PUBLIC LAW 102-515—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3375 istry data, including studies of the sources and causes of cancer, evaluations of the cost, quality, efficacy, and appropriateness of diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and preventative services and programs relating to cancer, and any other cUnical, epidemiological, or other cancer research; and "(viii) for protection for individuals complying with the law, including provisions specifying that no person shall be held Uable in any civil action with respect to a cancer case report provided to the statewide cancer registry, or with respect to access to cancer case information provided to the statewide cancer registry. "(d) RELATIONSHIP TO CERTAIN PROGRAMS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— This section may not be construed to act as a replacement for or diminishment of the program carried out by the Director of the National Cancer Institute and designated by such Director as the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER). "(2) SUPPLANTING OF ACTIVITIES.— In areas where both such programs exist, the Secretary shall ensure that SEER support is not supplanted and that any additional activities are consistent with the guidelines provided for in subsection (c)(2)(C) and (D) and are appropriately coordinated with the existing SEER program. "(3) TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY.—The Secretary may not transfer administration responsibility for such SEER program from such Director. "(4) COORDINATION.— To encourage the greatest possible efficiency and effectiveness of Federally supported efforts with respect to the activities described in this subsection, the Secretary shall take steps to assure the appropriate coordination of programs supported under this part with existing Federally supported cancer registry programs. " (e) REQUIREMENT REGARDING CERTAIN STUDY ON BREAST CAN- CER.— In the case of a grant under subsection (a) to any State specified in section 399K(ib), the Secretary may establish such conditions regarding the receipt of the grant as the Secretary determines are necessary to facilitate the collection of data for the study carried out under section 399C. "SEC. 3991. PLANNING GRANTS REGARDING REGISTRIES. 42 USC 280e-l. " (a) IN GENERAL. — "(1) STATES.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, may make grsuits to States for the purpose of developing plans that meet the assurances required by the Secretary under section 399B(c)(2). "(2) OTHER ENTITIES.— For the purpose described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may make grants to public entities other than States and to nonprofit private entities. Such a grant may be made to an entity only if the State in which the purpose is to be carried out has certified that the State approves the entity as qualified to carry out the purpose, "(b) APPLICATION. — The Secretary may make a grant under subsection (a) onlv if an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary, the application contains the certification required in subsection (a)(2) (if the application is for a grant under such subsection), and the application is in such form, is made in such
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