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 124 STAT. 578 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall preempt a State law that provides greater protections to employees than the protections pro- vided for under this subsection.’’. Subtitle D—Support for Prevention and Public Health Innovation SEC. 4301. RESEARCH ON OPTIMIZING THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall provide funding for research in the area of public health services and systems. (b) REQUIREMENTS OF RESEARCH.—Research supported under this section shall include— (1) examining evidence-based practices relating to preven- tion, with a particular focus on high priority areas as identified by the Secretary in the National Prevention Strategy or Healthy People 2020, and including comparing community-based public health interventions in terms of effectiveness and cost; (2) analyzing the translation of interventions from academic settings to real world settings; and (3) identifying effective strategies for organizing, financing, or delivering public health services in real world community settings, including comparing State and local health depart- ment structures and systems in terms of effectiveness and cost. (c) EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS.—Research supported under this section shall be coordinated with the Community Preventive Serv- ices Task Force and carried out by building on existing partnerships within the Federal Government while also considering initiatives at the State and local levels and in the private sector. (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, submit to Congress a report concerning the activities and findings with respect to research supported under this section. SEC. 4302. UNDERSTANDING HEALTH DISPARITIES: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS. (a) UNIFORM CATEGORIES AND COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS.— The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘TITLE XXXI—DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND QUALITY ‘‘SEC. 3101. DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND QUALITY. ‘‘(a) DATA COLLECTION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that, by not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, any federally conducted or supported health care or public health program, activity or survey (including Current Popu- lation Surveys and American Community Surveys conducted Deadline. 42 USC 300kk. 42 USC 300u–15.