PUBLIC LAW 103-67—AUG. 11, 1993 107 STAT. 689 to $200,000, except that this subsection shall not apply after the date of any reversion of property under section 4. (b) LIMITATION IN DAMAGES.—The maximum amount of damages for which Columbia Hospital may be liable under this section shall be $3,000,000. (c) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION. —The amount of damages specified in subsection (a) and the maximum amount of damages specified in subsection (b) shall be adjusted biennially to reflect changes in the consumer price index that have occurred since the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) ASSESSMENT AND WAIVER. —For any failure by Columbia Hospital to operate a satellite health center in accordance with section 3, the Administrator may— (1) seek to recover damages under this section; or (2) waive all or any part of damages recoverable under this section for that failure, if the Administrator— (A) determines the failure is caused by exceptioncd circumstances; and (B) submits a statement to the District of Columbia Commission of Public Health and the Congress, that sets forth the reasons for the determination. (e) CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS. —The Administrator shall include in the documents for any conveyance under this Act appropriate provisions to^ (1) ensiu^ that payment of damages under this section is a contractual obligation of Columbia Hospital; and (2) require the Administrator to provide to Colimibia Hospital notice and an opportunity to respond before the Administrator seeks to recover such damages. SEC. 6. REPORTS. During the 5-year period beginning one year after the date of the conveyance under section 1, Columbia Hospital shall submit to the Administrator, the appropriate committees of the Congress, and the Comptroller General of the United States annual reports on the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the Resovirce Center and the satellite health centers. SEC. 7. MEMBER INSTITUTES. The Resource Center should— (1) include among its outreach activities the establishment of formal linkages with no less thcui 6 imiversities or health centers throughout the Nation, to be known as "member institutes" in furtherance of the purposes of the Resource Center; and
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