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 PUBLIC LAW 95-623—NOV. 9, 1978 United States Code" after "advisable", and (3) by adding at the end the following: "The Secretary may for the purpose of carrying out the functions set forth in sections 305, 306, and 309, obtain (in accordance with section 3109 of title 5 of the United States Code, but without regard to the limitation in such section on the number of days or the period of service) for each of the centers the services of not more than fifteen experts who have appropriate scientific or professional qualifications.". (e) The heading for section 304 is amended to read as follows:

92 STAT. 3^145

42 USC 242c, 242k. Post, p. 3447.

42 USC 242b.

GENERAL AUTHORITY RESPECTING RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS I N HEALTH STATISTICS, HEALTH SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY". NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

SEC 4. Subsection (b) of section 305 is amended— (1) by striking out "may undertake and support" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall undertake and support"; (2) by striking out "construction," in paragraph (3); (3) striking "and" at the end of paragraph (2); (4) striking the period in paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof ", and"; and (5) adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: " (4) the uses of computer science in health services delivery and medical information systems.". NATIONAL CENTER FOR H E A L T H STATISTICS

SEC. 5. (a) Subsection (b) of section 306 is amended (1) by striking out "may", (2) by inserting "shall" after " (1) " and after "(2)", (3) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (1), (4) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon, and (5) by adding after paragraph (2) the following: "(3) may undertake and support (by grant or contract) epidemiological research, demonstrations, and evaluations on the matters referred to in paragraph (1); and "(4) may collect, furnish, tabulate, and analyze statistics, and prepare studies, on matters referred to in paragraph (1) upon request of public and nonprofit private entities under arrangements under which the entities will pay the cost of the service provided. Amounts appropriated to the Secretary from payments made under arrangements made under paragraph (4) shall be available to the Secretary for obligation until expended.". (b) Section 306(c) is amended by— (1) inserting "and epidemiological" after "statistical" each place it occurs; and (2) striking "Labor and Public Welfare" and inserting in lieu thereof "Human Resources". (c)(1) Subsection (e) of section 306 is amended to read as follows: "(e) For the purpose of producing comparable and uniform health information and statistics, there is established the Cooperative Health Statistics System. The Secretary, acting through the Center, shall— "(1) coordinate the activities of Federal agencies involved in the design and implementation of the System;

Cooperative Health Statistics System, establishment.

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