PUBLIC LAW 101-381—AUG. 18, 1990 104 STAT. 619 supply with respect to the activities of such personnel, including— "(A) state-of-the-art diagnostic and testing procedures relating to pathogens in the blood supply; and "(B) quality assurance procedures relating to the safety of the blood supply and of blood products; and "(2) develop and implement a training program that is designed to increase the number of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services who are qualified to conduct inspections of blood banks and facilities that produce blood products. "(b) UPDATES.— The Secretary shall periodically review and update the materials and information made available under informational or training programs conducted under subsection (a). "(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1991, and such sums as may be necessary in each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1995. "SEC. 2673. RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. 42 USC 300ff-73. " (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary, acting through the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, shall establish a program to enable independent research to be conducted by individuals and organizations with appropriate expertise in the fields of health, health policy, and economics (particularly health care economics) to develop— "(1) a comparative assessment of the impact and costeffectiveness of major models for organizing and delivering HIV-related health care, mental health care, early intervention, and support services, that shall include a report concerning patient outcomes, satisfaction, perceived quality of care, and total cumulative cost, and a review of the appropriateness of such models for the delivery of health and support services to infants, children, women, and families with HIV disease; "(2) through a review of private sector financing mechanisms for the delivery of HIV-related health and support services, an assessment of strategies for maintaining private health benefits for individuals with HIV disease and an assessment of specific business practices or regulatory barriers that could serve to reduce access to private sector benefit programs; "(3) an assessment of the manner in which different points-of- entry to the health care system affect the cost, quality, and outcome of the care and treatment of individuals and families with HIV disease; and "(4) a summary report concerning the major and continuing Reports, unmet needs in health care, mental health care, early intervention, and support services for individuals and families with HIV disease in urban and rural areas. "(b) REPORT. —Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a progress report that contains the findings and assessments developed under subsection (a). "(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995.
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