118 STAT. 841 PUBLIC LAW 108–276—JULY 21, 2004 ‘‘(E) accords a preference, among equally qualified per sons, to persons who are preference eligibles (as defined in section 2108(3) of such title). ‘‘(3) INTERNAL CONTROLS TO BE INSTITUTED.—The Secretary shall institute appropriate internal controls for appointments under this subsection. ‘‘(f) ACTIONS COMMITTED TO AGENCY DISCRETION.—Actions by the Secretary under the authority of this section are committed to agency discretion.’’. (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 481A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287a–2) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’ after ‘‘Director of the Center’’; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’ after ‘‘Director of the Center’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subpara graph (A), by striking ‘‘subsection (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub section (i)(1)’’; (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘or the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’ after ‘‘Director of the Center’’; (4) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’ after ‘‘Director of the Center’’; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of the Institute, 75 percent)’’ after ‘‘50 percent’’; and (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of the Institute, 75 percent)’’ after ‘‘40 percent’’; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’’ after ‘‘Director of the Center’’; and (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘of the Center or the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infec tious Diseases’’ after ‘‘Director’’; (5) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘in the case of an award by the Director of the Center,’’ before ‘‘the applicant’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘of the Center or the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infec tious Diseases’’ after ‘‘Director’’; and (6) in subsection (i)— (A) by striking ‘‘APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of carrying out this section,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘APPROPRIATIONS.— ‘‘(1) CENTER.—For the purpose of carrying out this section with respect to the Center,’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DIS EASES.—For the purpose of carrying out this section with
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