PUBLIC LAW 106-245-^JULY 10, 2000 114 STAT. 509 "(3) Federally Qualified Health Center, community health center, or hospital; "(4) agency of any State or local government, including any State department of health; or "(5) nonprofit organization. "(b) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Director of the Indian Health Service, may make competitive grants to any entity for the purpose of carrying out programs to— "(1) screen individuals described under section 4(a)(l)(A)(i) or 5(a)(1)(A) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) for cancer as a preventative health measure; "(2) provide appropriate referrals for medical treatment of individuals screened under paragraph (1) and to ensure, to the extent practicable, the provision of appropriate followup services; "(3) develop and disseminate public information and education programs for the detection, prevention, and treatment of radiogenic cancers and diseases; and "(4) facilitate putative applicants in the documentation of claims as described in section 5(a) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note). "(c) INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE. —The programs under subsection (a) shall include programs provided through the Indian Health Service or through tribal contracts, compacts, grants, or cooperative agreements with the Indian Health Service and which are determined appropriate to raising the health status of Indians. "(d) GRANT AND CONTRACT AUTHORITY. —Entities receiving a grant under subsection (b) may expend the grant to carry out the purpose described in such subsection. "(e) HEALTH COVERAGE UNAFFECTED.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any coverage obligation of a governmental or private health plan or program relating to an individual referred to under subsection (b)(1). "(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —Beginning on October 1 of the Effective date. year following the date on which amounts are first appropriated to carry out this section and annually on each October 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives. Each report shall summarize the expenditures and programs funded under this section as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 79-194O-00 - 18:QL3Part1
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