HEALTH CARE REPORTS AND PROFILES.

SEC. 106. HEALTH CARE REPORTS AND PROFILES. (a) Reports.—Section 308 (42 U.S.C. 242m(a)) is amended— (1) by striking out paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: “(1) Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress the following reports: “(A) A report on— “(i) the administration of sections 304 through 807 and section 309 during the preceding fiscal year; and “(ii) the current state and progress of health services research, health statistics, and health care technology. 101 STAT. 989 “(B) A report on health care costs and financing. Such report shall include a description and analysis of the statistics collected under section 306(b)(1)(G). “(C) A report on health resources. Such report shall include a description and analysis, by geographical area, of the statistics collected under section 806(b)(1)(E). “(D) A report on the utilization of health resources. Such report shall include a description and analysis, by age, sex, income, and geographic area, of the statistics collected under section 806(b)(1)(F). “(E) A report on the health of the Nation’s people. Such report shall include a description and analysis, by age, sex, income, and geographic area, of the statistics collected under section 306(b)(1)(A). “(2) The reports required by subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (2) shall be prepared through the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment and the National Center for Health Statistics.”; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking out “or (2)”. (b) National Disease Prevention Data Profiles.—The first sentence of section 404(a) of the Health Services and Centers Amendments of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 242p(a)) is amended by striking out “on December 1, 1980, and on December 1 of every third year thereafter” and inserting in lieu thereof “on March 15, 1990, and on March 15 of every third year thereafter”. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to reports and profiles required to be submitted after November 1, 1987.