PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 114 STAT. 1119 such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005. ". Subtitle B—National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities SEC. 611. NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOP- MENTAL DISABILITIES. Section 3170 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.O. 247b- 4) is amended— (1) by striking the heading for the section and inserting the following: "NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES"; (2) by striking "SEC. 3170. (a)" and all that follows through the end of subsection (a) and inserting the following: "SEC 317C. (a) IN GENERAL. — "(1) NATIONAL CENTER.— There is established within the Establishment. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a center to be known as the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (referred to in this section as the 'Center'), which shall be headed by a director appointed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "(2) GENERAL DUTIES. —The Secretary shall carry out programs— "(A) to collect, analyze, and make available data on birth defects and developmental disabilities (in a manner that facilitates compliance with subsection (d)(2)), including data on the causes of such defects and disabilities and on the incidence and prevalence of such defects and disabilities; "(B) to operate regional centers for the conduct of applied epidemiological research on the prevention of such defects and disabilities; and "(0) to provide information and education to the public on the prevention of such defects and disabilities. "(3) FOLIC ACID.—The Secretary shall carry out section 317J through the Center. "(4) CERTAIN PROGRAMS. — "(A) TRANSFERS.—A ll programs and functions described in subparagraph (B) are transferred to the Center, effective upon the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Children's Health Act of 2000. "(B) RELEVANT PROGRAMS.—The programs and functions described in this subparagraph are all programs and functions that— "(i) relate to birth defects; folic acid; cerebral palsy; mental retardation; child development; newborn screening; autism; fragile X syndrome; fetal alcohol sjoidrome; pediatric genetic disorders; disability prevention; or other relevant diseases, disorders, or conditions as determined the Secretary; and
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