Section text and notes
The Director of the Institute shall establish a National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Data System for the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of data derived from patient populations with disorders of hearing or other communication processes, including where possible, data involving general populations for the purpose of identifying individuals at risk of developing such disorders.
The Director of the Institute shall establish a National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse to facilitate and enhance, through the effective dissemination of information, knowledge and understanding of disorders of hearing and other communication processes by health professionals, patients, industry, and the public.
July 1, 1944, ch. 373 Pub. L. 100–553, § 2(4)102 Stat. 2770 Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 101(4)102 Stat. 3050 Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(b)(2)102 Stat. 4238 (, title IV, § 464B, as added , , , and , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 100–553Pub. L. 100–607 and contained identical provisions enacting this section. See 1988 Amendment note below.
Amendments
Pub. L. 100–690Pub. L. 100–6071988— amended this section to read as if the amendments made by , which enacted this section, had not been enacted. See Codification note above.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–690section 2613(b)(1) of Pub. L. 100–690section 285m of this titleFor effective date of amendment by , see , set out as an Effect of Enactment of Similar Provisions note under .