Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 4.djvu/138

 102 STAT. 3108

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

(d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. SEC. 248. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1989 $2,000,000, and such sums as may be necessary in any subsequent fiscal year, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Amounts appropriated pursuant to such authorization shall remain available until expended. SEC. 249. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after the date on which its final report is submitted under section 24503). The President may extend the life of the Commission for a period of not to exceed 2 years.

Subtitle E—General Provisions 42 USC 300ee-l note.

SEC. 251. REQUIREMENT OF STUDY WITH RESPECT TO MINORITY HEALTH AND ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Office of Minority Health, shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining— (1) the level of knowledge within minority communities concerning acquired immune deficiency syndrome, the risks of the transmission of the etiologic agent for such syndrome, and the means of reducing such risk; and (2) the effectiveness of Federal, State, and local prevention programs with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome in minority communities. Ob) REPORT.—The Secretary shall, not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, complete the study required in subsection (a) and submit to the Congress a report describing the findings made as a result of the study. 42 USC 300ee-l.

SEC. 252. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE WITH RESPECT TO MINORITY HEALTH AND ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, shall establish an office for the purpose of ensuring that, in carryinjg out the duties of the Secreta^ with respect to prevention of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, the Secretary develops and implements prevention programs targeted at minority populations and provides appropriate technic£Q assistance in the implementation of such programs. 42 USC 300ee-2.

SEC. 253. INFORMATION FOR HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY WORKERS. (a) DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF GUIDEUNES.—Not later

than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary"), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, shall develop, issue, and disseminate emergency guidelines to all health workers, public safety workers (including emergency response employees) in the United States concerning—

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