUBPART 1 - PORTABILITY, ACCESS, AND RENEWABILITY REQUIREMENTS
300gg. Increased portability through limitation on
preexisting condition exclusions.
(a) Limitation on preexisting condition
exclusion period; crediting for periods of
previous coverage.
(b) Definitions.
(c) Rules relating to crediting previous
coverage.
(d) Exceptions.
(e) Certifications and disclosure of coverage.
(f) Special enrollment periods.
(g) Use of affiliation period by HMOs as
alternative to preexisting condition
exclusion.
300gg-1. Prohibiting discrimination against individual
participants and beneficiaries based on health
status.
(a) In eligibility to enroll.
(b) In premium contributions.

SUBPART 2 - OTHER REQUIREMENTS
300gg-4. Standards relating to benefits for mothers and
newborns.
(a) Requirements for minimum hospital stay
following birth.
(b) Prohibitions.
(c) Rules of construction.
(d) Notice.
(e) Level and type of reimbursements.
(f) Preemption; exception for health insurance
coverage in certain States.
300gg-5. Parity in application of certain limits to mental
health benefits.
(a) In general.
(b) Construction.
(c) Exemptions.
(d) Separate application to each option offered.
(e) Definitions.
(f) Sunset.
300gg-6. Required coverage for reconstructive surgery
following mastectomies.

SUBPART 3 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS
300gg-11. Guaranteed availability of coverage for employers
in group market.
(a) Issuance of coverage in small group market.
(b) Assuring access in large group market.
(c) Special rules for network plans.
(d) Application of financial capacity limits.
(e) Exception to requirement for failure to meet
certain minimum participation or
contribution rules.
(f) Exception for coverage offered only to bona
fide association members.
300gg-12. Guaranteed renewability of coverage for employers
in group market.
(a) In general.
(b) General exceptions.
(c) Requirements for uniform termination of
coverage.
(d) Exception for uniform modification of
coverage.
(e) Application to coverage offered only through
associations.
300gg-13. Disclosure of information.
(a) Disclosure of information by health plan
issuers.
(b) Information described.

SUBPART 4 - EXCLUSION OF PLANS; ENFORCEMENT; PREEMPTION
300gg-21. Exclusion of certain plans.
(a) Exception of certain small group health
plans.
(b) Limitation on application of provisions
relating to group health plans.
(c) Exception for certain benefits.
(d) Exception for certain benefits if certain
conditions met.
(e) Treatment of partnerships.
300gg-22. Enforcement.
(a) State enforcement.
(b) Secretarial enforcement authority.
300gg-23. Preemption; State flexibility; construction.
(a) Continued applicability of State law with
respect to health insurance issuers.
(b) Special rules in case of portability
requirements.
(c) Rules of construction.
(d) Definitions.

PART B - INDIVIDUAL MARKET RULES

SUBPART 1 - PORTABILITY, ACCESS, AND RENEWABILITY REQUIREMENTS
300gg-41. Guaranteed availability of individual health
insurance coverage to certain individuals with
prior group coverage.
(a) Guaranteed availability.
(b) "Eligible individual" defined.
(c) Alternative coverage permitted where no
State mechanism.
(d) Special rules for network plans.
(e) Application of financial capacity limits.
(e) Market requirements.
(f) Construction.
300gg-42. Guaranteed renewability of individual health
insurance coverage.
(a) In general.
(b) General exceptions.
(c) Requirements for uniform termination of
coverage.
(d) Exception for uniform modification of
coverage.
(e) Application to coverage offered only through
associations.
300gg-43. Certification of coverage.
300gg-44. State flexibility in individual market reforms.
(a) Waiver of requirements where implementation
of acceptable alternative mechanism.
(b) Application of acceptable alternative
mechanisms.
(c) Provision related to risk.
300gg-45. Promotion of qualified high risk pools.
(a) Seed grants to States.
(b) Matching funds for operation of pools.
(c) Funding.
(d) Qualified high risk pool and State defined.

SUBPART 2 - OTHER REQUIREMENTS
300gg-51. Standards relating to benefits for mothers and
newborns.
(a) In general.
(b) Notice requirement.
(c) Preemption; exception for health insurance
coverage in certain States.
300gg-52. Required coverage for reconstructive surgery
following mastectomies.

SUBPART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
300gg-61. Enforcement.
(a) State enforcement.
(b) Secretarial enforcement authority.
300gg-62. Preemption.
(a) In general.
(b) Rules of construction.
300gg-63. General exceptions.
(a) Exception for certain benefits.
(b) Exception for certain benefits if certain
conditions met.

PART C - DEFINITIONS; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
300gg-91. Definitions.
(a) Group health plan.
(b) Definitions relating to health insurance.
(c) Excepted benefits.
(d) Other definitions.
(e) Definitions relating to markets and small
employers.
300gg-92. Regulations.

SUBCHAPTER XXVI - NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS FOR BIOTERRORISM AND OTHER
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

PART A - NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANNING, COORDINATING,
AND REPORTING
300hh. National preparedness plan.
(a) In general.
(b) Preparedness goals.
(c) Reports to Congress.
(d) Rule of construction.

PART B - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
300hh-11. Coordination of preparedness for and response to
bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.
(a) Assistant Secretary for Public Health
Emergency Preparedness.
(b) National Disaster Medical System.
(c) Criteria.
(d) Intermittent disaster-response personnel.
(e) Certain employment issues regarding
intermittent appointments.
(f) Rule of construction regarding use of
commissioned corps.
(g) Definition.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
300hh-12. Transferred.
300hh-13. Evaluation of new and emerging technologies
regarding bioterrorist attack and other public
health emergencies.
(a) In general.
(b) Certain activities.
(c) Consultation and evaluation.
(d) Report.
300aaa to 300aaa-13. Transferred.