103 STAT. 2202 PUBLIC LAW 101-239—DEC. 19, 1989 this section shall continue in existence until otherwise provided by law. "(d) CATEGORIES OP REVIEW. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to technical and scientific peer review under this section, such review of applications with respect to research, demonstration projects, or evaluations shall be conducted by different peer review groups than the peer review groups that conduct such review of applications with respect to dissemination activities or the development of re- search agendas (including conferences, workshops, and meet- ings). (2) AUTHORITY FOR PROCEDURAL ADJUSTMENTS IN CERTAIN CASES.—In the case of applications described in subsection (a)(1) for financial assistance whose direct costs will not exceed $50,000, the Administrator may make appropriate adjustments in the procedures otherwise established by the Administrator for the conduct of peer review under this section. Such adjust- ments may be made for the purpose of encouraging the entry of individual into the field of research, for the purpose of encouraging clinical practice-oriented research, and for such other purposes as the Administrator may determine to be appropriate. "(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue r^ulations for the conduct of peer review under this section. 42 USC 299C-2. "SEC. 923. CERTAIN PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO DEVELOPMENT, COIXECTION, AND DISSEMINATION OF DATA. "(a) STANDARDS WITH RESPECT TO UTILITY OF DATA. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —With respect to data developed or collected by any entity for the purpose described in section 901(b), the Administrator shall, in order to assure the utility, accuracy, and sufficiency of such data for all interested entities, establish guidelines for uniform methods of developing and collecting such data. Such guidelines shall include specSications for the development and collection of data on the outcomes of health care services and procedures. "(2) RELATIONSHIP WITH MEDICARE PROGRAM.—In any case where guidelines under paragraph (1) may affect the aominis- tration of the program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the guidelines shall be in the form of recommendations to the Secretary for such program. " (b) STATISTICS.— The Administrator shall— "(1) take such action as may be necessary to assure that statistics developed under this title are of high quality, timely, and comprehensive, as well as specific, standardized, and ade- quately analyzed and indexed; and "(2) publish, make available, and disseminate such statistics on as wide a basis as is practicable. 42 USC 299C-3. "SEC. 924. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. "(a) REQUIREMENT OF APPLICATION. — The Administrator may not, with respect to any pn^am under this title authorizing the provi- sion of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts, provide any such financial assistance unless an application for the assistance is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances.
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