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[CITE: 42USC274l]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
 
               Part I--National Bone Marrow Donor Registry
 
Sec. 274l. Bone marrow scientific registry


(a) Establishment of recipient registry

    The Secretary, acting through the Registry under section 274k of 
this title (in this section referred to as the ``Registry''), shall 
establish and maintain a scientific registry of information relating to 
patients who have been recipients of a transplant of bone marrow from a 
biologically unrelated donor.

(b) Information

    The scientific registry under subsection (a) of this section shall 
include information with respect to patients described in subsection (a) 
of this section, transplant procedures, and such other information as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate to conduct an ongoing 
evaluation of the scientific and clinical status of transplantation 
involving recipients of bone marrow from biologically unrelated donors.

(c) Annual report on patient outcomes

    The Registry shall annually submit to the Secretary a report 
concerning patient outcomes with respect to each transplant center. Each 
such report shall use data collected and maintained by the scientific 
registry under subsection (a) of this section. Each such report shall in 
addition include the data required in section 274k(l) of this title 
(relating to pretransplant costs).

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 379A, as added Pub. L. 105-196, 
Sec. 3, July 16, 1998, 112 Stat. 635.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 274l, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, 
Sec. 379A, as added Pub. L. 101-616, title I, Sec. 101(a)(2), Nov. 16, 
1990, 104 Stat. 3282, related to study by General Accounting Office, 
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-196, Secs. 3, 7, July 16, 1998, 112 Stat. 
635, 637, effective Oct. 1, 1998.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1998, see section 7 of Pub. L. 105-196, 
set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under section 274k 
of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 274k of this title.
