124 STAT. 520 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 integrated with other components of the national and State emergency preparedness system; and ‘‘(vi) addresses pediatric concerns related to integration, planning, preparedness, and coordination of emergency medical services for infants, children and adolescents; and ‘‘(B) such other information as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT OF MATCHING FUNDS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make a grant under this section unless the State (or consortia of States) involved agrees, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the State (or consortia) in carrying out the purpose for which such grant was made, to make available non-Federal contribu- tions (in cash or in kind under paragraph (2)) toward such costs in an amount equal to not less than $1 for each $3 of Federal funds provided in the grant. Such contributions may be made directly or through donations from public or private entities. ‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—Non-Federal contribu- tions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including equipment or services (and excluding indirect or overhead costs). Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any signifi- cant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such non-Federal contributions. ‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority for the award of the contracts or grants described in subsection (a) to any eligible entity that serves a population in a medically underserved area (as defined in section 330(b)(3)). ‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the completion of a pilot project under subsection (a), the recipient of such contract or grant described in shall submit to the Secretary a report con- taining the results of an evaluation of the program, including an identification of— ‘‘(1) the impact of the regional, accountable emergency care and trauma system on patient health outcomes for various critical care categories, such as trauma, stroke, cardiac emer- gencies, neurological emergencies, and pediatric emergencies; ‘‘(2) the system characteristics that contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the program (or lack thereof); ‘‘(3) methods of assuring the long-term financial sustain- ability of the emergency care and trauma system; ‘‘(4) the State and local legislation necessary to implement and to maintain the system; ‘‘(5) the barriers to developing regionalized, accountable emergency care and trauma systems, as well as the methods to overcome such barriers; and ‘‘(6) recommendations on the utilization of available funding for future regionalization efforts. ‘‘(h) DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS.—The Secretary shall, as appropriate, disseminate to the public and to the appropriate Committees of the Congress, the information contained in a report made under subsection (g).’’; and (3) in section 1232— (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘appropriated’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 42 USC 300d–32. Public information.
