Pub. L. 111-117, div. D, tit. II, under "Office of the Secretary"

Office of the Secretary

EnactedYear: 2009Length: 1,285 wordsOfficial source
Office of the Secretary general departmental management (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six sedans, and for carrying out titles III, IV, XVII, XX, and XXI of the Public Health Service Act (“PHS Act”), the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $493,377,000, together with $5,851,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, and $65,211,000 from the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services 123 STAT. 3253 research and evaluation activities: Provided, That of this amount, $53,891,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities; $5,789,000 shall be to assist Afghanistan in the development of maternal and child health clinics, consistent with section 103(a)(4)(H) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002; and $1,000,000 shall be transferred, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the National Institute of Mental Health to administer the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee: Provided further, That all of the funds made available under this heading for carrying out title XX of the PHS Act shall be for activities specified under section 2003(b)(1) of such title XX: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $110,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not less than $75,000,000 shall be for replicating programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, of which not less than $25,000,000 shall be available for research and demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy, and of which any remaining amounts shall be available for training and technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional program support activities: Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act, $4,455,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided further, That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide, to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: Provided further, That such services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4): Provided further, That $1,650,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading “General Departmental Management” in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. office of medicare hearings and appeals For expenses necessary for administrative law judges responsible for hearing cases under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (and related provisions of title XI of such Act), $71,147,000, to be transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. office of the national coordinator for health information technology For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable health information technology, $42,331,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts provided herein, 123 STAT. 3254 $19,011,000 shall be available from amounts available under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act. office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $50,279,000: Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for providing protective services to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228: Provided further, That at least forty percent of the funds provided in this Act for the Office of Inspector General shall be used only for investigations, audits, and evaluations pertaining to the discretionary programs funded in this Act. office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $37,785,000, together with not to exceed $3,314,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. public health and social services emergency fund (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies and to pay the costs described in section 319F–2(c)(7)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (“PHS Act”), $617,942,000; of which $33,065,000 shall be to support preparedness and emergency operations, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2011; and of which $10,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2011, shall be to support the delivery of medical countermeasures: Provided, That of the amount made available herein for the delivery of medical countermeasures, up to $8,000,000 may be transferred to the U.S. Postal Service to support delivery of medical countermeasures. For expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act, $305,000,000, to be derived by transfer from funds appropriated under the heading “Biodefense Countermeasures” in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004, to remain available through September 30, 2011.123 STAT. 3255 For expenses necessary to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic, $354,167,000, of which $276,000,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided, That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2(a) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics: Provided further, That funds appropriated herein may be transferred to other appropriation accounts of the Department of Health and Human Services, as determined by the Secretary to be appropriate, to be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph. All remaining balances from funds appropriated under the heading “Biodefense Countermeasures” in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004, shall be transferred to this account, and shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2013, for the procurement of medical countermeasures pursuant to section 319F–2(c) of the PHS Act: Provided, That products purchased with these funds shall be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2(a) of the PHS Act. For expenses necessary for fit-out and other costs related to a competitive lease procurement to renovate or replace the existing headquarters building for Public Health Service agencies and other components of the Department of Health and Human Services, $69,585,000, to remain available until expended.