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[CITE: 42USC300d-2]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
                        SUBCHAPTER X--TRAUMA CARE
 
            Part A--General Authority and Duties of Secretary
 
Sec. 300d-2. Clearinghouse on Trauma Care and Emergency Medical 
        Services
        

(a) Establishment

    The Secretary shall by contract provide for the establishment and 
operation of a National Clearinghouse on Trauma Care and Emergency 
Medical Services (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
``Clearinghouse'').

(b) Duties

    The Clearinghouse shall--
        (1) foster the development of appropriate, modern trauma care 
    and emergency medical services (including the development of 
    policies for the notification of family members of individuals 
    involved in medical emergencies) through the sharing of information 
    among agencies and individuals involved in planning, furnishing, and 
    studying such services and care;
        (2) collect, compile, and disseminate information on the 
    achievements of, and problems experienced by, State and local 
    agencies and private entities in providing trauma care and emergency 
    medical services and, in so doing, give special consideration of the 
    unique needs of rural areas;
        (3) provide technical assistance relating to trauma care and 
    emergency medical services to State and local agencies; and
        (4) sponsor workshops and conferences on trauma care and 
    emergency medical services.

(c) Fees and assessments

    A contract entered into by the Secretary under this section may 
provide that the Clearinghouse charge fees or assessments in order to 
defray, and beginning with fiscal year 1992, to cover, the costs of 
operating the Clearinghouse.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, Sec. 1202, formerly Sec. 1203, as 
added Pub. L. 101-590, Sec. 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2917; renumbered 
Sec. 1202, Pub. L. 103-183, title VI, Sec. 601(b)(2), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 
Stat. 2238; amended Pub. L. 105-392, title IV, Sec. 401(a)(1)(A), Nov. 
13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3587.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 300d-2, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, 
Sec. 1203, as added Nov. 16, 1973, Pub. L. 93-154, Sec. 2(a), 87 Stat. 
596; amended Oct. 21, 1976, Pub. L. 94-573, Sec. 4, 90 Stat. 2710; Nov. 
10, 1978, Pub. L. 95-626, title II, Sec. 210(a), 92 Stat. 3588; July 10, 
1979, Pub. L. 96-32, Sec. 7(l), 93 Stat. 84, set forth provisions 
relating to grants and contracts for establishing and initial operation 
of emergency medical services systems, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97-35, 
title IX, Sec. 902(d)(1), (h), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 560, 561, 
effective Oct. 1, 1981.
    A prior section 1202 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 
300d-1 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-183.
    Another prior section 1202 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to 
section 300d-6 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-117.


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-392 made technical correction to directory 
language of Pub. L. 103-183, Sec. 601(b)(2), which renumbered this 
section.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-392 deemed to have taken effect immediately 
after enactment of Pub. L. 103-183, see section 401(e) of Pub. L. 105-
392, set out as a note under section 242m of this title.
