118 STAT. 2386 PUBLIC LAW 108–422—NOV. 30, 2004 (2) Each such report shall include, for the period covered by such report, the following: (A) A description of the activities carried out at each center, and the funding provided for such activities. (B) A description of any advances made in the participating programs of each center in research, education, training, and clinical activities on complex multi trauma associated with com bat injuries. (C) A description of the actions taken by the Under Sec retary for Health pursuant to subsection (g) of that section (as so added) to disseminate throughout the Veterans Health Administration information derived from such activities. SEC. 303. ENHANCEMENT OF MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS OF DEPART MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) PEER REVIEW PANEL.—In order to assist the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in selecting facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as sites for centers under section 7328 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (c), the Secretary shall establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals that are submitted to the Secretary for the selection of such facilities. The panel shall be established not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall include experts in the fields of toxicological research, infectious diseases, radiology, clinical care of veterans exposed to such hazards, and other persons as determined appropriate by the Secretary. Members of the panel shall serve as consultants to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Amounts available to the Secretary for Medical Care may be used for purposes of carrying out this subsection. The panel shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). (b) PROPOSALS.—The Secretary shall solicit proposals for des ignation of facilities as described in subsection (a). The announce ment of the solicitation of such proposals shall be issued not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the deadline for the submission of proposals in response to such solicitation shall be not later than 90 days after the date of such announcement. The peer review panel established under subsection (a) shall complete its review of the proposals and submit its rec ommendations to the Secretary not later than 60 days after the date of the deadline for the submission of proposals. The Secretary shall then select the four sites for the location of such centers not later than 45 days after the date on which the peer review panel submits its recommendations to the Secretary. (c) REVISED SECTION.—(1) Subchapter II of chapter 73 is amended by inserting after section 7327, as added by section 302(a)(1) of this Act, a new section with— (A) a heading as follows: ‘‘§ 7328. Medical preparedness centers’’; and (B) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) through (h) of section 7325 of title 38, United States Code, and a subsection (i) at the end as follows: ‘‘(i) FUNDING.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated for the centers under this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007. Deadlines. 38 USC 7328 note. Deadline. Establishment. 38 USC 7328 note.
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