Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/629

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124 STAT. 603 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 (vi) collect and assess data on and report on the performance benchmarks selected by the State partner- ship and the Administration for implementation activi- ties carried out by regional and State partnerships; and (vii) participate in the Administration’s evaluation and reporting activities. (7) PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION.—Before the State part- nership receives an implementation grant, it and the Adminis- trator shall jointly determine the performance benchmarks that shall be established for the purposes of the implementation grant. (8) MATCH.—Each State partnership receiving an implementation grant shall provide an amount, in cash or in kind that is not less than 25 percent of the amount of the grant, to carry out the activities supported by the grant. The matching funds may be provided from funds available from other Federal, State, local, or private sources to carry out such activities. (9) REPORTS.— (A) REPORT TO ADMINISTRATION.—For each year of the implementation grant, the State partnership receiving the implementation grant shall submit a report to the Adminis- tration on the performance of the State of the grant activi- ties, including a description of the use of the funds, including matched funds, to complete activities, and a description of the performance of the State partnership in meeting the performance benchmarks. (B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administration shall submit a report to Congress analyzing implementation activities, performance, and fund utilization of the State grantees, including an identification of promising practices and a profile of the activities of each State grantee. (e) AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) PLANNING GRANTS.—There are authorized to be appro- priated to award planning grants under subsection (c) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year. (2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to award implementation grants under subsection (d), $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year. SEC. 5103. HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 761 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294m) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: ‘‘(b) NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE ANAL- YSIS.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (referred to in this section as the ‘National Center’). ‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—The National Center, in coordination to the extent practicable with the National Health Care Workforce 42 USC 294n.