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 PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 106 STAT. 439 S^C. 706. STUDY BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. (a) IN GENERAL. —In the case of programs in the United States that provide both sterile hypodermic needles and bleach to individuals in order to provide for a reduction in the risk of the individuals contracting acquired immune deficiency sjnidrome or related conditions, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the "Secretary"), acting through the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, shall enter into a contract with a public or nonprofit private entity, subject to subsection (b), for the purpose of conducting a study or studies to make determinations of the following: (1) The extent to which the programs promote, directly or indirectly, the abuse of drugs through providing information or devices (or both) regarding the manner in which the adverse health consequences of such abuse can be minimized. (2) In the case of individuals participating in the programs, the number of individuals who have engaged in the abuse of drugs prior to admission to the programs and the number of individuals who have not engaged in such abuse prior to such admission, (3) The extent to which participation in the programs has altered any behaviors constituting a substantial risk of contracting acquired immune deficiency sjnidrome or hepatitis, or of transmitting either of the diseases. (4) The number of programs that provide referrals for the treatment of such abuse and the number of programs that do not provide such referrals. (5) The extent to which programs safely dispose of used hypodermic syringes and needles. (b) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. —The Secretary shall request the National Academy of Sciences to enter into the contract under subsection (a) to conduct the study or studies described in such subsection. If such Academy declines to conduct the study, the Secretary shall carry out such subsection through other public or nonprofit private entities. (c) LIMITATION REGARDING EXISTING PROGRAMS. —The study required in subsection (a) may not be conducted with respect to programs established after the date of the enactment of tWs Act. (d) DATE FOR COMPLETION. —The Secretary shall ensure that, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of tins Act, the study required in subsection (a) is completed and a report describing the findings made as a result of the study is submitted to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. (e) FUNDING.— O f the aggregate amounts appropriated under the Public Health Service Act forfisc£dyears 1993 and 1994 for research on drug abuse, the Secretary shall make available $5,000,000 for conducting the study required in subsection (a). SEC. 707. REPORT ON ALLOTMENT FORMULA. (a) STUDY. —The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall enter into a contract with a public or nonprofit private entity, subject to subsection (b), for the purpose of conducting a study or studies concerning the statutory formulae under which funds made available under sections 1911 and 1921 of the Public Health Service Act are allo- 42 USC 2850-3 note. Contracts. Reports. 42 USC 300x note. Contracts.

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