124 STAT. 587 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(b) CERTAIN TOPICS.—An award may be made under subsection (a) only if the applicant for the award agrees that the program carried out with the award will include information and education on— ‘‘(1) recognized means for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing pain and related signs and symptoms, including the medically appropriate use of controlled substances; ‘‘(2) applicable laws, regulations, rules, and policies on con- trolled substances, including the degree to which misconcep- tions and concerns regarding such laws, regulations, rules, and policies, or the enforcement thereof, may create barriers to patient access to appropriate and effective pain care; ‘‘(3) interdisciplinary approaches to the delivery of pain care, including delivery through specialized centers providing comprehensive pain care treatment expertise; ‘‘(4) cultural, linguistic, literacy, geographic, and other bar- riers to care in underserved populations; and ‘‘(5) recent findings, developments, and improvements in the provision of pain care. ‘‘(c) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall (directly or through grants or contracts) provide for the evaluation of pro- grams implemented under subsection (a) in order to determine the effect of such programs on knowledge and practice of pain care. ‘‘(d) PAIN CARE DEFINED.—For purposes of this section the term ‘pain care’ means the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, or management of acute or chronic pain regardless of causation or body location. ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2012. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.’’. SEC. 4306. FUNDING FOR CHILDHOOD OBESITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. Section 1139A(e)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b– 9a(e)(8)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(8) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to carry out this subsection, $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.’’. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions SEC. 4401. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING CBO SCORING. (a) FINDING.—The Senate finds that the costs of prevention programs are difficult to estimate due in part because prevention initiatives are hard to measure and results may occur outside the 5 and 10 year budget windows. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should work with the Congressional Budget Office to develop better methodologies for scoring progress to be made in prevention and wellness programs. Grants. Contracts.
