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 112 STAT. 636 PUBLIC LAW 105-196^JULY 16, 1998 42 USC 274g. 42 USC 274m. 42 USC 274k note. Deadline. Deadline. 42 USC 274k note. under subsection (a). Each such report shall in addition include the data required in section 379(1) (relating to pretransplant costs).". SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended— (1) by transferring section 378 from the current placement of the section and inserting the section after section 377; and (2) in part I, by inserting after section 379A the following section: "SEC. 379B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2003. ". SEC. 5. STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. (a) IN GENERAL. —During the period indicated pursuant to subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry under section 379 of the Public Health Service Act for purposes of making determinations of the following: (1) The extent to which, relative to the effective date of this Act, such Registry has increased the representation of racial and ethnic minority groups (including persons of mixed ancestry) among potential donors of bone marrow who are enrolled with the Registry, and whether the extent of increase results in a level of representation that meets the standard established in subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section 379 (as added by section 2(c) of this Act). (2) The extent to which patients in need of a transplant of bone marrow from a biologically unrelated donor, and the physicians of such patients, have been utilizing the Registry in the search for such a donor. (3) The number of such patients for whom the Registry began a preliminary search but for whom the full search process was not completed, and the reasons underlying such circumstances. (4) The extent to which the plan required in section 2(b)(2) of this Act (relating to the relationship between the Registry and donor centers) has been implemented. (5) The extent to which the Registry, donor centers, donor registries, collection centers, transplant centers, and other appropriate entities have been complying with the standards, criteria, and procedures under subsection (e) of such section 379 (as redesignated by section 2(c) of this Act). (b) REPORT.— ^A report describing the findings of the study under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Congress not later than October 1, 2001. The report may not be submitted before January 1, 2001. SEC. 6. COMPLIANCE WITH NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICE OF PATIENT ADVOCACY. With respect to requirements for the office of patient advocacy under section 379(d) of the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that, not later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act, such office is in

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