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 106 STAT. 2094 PUBLIC LAW 102-410—OCT. 13, 1992 Public Law 102-410 102d Congress An Act Oct. 13, 1992 [H.R. 5673] Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Reauthorization Act of 1992. 42 USC 201 note. Establishment. To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDATORY REFERENCES. (a) SHORT TITLE.— This Act may be cited as the "Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Reauthorization Act of 1992". (b) AMENDATORY REFERENCES. — Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed m terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND GENERAL AUTHORITIES. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— Section 901(b) (42 U.S.C. 299(b)) is amended by inserting after "improvements in clinical practice" the following: "(including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions)". (b) GENERAL AUTHORITIES.— Section 902 (42 U.S.C. 299a) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting aiter subsection (b), the following subsection: "(c) HEALTH SERVICES TRAINING GRANTS.—The Administrator may provide training grants' in the field of health services research related to activities authorized under subsection (a), to include pre- and post-doctoral fellowships and training programs, young mvestigator awards, and other programs and activities as appropriate.. SEC. 3. DISSEMINATION. Section 903 (42 U.S.C. 299a-l) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection: " (e) INFORMATION CENTER.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— There shall be established at the National Library of Medicine an information center on health services researcn, and on selected technology assessments and cUnical practice guidelines produced by the Agency and other public and private sources. "(2) IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.—The Administrator shall ensure that information under paragraph (1) concerning clinical practice guidelines is collected and maintained electronically and in a convenient format. The Administrator, in consultation with the Director of the National Library of Medicine, shall develop and publish criteria for the inclusion of practice guide-

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