Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 1.djvu/361

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PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 106 STAT. 329 "(II) the estimated level of funding needed for substance abuse and mental health services to meet the needs of women; "(D) improve the collection of data on women's health by- "(i) reviewing the current data at the Administration to determine its uniformity and applicabihty; "(ii) developing standards for all programs funded by the Administration so that data are, to the extent practicable, collected and reported using common reporting formats, linkages and definitions; and "(iii) reporting to the Administrator a plan for incorporating the standards developed under clause (ii) in all Administration programs and a plan to assure that the data so collected are accessible to health profession£ds, providers, researchers, and members of the public; and "(E) shall establish, maintain, and operate a program to provide information on women's substance abuse and mental health services. "(3) STUDY. — "(A) The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Personnel, shall conduct a study to evaluate the extent to which women are represented among senior personnel at the Administration. "(B) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the ADAMHA Reorganization Act, the Assistant Secretary for Personnel shall provide the Advisory Committee for Women's Services with a study plan, including the methodology of the study and any sampling frames. Not later than 180 days after such date of enactment, Reportsthe Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit directly to the Advisory Committee a report concerning the results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A). "(C) The Secretary shall prepare and provide to the Advisory Committee for Women's Services any additional data as requested. "(4) DEFINITION.— For purposes of this subsection, the term Vomen's substance abuse and mental health conditions', with respect to women of all age, ethnic, and racial groups, means all aspects of substance abuse and mental illness— "(A) unique to or more prevalent among women; or "(B) with respect to which there have been insufficient services involving women or insufScient data. "(g) SERVICES OF EXPERTS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Administrator may obtain (in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, Unitea States Code, but without regard to the limitation in such section on the number of da3rs or the period of service) the services of not more than 20 experts or consultants who have professional qualifications. Such experts and consultants shall be obtained for the Administration and for each of its agencies. "(2) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES. — "(A) Experts and consultants whose services are obtained under paragraph (1) shall be paid or reimbursed for their expenses associated with traveling to andfiromtheir assign-