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 PUBLIC LAW 109–307—OCT. 6, 2006

120 STAT. 1723

first year in which the hospital received payment under this section), including— ‘‘(I) changes in curricula, training experiences, and types of training programs, and benefits that have resulted from such changes; and ‘‘(II) changes for purposes of training the residents in the measurement and improvement of the quality and safety of patient care. ‘‘(v) The numbers of residents described in subparagraph (C) who completed their residency training at the end of such residency academic year and care for children within the borders of the service area of the hospital or within the borders of the State in which the hospital is located. Such numbers shall be disaggregated with respect to residents who completed residencies in general pediatrics or internal medicine/pediatrics, subspecialty residencies, and dental residencies. ‘‘(C) RESIDENTS.—The residents described in this subparagraph are those who— ‘‘(i) are in full-time equivalent resident training positions in any training program sponsored by the hospital; or ‘‘(ii) are in a training program sponsored by an entity other than the hospital, but who spend more than 75 percent of their training time at the hospital. ‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than the end of fiscal year 2011, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall submit a report to the Congress— ‘‘(i) summarizing the information submitted in reports to the Secretary under subparagraph (B); ‘‘(ii) describing the results of the program carried out under this section; and ‘‘(iii) making recommendations for improvements to the program.’’. (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256e) is further amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)(E)(ii), by striking ‘‘described in subparagraph (C)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘applied under section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act for discharges occurring during the preceding fiscal year’’; (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking the first sentence; and

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