PUBLIC LAW 96-142—DEC. 12, 1979
93 STAT. 1071
approved by the Secretary. Such application shall be in such form, submitted in such manner, and contain such information as the Secretary shall, by regulation, prescribe. Each application shall— "(A) provide that the project for which assistance under this subsection is sought will be administered by or under the supervision of the applicant; "(B) provide for appropriate community representation (including appropriate involvement of voluntary groups with a demonstrated interest in sudden infant death syndrome) in the development and operation of such project; "(C) set forth such fiscal controls and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this subsection; and "(D) provide for making such reports in such form, at such times, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including such reports as will assist in carrying out the provisions of subsection (a)(2) of this section. "(c)(1) Not later than February 1 of each year after 1979, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives a comprehensive report on the administration of this part (including funds and positions allocated for personnel) and the results obtained from activities thereunder, including the extent of allocations made to rural and urban areas. The report submitted on or before February 1, 1980, shall also set forth a plan to— "(A) extend counseling and information services to the fifty States and the District of Columbia by July 1, 1980; and "(B) extend counseling and information services to all possessions and territories of the United States by July 1, 1981. "(2) The Secretary shall conduct or provide for the conduct of a study on State laws, practices, and systems relating to death investigation and their impact on sudden and unexplained infant deaths, and any appropriate means (such as model State laws governing death investigations) for improving the quality, frequency, and uniformity of the post mortem examinations performed under such laws, practices, and systems in the case of sudden and unexplained infant deaths. Not later than December 31, 1980, the Secretary shall report to the Congress the results of such study, including recommendations as to any appropriate actions by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare with respect to the conduct of post mortem investigations in all cases of sudden and unexplained infant death (including the desirability and feasibility of establishing pilot projects for centralized post mortem and specimen examination systems on a statewide or regional basis). "(d)(1) For the purpose of making grants and contracts under and otherwise carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975; $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976; $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1977; $3,650,000 for fiscal year 1978; $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1979; $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1980; and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1981. "(2) Payments under grants under this section may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and at such intervals and on such conditions, as the Secretary finds necessary.
Report to congressional committees.
Study.
Report to Congress.
Appropriation authorization.
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