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 124 STAT. 604 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 Commission (established in section 5101 of the Patient Protec- tion and Affordable Care Act), and relevant regional and State centers and agencies, shall— ‘‘(A) provide for the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce related issues; ‘‘(B) carry out the activities under section 792(a); ‘‘(C) annually evaluate programs under this title; ‘‘(D) develop and publish performance measures and benchmarks for programs under this title; and ‘‘(E) establish, maintain, and publicize a national Inter- net registry of each grant awarded under this title and a database to collect data from longitudinal evaluations (as described in subsection (d)(2)) on performance measures (as developed under sections 749(d)(3), 757(d)(3), and 762(a)(3)). ‘‘(3) COLLABORATION AND DATA SHARING.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Center shall collabo- rate with Federal agencies and relevant professional and educational organizations or societies for the purpose of linking data regarding grants awarded under this title. ‘‘(B) CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE ANALYSIS.— For the purpose of carrying out the activities described in subparagraph (A), the National Center may enter into contracts with relevant professional and educational organizations or societies. ‘‘(c) STATE AND REGIONAL CENTERS FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE ANALYSIS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities for purposes of— ‘‘(A) collecting, analyzing, and reporting data regarding programs under this title to the National Center and to the public; and ‘‘(B) providing technical assistance to local and regional entities on the collection, analysis, and reporting of data. ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a grant or con- tract under this subsection, an entity shall— ‘‘(A) be a State, a State workforce investment board, a public health or health professions school, an academic health center, or an appropriate public or private nonprofit entity; and ‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(d) INCREASE IN GRANTS FOR LONGITUDINAL EVALUATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall increase the amount awarded to an eligible entity under this title for a longitudinal evaluation of individuals who have received education, training, or financial assistance from programs under this title. ‘‘(2) CAPABILITY.—A longitudinal evaluation shall be capable of— ‘‘(A) studying practice patterns; and ‘‘(B) collecting and reporting data on performance measures developed under sections 749(d)(3), 757(d)(3), and 762(a)(3). Grants. Contracts. Internet registry.