Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 4.djvu/89

 PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

102 STAT. 3059

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by amending the Grants. first sentence to read as follows: "For the purpose of making Appropnation pa3maients under National Research Service Awards and under ^"'^"""^ ^°^rants for such Awards, there are authorized to be appropriated 300,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1990."; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting after "made available" the first place it appears the following: "to the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration,".

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Subtitle L—Fetal Research Moratorium SEC. 156. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.

Section 498(c) (42 U.S.C. 289g(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking "thirtynsix month period beginning on the date of enactment of this section" and inserting "24-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and Health Research Extension Act of 1988"; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking "1988" and inserting "1990". SEC. 157. BOARD AND STUDY.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 381(e) (42 U.S.C. 275(e)) is amended by striking "and" after "1987," and inserting before the period the following: ", $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1990*^. (b) STUDY.—Section 498(c)(l) (42 U.S.C. 289g(c)(l)) is amended by striking "thirty months after the date of enactment of this section and inserting "24 months after the date of the enactment of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and Health Research Extension Act of 1988".

Subtitle M—Miscellaneous SEC. 161. STUDY OF THYROID MORBIDITY FOR HANFORD, WASHINGTON.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the purposes of section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (hereafter referred to in this section as the "Director"), shall conduct a study of thyroid morbidity of the population (including Indian tribes and tribal organizations) in the vicinity of Hanford, in the State of Washington, during the years 1944 through 1957. (b) PEER REVIEW.—As soon as is practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a peer review committee that shall, along with the Centers for Disease Control, ma^e any determinations as to the conduct of the study required under this section. (c) CONTRACTS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Director may contract out any portion of the study required under this section if the Director considers such appropriate, except that such contractor shall not have any direct or indirect

42 USC 241 note.

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