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 124 STAT. 3631 PUBLIC LAW 111–347—JAN. 2, 2011 ‘‘(v) for coordinating and administering the activi- ties of the WTC Health Program Steering Committees established under section 3002(b); and ‘‘(vi) for meeting periodically with the cor- responding Clinical Centers of Excellence to obtain input on the analysis and reporting of data collected under clause (i) and on the development of monitoring, initial health evaluation, and treatment protocols under clause (ii). ‘‘(B) MEDICAL PROVIDER SELECTION.—The medical pro- viders under subparagraph (A)(iv) shall be selected by the WTC Program Administrator on the basis of their experi- ence treating or diagnosing the health conditions included in the list of WTC-related health conditions. ‘‘(C) CLINICAL DISCUSSIONS.—In carrying out subpara- graph (A)(ii), a Data Center shall engage in clinical discus- sions across the WTC Program to guide treatment approaches for individuals with a WTC-related health condition. ‘‘(D) TRANSPARENCY OF DATA.—A contract entered into under this subsection with a Data Center shall require the Data Center to make any data collected and reported to such Center under subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii) available to health researchers and others as provided in the CDC/ ATSDR Policy on Releasing and Sharing Data. ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY FOR CONTRACTS TO BE CLASS SPECIFIC.— A contract entered into under this subsection with a Clinical Center of Excellence or a Data Center may be with respect to one or more class of enrolled WTC responders, screening- eligible WTC survivors, or certified-eligible WTC survivors. ‘‘(4) USE OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Any contract under this title between the WTC Program Administrator and a Data Center or a Clinical Center of Excellence may be in the form of a cooperative agreement. ‘‘(5) REVIEW ON FEASIBILITY OF CONSOLIDATING DATA CEN- TERS.—Not later than July 1, 2011, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the feasibility of consolidating Data Centers into a single Data Center. ‘‘(b) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— ‘‘(1) CLINICAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— ‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this title, the term ‘Clinical Center of Excellence’ means a Center that dem- onstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the Center— ‘‘(i) uses an integrated, centralized health care pro- vider approach to create a comprehensive suite of health services under this title that are accessible to enrolled WTC responders, screening-eligible WTC sur- vivors, or certified-eligible WTC survivors; ‘‘(ii) has experience in caring for WTC responders and screening-eligible WTC survivors or includes health care providers who have been trained pursuant to section 3313(c); Deadline. Reports.