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 PUBLIC LAW 96-538—DEC. 17, 1980

94 STAT. 3193

(b) The Secretary shall enter into the contract described in subsection (a) with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science, except that, if the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science declines to enter into such contract after a reasonable period of time determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall enter into such contract with any other private, nonprofit entity which the Secretary has determined is qualified to carry out the terms of such contract. (c) The report described in subsection (a)(5) shall be transmitted to the Secretary no later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) The authority of the Secretary to enter into a contract under this section shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance by appropriation Acts. Approved December 17, 1980.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-997 accompanying H.R. 7036 (Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Commerce) and No. 96-1478 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 96-714 (Comm. on Labor and Human Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): June 19, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 28, H.R. 7036 considered and peissed House; passage vacated and S. 988, amended, passed in lieu. Dec. 1, Senate agreed to conference report. Dec. 4, House agreed to conference report.

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