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 90 STAT. 1954

PUBLIC LAW 94-460—OCT. 8, 1976

42 USC 300e-8.

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(c) Section 1309(a) is amended— (1) by striking out "and" after "1975,", (2) by inserting after "1976" the following: ",$45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978", (3) by striking out "ending June 30, 1977" and substituting "ending September 30, 1977", and (4) by striking out "$85,000,000" the first time it occurs and substituting "$40,000,000", and by striking out "$85,000,000" the second time it occurs and substituting "$50,000,000". RESTRICTIVE STATE LAWS

42 USC 300elO'^^g®**5

SEC. 114. Section 1311 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) The Secretary shall, within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, develop a digest of State laws, regulations, and practices pertaining to development, establishment, and operation of health maintenance organizations which shall be updated at least quarterly and relevant sections of which shall be provided to the Governor of each State annually. Such digest shall indicate which State laws, regulations, and practices appear to be inconsistent with the operation of this section. The Secretary shall also insure that appropriate legal consultative assistance is available to the States for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this section." PROGRAM EVALUATION BY THE COMPTROLLER

42 USC 300e13.

42 USC 300e2-300e-4. Report to Congress.

GENERAL

SEC. 115. So much of section 1314(a) as precedes paragraph (1) thereof is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1314. (a) The Comptroller General shall evaluate the operations of at least ten or one-half (whichever is greater) of the health maintenance organizations for which assistance was provided under sections 1303, 1304, and 1305, and which, by December 31, 1976, have been designated by the Secretary under section 1310(d) as qualified health maintenance organizations. The Comptroller General shall report to the Congress the results of the evaluation by June 30, 1978. Such report shall contain findings—". ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS

SEC. 116. Title X III is amended by adding after section 1315 the following new section: 'ADMINISTRATION or

PROGRAM

42 USC 300e"SEC. 1316. The Secretary shall administer this title (other than 15. sections 1310 and 1312) through a single identifiable administrative 42 USC 300e-9, unit of the Department.". 300e-ll. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 117. (a) Section 1532(c) is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "The criteria established by any health systems agency or State Agency under paragraph (8) shall be consistent with the standards and procedures established by the Secretary 42 USC 300e-5. under section 1306(c) of this Act.". 42 USC 300n-l.

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